Guess Who Works For Free (Or Maybe Just a Dollar)?
Guess who is working for free? No, we don’t mean volunteers at nonprofits. We mean corporate CEOs!
Category: HR Strange But True
Catch up on the latest odd, offbeat, and humorous HR stories.
Putin to ‘Raise’ Retirement Ages
They say everything is relative. With his country having budget woes due to lower petroleum prices and sanctions over the Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he may be forced to “raise” retirement ages. Wait until you see what the ages are now!
‘Silent Generation’ Full-Time Worker Not So Quiet After Being Terminated at Age 83
An 83-year-old cashier who was replaced in her full-time job—by a machine—is not being a quiet member of the Silent Generation as she battles her employer for unemployment benefits and tries to find an appropriate new job after working for 67 years.
‘Real Work’ or Just ‘Work’—Mark Zuckerberg Talks About Work/Life Balance and Success
In a “town hall-type” Q&A on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told his over 31 million followers about his “workweek” and how he achieves work/life balance. But he had to define “work” before he started—and it’s a good thing he is exempt.
CEO Makes Just as Much as His Employees!
Yes, you read that correctly. There is a CEO who actually makes just as much as his employees! How much, you ask? According to The New York Times, over the next 3 years, everyone at Gravity Payments will be making $70,000 a year—even the CEO.
CEO Combats Gender Pay Gap by Not Negotiating About Salaries
They say when one door closes, another door opens. A woman executive who had recently lost a gender discrimination lawsuit against her employer became a CEO who devised a unique way of preventing the gender pay gap at the company she now runs.
‘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!
What a Hoot! Waitress Fired for Having Blonde Hair
When you think of the restaurant chain Hooters, you immediately think about how good their wings are, right? In case you didn’t know, the chain is also very popular for their waitstaff. In fact, the dress code has been known to turn heads! In one waitress’s case, though, heads were turned for a different reason!
Beauty and the Business School—What Is the Connection?
No, this HR Strange but True isn’t about a Disney® movie or beauty school dropout Frenchy in Grease. It’s about a fascinating new course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business taught not by an MBA but by the artist in residence—Diane Ragsdale—that addresses a possible link between a concept of beauty and success […]
8th Wonder of the World? Workplace Boasts 9 Acres of Open Space Under a Living Roof
It’s just one room, but don’t think Little House on the Prairie schoolhouse. According to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the new building on his corporate campus boasts “the largest open floor plan in the world—a single room that fits thousands of people.”