If you missed work for a few days or a couple of months, would anyone notice? Would anyone know or even care if you never show up to the office for years?
Remember Joaquín García the 69-year-old engineer who did not go to work at the municipal water board in Spain for six years (and possibly up to fourteen years or more). … Read More Is it Job Abandonment?
The unexpected death of a loved one can literally zap the life out of anyone. After the devastating loss of his six-year-old daughter, Howard Inlet copes with her death by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. … Read More Collateral Beauty: A Look at Bereavement in the Workplace
Just because medical marijuana is legal in Arkansas doesn’t mean you can’t be fire you for using it.… Read More Medical Marijuana Can Still Get You Fired
Tons of articles are written every year about how appearance plays a significant role in whether a person lands a job after an interview. Believe it or not, during the hiring process interviewers may have prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another that’s based solely on physical… Read More Interviewer Bias: I’ve Had It Up to Here
Can you feel it? Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, cupid is destined to make an appearance at the office. Workplace romances are almost inevitable nowadays. You are in denial, if you really think people do not have love interests on the job or become secret lovers at work. Though some… Read More Dos and Don’ts of Celebrating Valentine’s Day in the Workplace
Hidden Figures, a true story about African-American women who provided NASA with important mathematical data need to launch its first successful space mission, should not only spark conversations about diversity and gender, but also make companies reconsider any ridiculous workplace policies that impede progress that’s critical to its success and or competitive edge. While there… Read More A Lesson from Hidden Figures
Would it not be wonderful if women in Arkansas were paid the same as men for doing the same job? According the National Partnership for Women and Families, women in Arkansas are paid 78 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an annual wage gap of $8,755. The pay gap is larger for… Read More Arkansas’ Equal Pay Bill
Wow…. I’ve been flying with WordPress.com for more than five years. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. A five-year anniversary blogging is a major achievement. I feel like celebrating as if it were an employee service anniversary or something. I know that may be considered doing the most, but that’s Okay. I just… Read More Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com!
XOXO, Gwendolyn
When it comes to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the workplace, far to often, perpetrators only get a slap on the hand; it is swept under the rug or it goes unpunished. It is sad that in many situations, there is no proof. Nonetheless, women are encouraged to network with male co-workers. Unfortunately, this… Read More Sexual Harassment: Sly As A Fox
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