We’re guessing documentation is one of your favorite parts of HR — not. And government documents are often the worst.
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In your HR career, have you ever come across a well-meaning employee doing something he or she thought was helpful — but was really stupid?
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Tags: resigned, spray painting, well-meaning
Imagine this: A company tells some of its former employees, “We put too much in your severance check. Please give the extra amount back.”
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So much for poetic license. Bangladesh’s information secretary has been sacked for a poem he wrote three years ago.
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Tags: dried plum, retirement, sacked
Some employers have enough trouble trying to define “casual” for casual Fridays. What if HR had to decide which employees’ clothes were too colorful?
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Tags: bright clothes, casual Friday, hair styles, new regulations
Fireable offense, or just incredibly bad judgment that merits less drastic discipline? You make the call in the case of the principal, the six-year-old and the toilet.
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Tags: discipline, fireable offense, principal, student, toilet
From the “stupid crooks” file: If HR is ever involved in an investigation into theft at your company, remember that the most obvious suspect might be right in front of you.
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Tags: investigation, stupid crooks, theft
In this tough economy, it’s hardly unusual for people to look for second jobs to make ends meet. Example: A teacher advertised online that she was looking for extra work because her bills were piling up. Unfortunately, her ad was on the “casual encounters” section of a popular Web site. And her school computer was involved.
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Tags: Craigslist, prostitution, second job, teacher, tough economy
When a company is forced to make layoffs, how do the remaining employees pick up the duties performed by departed workers? An office in Colorado came up with an idea, but we wouldn’t recommend it.
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Tags: dealing with staff cuts, layoffs, phones
