Sexist—and High—Customer Writes Note Rejecting ‘My Fair Lady’ Running Workplace
A disgruntled (and clearly sexist) male customer was miffed that a woman was running the workplace. But he couldn’t just leave, well, unless he had a parachute!
Category: HR Strange But True
Catch up on the latest odd, offbeat, and humorous HR stories.
Employees’ Tardy Excuses Get Weirder: You Won’t Believe #2
It’s that time again, for CareerBuilder’s survey on extraordinary employee excuses for being late. From wild animals on the loose, to missing milk, these excuses will have you scratching you HR head. Usually we pick a few, but we had to include them all here.
Employees Can Multitask on a Mutant Mobile Device
Employees love to multitask, and now a new high-tech hybrid will help them take it to a new level.
This Hair-Raising Job Will Really Give You a Headache
Most jobs will give workers a headache once in a while. But a hair-raising job highlighted in a new series of articles on workplace pain gives discomfort in the scalp, neck, and shoulders—and the danger of falling 35 feet to the ground! In the pain.com original Web series “Pain in Unique Work Places,” Documenting Causes, […]
Worst Things British Bosses Made Employees Do at Work
When asked in a recent FindEmployment survey the open-ended question, “What is the worst thing your boss has ever made you do in the course of your work?” British workers responded:
Is Company Liable for Death of an Intoxicated Employee?
What happens when a worker has a history of alcohol abuse and gets hurt on the job—or worse, killed—while intoxicated. Is the employer liable? A Texas court recently had to rule on this topic.
The Angel, the Saint, and the FLSA
In the February 13th issue of the DOL News Brief, we learned that in the 1930s, two iconic figures of the times had an impact on the Federal Labor Standards Act. The “angel” was Shirley Temple, America’s curly-haired darling, who lifted the nation’s spirits during the Depression and earned, says the article (quoting the Washington […]
Does Your Horrible Boss Hate You?
Results of the latest Find Employment Survey out of the United Kingdom show there is room for improvement in management/employee relations, especially since 39%) thinks that the boss dislikes him or her. Maybe it is due to the fact that: 3% of workers have been physically attacked by their boss. 6% of employees have been […]
Agency’s Acronym Overload Prompts Public Education Program
A governmental agency that goes by an acronym is out to educate the public on what all the “alphabet soup” on its websites really means. According to a DOL blog by Carl Fillichio, who heads DOL’s Office of Public Affairs, “we often joke here at the Labor Department that we should put a jar in […]
The Sweet (?) Smell of Workplace Security
You may soon need to ban the use of fragrances in your workplace—even if no one is allergic. Why? Because you may be using your employees’ unique body odors as their security IDs. While biometric security systems based on iris patterns or finger swirls can be breached through computer duplication, it’s more difficult for anyone […]