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When is it time for an employee to get anger counseling?


June 23, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

On the one hand, there is spirited debate among employees.

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Is that a lobster tail in your pants, or …


June 20, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Uncategorized

Employee theft is no laughing matter. Well, usually it’s not.

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Teacher fired for striptease


June 20, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

Apparently, there are limits to what teachers can do to get the attention of their students.

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Worker steals money from employer, spends it all at bingo


June 13, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views

Employee theft is bad enough. But after all the time you’ve spent encouraging wise retirement investments, it really hurts when workers do something stupid with what they’ve stolen.

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What’s a police officer without his badge – or any clothes, for that matter?


June 11, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views

Just how important is proper attire in the workplace? Not too important, if the story of one police officer is any indication.

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Pilot suspended after he let flight attendants handle controls


June 10, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views

Rules are rules, and in the case of a pilot for a Japanese airline, those rules caused him to be suspended from his job.

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Bungling cop uses special police e-mail to spread myth


June 9, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views

When your Aunt Edna sends you the latest Internet urban legend, it’s easy to just roll your eyes and send her to one of several Web sites that debunk these myths. It’s another thing entirely when law enforcement officers do the same thing.

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Nuclear submarine sentry drinks and naps on the job


June 6, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

What’s the proper penalty for drinking and napping on the job? The decision becomes a bit easier when the employee is a sentry on a nuclear submarine.

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‘I’m tired; I’m going home for the day’


June 5, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Here comes the judge, Latest News & Views

Ever have workers complain about their department being understaffed? A New York City court clerk with that complaint caused a temporary ruckus when she closed down her office for the day and caused a brief panic for a couple when she refused to marry them.

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FBI probes co-worker e-mail snooping


June 5, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Special Report

Once upon a time, snooping on co-workers consisted of listening in on conversations, in person or on the phone, or intercepting written documents. Now, in the Internet age, you can add opening others’ e-mail messages to the list.

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