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It’s all in good fun, we hope: Insult your boss day


July 23, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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If an uproar occurs at your company today at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time), don’t say we didn’t warn you. Today is Insult Your Boss Day.

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NASA’s No. 1 need for No. 1


July 18, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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Have you ever helped organize a blood drive at work? Well, imagine asking employees to donate another bodily fluid instead.

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‘I want to be called Supreme Commander of the Universe’


July 16, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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As an HR pro, you’ve heard all kinds of unreasonable requests from good prospects you’re recruiting.

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Think recruiting is tough at your company?


July 16, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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Imagine if only 28% of the people who applied to your company were actually qualified. Talk about an HR nightmare. Well, that’s the case for the U.S. military.

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New form of self-promotion for job applicants


July 15, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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Would you hire this man?

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Web site predicts lots of employee absences on Friday


July 15, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Will lots of employees skip work Friday, or is this Web site just batty?

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‘He’s such a good worker, I’d like to clone him’


July 7, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Have you ever heard a manager say, “He’s such a good worker, I’d like ten of him?” Well, BioArts International is making that happen, sort of.

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It’s 4 p.m. Friday: Do you know where your employees are?


July 1, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Not everyone gets happy at happy hours. That’s one conclusion from a recent poll on the Friday after-work tradition.

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World’s oldest clown may retire after 50 years on job


June 27, 2008 by Fred Hosier
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Bumbo has been clowning around for half a century, and at age 90 he thinks it may be time to hang up his umbrella hat.

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Blunder in the making? Wal-Mart lets its buyers write an unfiltered blog


June 12, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

It’s got a lot of reviews of electronics stocked at the nation’s largest retailer. But Wal-Mart’s unedited blog from some of its buyers also contains information about cats, religion and Ayn Rand.

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