As I have mentioned already: leaving responsibility to sort out differences in performance on workers themselves. The meaning will be that psychological pressure from fellow workers on low performers will be very unpleasant as person will be excluded from any good relationships going on at work. Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? Come to HR. MORE >>

Another co-worker in another sector of the company is being laid off and was told by HR that if he gets a certain class of driver's license by the end of the week he can have my brother-in-law's job instead and they will lay my brother in law off instead. My brother-in-law works for a unionized company and has for 2 years now. Sorry MORE >>

To the unemployment person, gather up any documentation you have such as old timesheets, emails that back up your story, etc and call the hearing officer to ask how to submit your own documentation, or call witnesses (ie ex co workers). Evil HR Lady Why am I evil? Well, Im not, but thats the perception of all of us in HR. Come to HR. MORE >>

So, a year or so ago a co-worker and I had a great idea: we got permission to buy the old computers that were going to be discarded and then we fix them up and sell them on Ebay. The IT people in my company are seriously underpaid. few months ago, I took it a step further. m afraid I’m going to get busted. Your boss will be really mad. MORE >>

He already knows how I fit in with the company culture, how I get along with my co-workers, and how well I understand our business. Dear Evil HR Lady, I have been with my company for several years, and I am now up for a promotion. Then in a twist I wasn’t expecting, the position was posted as a new position. My question is two-fold: 1. MORE >>