Category: HR Strange But True

When this “CEO” says something, you can believe it! Citing the world’s poor economy, this administrator says he is out to cut expenses, and he is starting at the home office. Yes, numerous media report that newly elected Pope Francis has instructed that there be no bonuses given to staff to honor his election. Instead […]

While 60 percent of workers reported that they don’t attend work happy hours, those who do are most likely to cite beer or water as their beverage of choice, according to a CareerBuilder® survey. Here are the results of the survey that asked respondents what they order at a happy hour with colleagues: Beer—35 percent […]

What’s the worst job of 2013. Hint: What’s black and white and “read” all over. If you didn’t already guess, newspaper reporter was rated the worst job this year by CareerCast. With a BLS national salary median of $36,000 and projected job growth on the decline (-6 percent), it inched out others on the “worst […]

Spring is here and seasoned HR pros know that in some workplaces, as the temperature rises, so do employee dress code violations. According to a BLR® poll, the most common warm-weather fashion faux pas is flip-flops (51 percent), but wearing the beach footwear to work seems tame compared to these fashion disasters. Slumber party attire—An […]

According to BBC News, Mars One, a Dutch organization, is seeking adventurous applicants to work on a trip to the Red Planet. Those who apply must be “resilient, adaptable, resourceful, and work well within a team” One hitch—the trip is one way! Applicants must pass a rigorous physical and mental selection process—think The Right Stuff. […]

Distracted employees can lead to a host of problems, from low productivity to costly mistakes. So what’s more distracting, a loud coworker or office drama? According to the CareerBuilder survey, loud colleagues beat out office drama when it comes to disturbing the workplace. The most common distractions are non-job-related conversations with colleagues and Internet searches. […]

A.J. Clemente was in the national spotlight following his first day on NBC affiliate KFYR, a North Dakota station, after cursing at the anchor desk. While swearing isn’t uncommon in the workplace—a recent survey reported that half of the respondents admit to using profanity at work—letting f***** s*** slip on air got this anchor fired. […]

Don’t act like Miranda Priestly, actress Meryl Streep’s character in the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada, if you want to keep your employees happy. For Administrative Professionals Week 2013, the International Association of Administrative Professionals asked office professionals to rate the worst and best bosses from TV and the movies. Though many of the […]

You can’t say Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy isn’t good at “picking the right man for the job.” Well, in this case, it’s a woman, and the fit is just perfect. Malloy just tapped 87-year-old former state legislator Edith Prague for a job in his administration—Commissioner of the State Department of Aging. According to a press […]

A man working for the UK Border Agency at Stansted Airport decided it was time to quit his job and follow his passion, in the cake business. So, naturally, he decided to offer up his resignation to management on a plate. On a large cake, the man employed his dessert-decorating skills to pen his resignation […]