From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Porn, Public Employees, and Human Resources!

December 31, 2008

Happy New Year! You’re Fired! The east coast beaches of Florida around West Palm Beach are incredibly beautiful and popular tourist spots. You can’t usually surf the beaches there, but they make for great views of the water from your beach cabana or a bistro. Some City of West Palm Beach employees will have plenty [...]

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Coasting Into The New Year

December 29, 2008

Roller Coaster New Year I am not doing New Years Resolutions. New Years Resolutions never work. People (me) resolve to do things and then they lose their focus, resulting in broken promises to themselves. So instead, I am going to just quickly list those things I want to work on this year, not in order [...]

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New Years Revolution Memorandum

December 28, 2008

Image by esteban via Flickr 2009 Memorandum of Contract After serious & cautious consideration….. your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2009. It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!! My Wish for All of You in 2009 May peace break into your house [...]

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Florida Employer Denies Anti-Christmas Firing

December 27, 2008

Image by Ryoh A via FlickrFlorida Employer Denies Anti-Christmas Firing Tonia Thomas of Pensacola,Florida alleges she was fired for wishing customers a “Merry Christmas”. Her former employer, Counts-Oakes Resorts Properties Inc., said she wasn’t fired for saying “Merry Christmas,” but would not elaborate, other than to say she is a disgruntled former employee. The company [...]

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Christmahanukwanzaakah Draws to a Close

December 25, 2008

Image by Muffet via FlickrThese are the things I learned on Christmahanukwanzaakah Only small gifts are required for a good day. Good food is a must! Friends and Family make the day! Related articles by Zemanta Merry Christmas! Merry Merry Bunnies!!! Lucky Turkey Too Ugly to Eat Merry Christmas from Santa Chris

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Merry Fringemas to All!

December 24, 2008

Image via WikipediaA Holiday Message From Fringe, my favorite television show from J.J. Abrams and Fox. Check it out, and get ready for the return in January. I am! And some HR news from “Fringe” as well: The cast and crew of “Fringe,” J.J. Abrams‘ new sci-fi show on Fox, got caught up in a [...]

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The Continuing Saga of Agriprocessors

December 24, 2008

Image via WikipediaContinued Fallout From Unethical Behavior at Agriprocessors The May 2008 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meat packing plant in Postville, Iowa continues to spawn bizarre news. I have blogged previously about employees in the Human Resources department at Agriprocessors being charged and entering guilty pleas. The son of owner Aaron Rubashkin, and former [...]

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Jason Calcanis, Guy Kawasaki, and Me

December 23, 2008

Image via WikipediaMedia Whore: I get quoted, along with Calcanis and Kawasaki. Layoffs: The Folks Swinging the Ax Aren’t Immune From Pain I was recently asked by Advertising Age to discuss layoffs from the perspective of the person doing the layoff. The article titled “The Executioner’s Axe” appeared on the web site yesterday. The article [...]

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U.S. Foreign Service – Now Hiring!

December 23, 2008

Hiring Opens at the Foreign Service Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, I majored in Political Science and aspired to one of two careers, being an attorney, or entering a career with the U.S. Foreign Service. That didn’t work out exactly as planned. Instead of the U.S. Foreign Service, I entered [...]

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Going Green to Survive

December 23, 2008

Employers Go Green Out Of Necessity A new business trend is developing. Companies are going Green by necessity. As part of their cost reduction efforts, companies all over the world are cutting in major and minor ways. Some may seem trivial, but the cost savings, and the help to the environment can add up. At [...]

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