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Kick HR to the Curb
You hate HR? Me too. Here are some simple ways to keep Human Resources outta your business
F@%k It Friday: Charity 5Ks
Remember the site Stuff White People Like? #27 was marathons #96 was New Balance shoes I laugh because charity 5ks should be on the list. I I have a theory that 5ks are the middle…
HR Chicks and Competition
I wrote a blog post on HR women and competition and pulled it because it was (sorta) mean spirited. My simple thesis? HR chicks are awful to one another and…
Institutional Sexism
I was sitting in the back of a conference room at a Human Resources technology conference, zoning out and reading a review on Jackson Galaxy’s new cat book, when the conference chairperson…
Upjohn Building 88
Now that I’m unemployed, it’s only fitting that my pformer employer would tear down my pformer office. Demolition work on that building, called Pfizer Building 88, started several weeks ago and is…
Your Language Holds You Back
I like to speak in absolutes, so let’s try this one on for size. The single biggest thing that holds you back in business is the way you speak
401k Savings Plans Are For Suckers
A new study out there reaffirms what everyone in HR knows: retirement planning in America really sucks. If people save in the first place, which is less common than you…
Introducing Career Hangout
A few months ago, my friends at mediabistro asked me to participate in a Google Hangout with Lars Schmidt. It was awesome in a cable access TV kind of way — and that’s where I…
Don’t Quit Your Job If You’re Good At It
I know this isn’t comforting, but everyone gets depressed about their jobs. Even me
A recession is coming. And you will not survive.
This is a horror story. Unlike most horror stories, this one is true in every single detail