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Career Monday: Save Your Job – How to Deal With a Bad Boss
Odds are that you will have at least one bad boss sooner or later. It can be a very challenging situation without obvious solutions. But …
Q&A: Exempt Employee Taking Long Lunches
You can deduct hours from this exempt employee’s PTO bank for time she was scheduled to work but didn’t work, but if it wasn’t made …
Affirmation: Tending To My Plants Teaches Me Valuable Life Skills
There are many ways to develop myself and grow in new areas. One activity that teaches me valuable life skills is gardening. My plants are …
Career Monday: 12 Rules to Increase Your Productivity
Does your productivity ever get hampered by your desire to find the best possible solution? As you seek the easiest or fastest route to your …
Q&A: Can We Ask Employees About Food Allergies?
No. However, employees who do have food allergies or restrictions would likely appreciate it if you made sure that they also get to partake of …
Blasts From The Past
Affirmation: I am upfront about what I deserve
The loudest voice in support of me is my own. It is my responsibility to speak up for myself. Whenever I am negotiating for a …
Career Monday: Five Ways to Get More From Your Job
Unless you’re independently wealthy or you have the luxury of being provided for, you probably need to have a job. Finding one you like and …
Q&A: What are the Basic Steps of a Harassment Investigation?
Investigating a claim of harassment can be intimidating, but we have a great resource available on the platform called Identifying and Preventing Workplace Harassment. For …
Is Your Data Over-Exposed?
What Is an “Over-Exposure” of Your Data? The Identity Theft Resource Center has been tracking data breaches for years and has basically seen it all. There have …
Q&A: What are protected classes?
Protected classes-also sometimes called protected characteristics-come from anti-discrimination law. We talk about them with respect to employment laws, but they also come into play in …
Career Monday: Building a Strong Work Ethic
No matter how tough life gets, if you put your all into your work, good things will come to you. Staying positive, refusing to procrastinate, …