By Original uncropped image from Laurie Avocado (Cropped version of [1]) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsI’ll wait patiently while you grab your pearls for clutching. Last Summer, I blogged here about how a Connecticut federal court concluded that the state’s compassionate use law, the Connecticut Palliative Use of Marijuana Act…
By Timidonfire [Public domain], from Wikimedia CommonsRecently, Nike unveiled a new ‘Just Do It’ advertising campaign centered around former National Football Leauge quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Here is the first commercial that aired. Controversy. In the 49ers third preseason game of the 2016 season, Mr. Kaepernick did not stand during the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pole-dance-woman-sexy-elegant-pole-1287822/) Allow me to educate you, limerick style. There once was a principal in China. Who thought, “Pole dancing? There’s nothing finer.” On the first day of educating, the kids found her gyrating, and now she’s on the unemployment line-a.
Other than the crappy WiFi aboard this cruise ship, that was the low-light. A chicken eating chicken – even with those lovely Bahamian spices – is bad.But, it’s not as bad as the nurse who reportedly posted in an anti-vaxxer Facebook group about giving her own son measles from an infected…
Here’s a pro tip for you: The next time you land an awesome internship, avoid exchanging tweets similar to the redacted ones in the screenshot up there. Especially with someone who is on the council that oversees the company with which you just received the internship. This pro tip applies…
By S nova [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsIn yesterday’s blog post, I asked you whether your employees trust your human resources department. This poll was anonymous. I only logged most of the IP addresses. Just kidding. I logged them all. Just kidding. Ok, enough kidding around. You want to know…
By JAnstee (WMF) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsNo, HR compliance today. Just some HR, hiring, and the start of a little dialogue between us. Here’s where I’m going with this. Last night, I read a new CareerBuilder survey about how most employers expect to hire more permanent, full-time employees…
By dbking (Presidential Motorcade, PA Ave NW) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsRemember the woman who… flipped off President Trump’s motorcade, got photographed in the act, became a viral sensation, got fired from her job, and sued claiming a violation of public policy. Whatever happened to that lawsuit? According to multiple…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/social-social-networks-1206612/) I use the term “professional” loosely. That is to say, not at all. “Roseanne Barr, hold my drink,” is what I picture a former Human Resources Supervisor for a Fortune 50 company saying to herself before she allegedly went all racist in a recent Facebook post…
Image Credit: publicdomainpictures.net (https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=255568&picture=twitter-social-media-application) In case you missed it, last Friday I slipped into the vortex to detail the amazing story of the 76ers’ president of basketball operations and general manager, Bryan Colangelo, and five Twitter burner accounts with which he may be associated. Several of these accounts were used to talk…