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It might just be ‘the best job in the world’


January 14, 2009 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fun stuff on the Web, In this week's e-newsletter, Isn't it ironic, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

How many times has it been claimed that a company is offering “the best job in the world”? This time, an Australian state may have a legitimate claim.

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Swearing teacher who couldn’t control students can continue teaching


December 31, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Dubious decisions, Employees do the strangest things, Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

If you were an HR director at a school where a teacher swore at students and couldn’t keep kids from chasing each other around the classroom with a baseball bat, what steps would you take?

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He should’ve left the dirty dancing to Patrick Swayze


September 26, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Employees do the strangest things, Latest News & Views, That's how they do it in ______

No manager likes to have to ask one of his employees, “Were you dirty dancing in your underwear at a late-night office party?”

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Wanted: Fatter Workers, Apply Within


March 31, 2008 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Latest News & Views, Rules made to be broken

As the U.S. workforce gets larger – and we’re talking body weight here – it’s interesting to note how one Australian company is coping with a lack of svelte job applicants.

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