As 2015 comes to an end, let’s recap the year’s best HRSBT stories! In true countdown fashion, we’ll start with #20!
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#20: ‘Athleisure’—Gym Clothes Now Workplace Approved
Get out your dress code; it may be time for an update. Clothing that used to be considered “gym clothes” and too casual for the workplace is now part of ‘athleisure’ business chic—think $195 sweatpants!
#19: ALL Employees Must Wash Hands Before Going Back to Work
When it comes to workplace hygiene, who’s cleaner: men or women? The answer may not surprise you, but it will make you think twice the next time you’re in a restroom.
#18: Boss, If I Can’t Dress this Way, I’m Walkin’
Nancy Sinatra famously sang, “These boots are meant for walkin’,” and that’s exactly what a long-time employee did when the new boss told him he couldn’t wear his cowboy boots to work.
#17: This Ad Could Definitely Attract Something, but It’s Not Interns!
When you think of fashion magazines, you think of men and women wearing trendy clothes and posing provocatively. For one Australian fashion magazine, it took its ad campaign a little too far when recruiting interns.
#16: New Employer Means New Tattoo
Tattooing your company’s name or logo on your body probably means the same thing as tattooing the name of a significant other—you face future risk if things don’t work out. Since most people are optimistic in both love and employment, such tattooing occurs all the time. However, one employee faced double jeopardy when he combined the two on his arm.
#15: ‘Street Sign Search’ Lands Recent Grad Her Dream Job
“Everything old is new again,” says the song from the Broadway show Chicago. A jobseeker recently found this axiom to be true. When her Internet-only search for a marketing position didn’t work, she tried some old methods and landed her dream job!
#14: It’s Fashionable to Be Fired!
If this woman says it’s fashionable—and educational—to be fired, then it is. After being at the pinnacle of the once male-dominated publishing world for a quarter century, Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, should know!
#13: Power Suit: Fashion Statement or Employment Signal?
When TV’s “The Good Wife” wore a distinctive “power suit” by Michael Kors on the show, she was trying to make an impression. When another famous political wife, who has a temporary job, wore the exact same suit to one of her husband’s important “work events,” was she just making a fashion statement, or was she signaling she is getting ready for new, C-suite employment?
#12: You’ve Been Warned; Your Employees May Have ‘The Flakes’
It’s unfortunate, but this winter many of us at BLR® have them, even though you don’t catch them from coworkers. And they can keep workers from coming into the office. They are “the flakes,” and your employees may have them, too. But don’t get out your Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or infectious disease policies; just review your telecommuting policy!
#11: Why Can’t We Be Friends … On Facebook?
Just like Vegas, what happens on the Internet stays on the Internet. Most people normally don’t take this into consideration when they post things to social media sites, like Facebook. But what happens if you were forced to be friends with your boss on social media sites? Would you be more considerate about what you post?