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So, you think your job is tough


August 29, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Next time someone whines to HR about their cushy desk job, suggest to them that they watch NBC’s new reality series, America’s Toughest Jobs.

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Stick to the training materials


August 29, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

When HR provides training materials to managers to use with their employees, there’s a reason.

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Weigh-in Wednesday: HR’s latest way to cut costs


August 28, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Special Report, unusual programs

Now it appears employers’ war on unhealthy employee habits is extending from smoking to eating.

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All in the line of duty


August 28, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, Latest News & Views

A suspended Texas police officer may have gone too far in trying to investigate some women allegedly engaged in the world’s oldest profession.

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Teen misses job interview, sues prospective employer when it won’t hire him


August 28, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

Darren Mirren failed to show up for his job interview. Then he sued the prospective employer when he couldn’t find his way to the office.

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Worker loses finger twice at the same job


August 27, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, Latest News & Views

Suffering a serious workplace injury once is bad enough.

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Proof that those background checks really work


August 27, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Imagine finding out that one of your employees is wanted for a felony charge in another state.

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‘Hello, HR? Please hire some actors’


August 26, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

Wanted: People to show enthusiasm over a new product. Must make others believe you want nothing more in the world than to own the latest cell phone.

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Bonus blunder: Three zeros added to employee’s incentive


August 26, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Oh no they didn't

How often do employees look at their pay stubs? Do they take for granted that the amount is correct?

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Official fired because his sidewalk - but no one else’s - was fixed


August 25, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Latest News & Views

He could have claimed his sidewalk was a demonstration project. But he didn’t, and now Anderson, IN, Assistant Streets Commissioner Darryl Rensel is out of a job.

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