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A Portland, Conn., woman — distraught from being let go from her job at a Glastonbury, Conn., insurance agency — recently sought revenge against her former boss by trying to have the power to his home shut off. Connecticut Light & Power refused the request.
On a more serious note, Bernard Jacques, a partner at Pepe & Hazard LLP, offers help to employers in handling cases of employee retaliation.
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With a session title like 'Real-world planning without the BS,' how could I not attend? And Fiona Kennedy, emergency response manager for NBC Universal, did not disappoint. Her cool-as-a-cucumber disposition combined with her first-hand disaster response experience gave credibility to the 'real-world planning,' and her Irish background no doubt helped deliver on the 'no BS.'
No matter how much you like your job, there are days when huddling under the covers, playing golf, or just watching TV sounds much better than going to work. According to CareerBuilder.com's annual survey on absenteeism, one third of workers have played hooky by calling in sick when they weren't.
A new OfficeTeam survey says that more than 3/4 of workers have no desire to walk in their boss or manager's shoes…but 60% say that they could do a better job than their boss.
Unless you're in DC like we are, it's probably bad form to talk politics at work. But a new survey by Accountemps says that 53% of workers feel as if the level of office politics has increased compared to five years ago. Only 12% reported a decline.
Congratulations to Mary Power, executive director of the HR Certification Institute.