Out with the old, in with the new…. Oh my, 2017 flew by quickly… I don’t know if it is just me, but it seems like only yesterday, we were celebrating the #2K17. Time is passing by too fast! Looking back at 2017, overall, it was a good year. I spent more time with family,… Read More Happy New Year #2K18
This time of year most people are thinking about New Years’s Resolutions. You know the kind that improves your life in the new year like loosing weight, getting a job, quitting smoking, starting a blog, volunteering, helping make the world a better place and so on. Although most people typically resolve to change an undesired trait… Read More Cannot Unsee
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas!
A former Twitter employee decided he would go out with a bang on his last day of work. He took down President Trump’s twitter account for 11 minutes. The @realDonaldTrump twitter page could not be reached for what seemed like a lifetime (to him). This was not an accident either. Some people are calling him an American hero just for taking… Read More Friday Funnies: Twitter Employee Called American Hero for Deactivating President Trump’s Twitter Account
People love watermelon. Like many of you, I have eaten watermelon at work and enjoyed every single bit of it. The sweet fruit is often on decorative fruit trays at company functions, but you could be canned if you bring it as a gift for your coworkers. Robert Pattison, a 41-year-old, learned an invaluable lesson… Read More You Can Be Fired if You Bring a Watermelon to Work
Benefits are vital to my health and financial security, but I don’t rush to enroll. Before I started this HR journey, I used to wait until the last minute to read benefit enrollment information each year. Whenever the mail carrier delivered that hefty benefit envelop, I immediately open it, scanned it for anything that warranted attention,… Read More C’mon. Just Tell Me What I Need to Know
It is amazing the number of workers who use their company-issued smartphone, laptop, or computer for personal reasons. Seriously, it doesn’t matter whether you’re the boss, a manager, line supervisor, HR professional, or an elected official, mixing your personal and professional lives together via a company-issued laptop or device is risky business for both you and the… Read More Don’t Mix Your Personal and Professional Lives Together on Company-issued Devices
Sometimes I feel so bad When I think of all the things I used to do How mama used to clean somebody elses house Just to buy me a new pair of shoes I never understood how mama made it through the week When she never ever got a good night’s sleep Talking ’bout mama… Read More Happy Birthday, Fannie L. Taylor!
The National Committee on Pay Equity started Equal Pay Day in 1996 to bring awareness to demonstrate wage inequities between men and women. Each year on a Tuesday in April, Equal Pay Day brings awareness to pay discrepancies between women and men around the world for the same work. You probably have seen posts, tweets,… Read More #EqualPayDay
Phenomenal Woman Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my… Read More “I am a woman. Phenomenally.”
