My grandmother worked at a General Motors metal fabrication plant, raised five daughters, had the most wonderful dinner on the table each night, looked absolutely beautiful at all times, and never once complained of burnout! She might have had a nightly cocktail or two, but no burnout! But, that was back when kids walked to school, uphill, both ways. Nowadays, …
How To Get Lots Of Job Offers
In case you’ve missed it, I’ve recently quit my HR job. You can read about that here and here. It was a total Jerry Maguire moment. I was surprised once I put myself out there how many job offers I was able to get in a two week time period. So if any of you are riding the unemployment train, …
Half Naked HR
Vogue has done something amazing for women. They’ve decided to become a leader in the fashion world, banning models who “appear to have an eating disorder.” And they have asked designers to stop sending “unrealistically small sample sizes of their clothing, which limits the range of women who can be photographed in their clothes.” Bravo, Vogue! I salute you! As a …
Who Knew There Was A Future HR Manager in Lord of the Flies?
‘And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there – telling people what to do. You can’t hunt, you can’t sing – ’ ‘I’m chief. I was chosen.’ ‘Why should choosing make any difference? Just giving orders that don’t make any sense – ’ ‘Piggy’s got the conch.’ ‘That’s right – favour Piggy as you always do – ’ …
Employee Retention – Are Surveys CAUSING the Problem or Just Reporting It?
Probably the most explosive statistic HR folks have been exposed to recently is the Manpower Survey announcing that 84% of employees plan to look for a job in 2011. That’s quite a few. It’s not the only place you can find that data, and it’s not just the good ol’ USA. In India the statistic is 40% who plan on quitting. …