September 5, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Why I’m Retiring My ‘Evil HR Lady’ Brand After 18 Years–and What’s Next — Improve Your HR “Evil HR Lady” and “Improve Your HR” are both about HR, but my approach to HR has changed over the years. When I launched ... Read More
August 30, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Kamala Harris’s McDonald’s Days Aren’t on Her Resume, and Your Fast-Food Job Probably Shouldn’t Be on Yours — Evil HR Lady Oh, no! Is it possible that presidential hopeful Vice President Kamala Harris lied about working at McDonald’s? The Washington Free Beacon breathlessly points out that saying, ... Read More
August 29, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Your annoying coworker may be a narcissist — Evil HR Lady Is it just me or are you surrounded by narcissists? We aren’t diagnosing anyone, not even my, uhhh, your ex. We’re HR. We don’t ... Read More
August 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Sick Days Are Skyrocketing–but Here’s What No One Is Talking About — Evil HR Lady “The days of feeling guilty for taking a sick day will soon be over.” Now, I don’t claim to be an expert on my ... Read More
August 21, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments What Employers Need to Know After Texas Ruling — Evil HR Lady A judge in Texas just blocked the FTC’s new noncompete rule, which was set to go into effect on September 4. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in ... Read More
August 20, 2024 Comstock 0 Comments How Do I Deal With a Micromanager? — Evil HR Lady My boss, Rudolph, is micromanaging me. Rudolph wants to read emails before I send them out, view my schedule, sit in on meetings and ... Read More
August 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments helpless or just asking for help? — Evil HR Lady Surveys show bad behavior when it comes to job hunting. A survey of over 1400 Gen Zers showed abundant reliance on parents for their ... Read More
August 16, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Starbucks’s New CEO Will Work Remotely. Most Starbucks Employees Can’t — Evil HR Lady Starbucks is obviously a place where you need to come into work. You can’t make a frappe from your home office. Of course, people who ... Read More
August 15, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Is Your Team Managing Just Fine Without a Manager? Here’s What You Should Do Next — Evil HR Lady Jennifer was a great manager who led a six-person team. She moved to a new company for a fabulous job, and you really can’t blame her. ... Read More
August 14, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Kindness is not what you think it is — Evil HR Lady How important is honesty when giving feedback? One thing HR professionals hate is when a manager comes and says, “I can’t take it anymore ... Read More