If my wide open collar and disco moves aren’t “gritty” enough for you, well, I can fix that. I can guarantee you this assuming that you recover from the hysterical blindness, I’m told it’s only temporary. We’ll have some fun at these October events. And I’ll teach you a thing or two…
It’s been getting downright vile around here at The Employer Handbook, dontchathink? We started the week with a stalker. Later in the week, it was White Power. Maybe. And, yesterday, I detailed some of the worst allegations of discrimination of 2018. The EEOC described it as “an ugly mix of sexism, racism,…
Chris J. Nelson [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsThere are planned retirements. There are unexpected retirements. And, then — hold my drink — there’s Vontae Davis’s retirement. “Never heard of it. Never seen it.” Vontae Davis played ten seasons in the National Football League, most recently for the Buffalo Bills.…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/resume-cv-hr-job-experience-2296951/) Emoji Credit: https://emojipedia.org/ If you’re a federal contractor, have you picked up your jaw since yesterday’s post? I’ll admit it. I was also surprised that a federal court would conclude that a Connecticut federal contractor could not fire an employee for using medical marijuana. What, with that…
By Original uncropped image from Laurie Avocado (Cropped version of [1]) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsI’ll wait patiently while you grab your pearls for clutching. Last Summer, I blogged here about how a Connecticut federal court concluded that the state’s compassionate use law, the Connecticut Palliative Use of Marijuana Act…
By Timidonfire [Public domain], from Wikimedia CommonsRecently, Nike unveiled a new ‘Just Do It’ advertising campaign centered around former National Football Leauge quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Here is the first commercial that aired. Controversy. In the 49ers third preseason game of the 2016 season, Mr. Kaepernick did not stand during the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pole-dance-woman-sexy-elegant-pole-1287822/) Allow me to educate you, limerick style. There once was a principal in China. Who thought, “Pole dancing? There’s nothing finer.” On the first day of educating, the kids found her gyrating, and now she’s on the unemployment line-a.
Other than the crappy WiFi aboard this cruise ship, that was the low-light. A chicken eating chicken – even with those lovely Bahamian spices – is bad.But, it’s not as bad as the nurse who reportedly posted in an anti-vaxxer Facebook group about giving her own son measles from an infected…
Here’s a pro tip for you: The next time you land an awesome internship, avoid exchanging tweets similar to the redacted ones in the screenshot up there. Especially with someone who is on the council that oversees the company with which you just received the internship. This pro tip applies…
By S nova [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsIn yesterday’s blog post, I asked you whether your employees trust your human resources department. This poll was anonymous. I only logged most of the IP addresses. Just kidding. I logged them all. Just kidding. Ok, enough kidding around. You want to know…