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A Conversation on Religion in the Workplace

Apr 07, 2012 |  

Ever wonder if putting CCD Instructor on your résumé is a good idea or not? NEPA Freethought Society runs a podcast series and invited me to talk about religion in the workplace...…

The result of a culture of ethical leadership – The Hotel Hershey

Mar 26, 2012 |  

All too often employees fail to impress and make an experience memorable in a less than stellar way. This is what happens when they make the experience so good you have to wonder why - and then you figure it out...…

A tale about social media, drinking pics and workers comp

Feb 04, 2012 | 2

By now it seems the word has gotten through to most job seekers that uploading photos to the Internet that could potentially call into question their character by prospective employers isn't a good idea. Next goal to tackle this Super Bowl weekend - workers compensation claimants.…

The Annual Performance Review and You

Jan 14, 2012 | 4

Managers sit on the painful tip of the double edged sword of having to do reviews on others and being reviewed themselves. It’s fair to say they take it in one end and give it out the other.…

Don’t Try to Fool Yourself

Jan 03, 2012 | 3

We are not defined by our job title or employer. Employment is hokey concept designed by the greedy haves to have more. …

Lessons learned on the way out

Aug 19, 2011 | 16

Lessons I have learned 3 days into a 17 day exit strategy from a position I am deeply entrenched in. Short intro I know, but then I don't have a lot of time left.... …

Do you live to work or work to live?

May 23, 2011 |  

You grow up thinking everyone lives the way you do and then holy cow, the Internet is invented and you've been living in a fishbowl. Workers in the USA get 2 - 3 weeks vacation (if they are fortunate enough to work for a place that gives any at all) while Europeans have 4 - 6 weeks and it's the law. Sociologically superior or lazy?…

New End of Year Policy

Dec 27, 2010 |  

Are you working this week like I am or are you one of those people not working and helping prevent me from getting much accomplished at all? Oops... lunch is over, back to work!…

Crazy Check Out Line Career Advice

Dec 15, 2010 | 3

When career advice comes flying at you from the cover of a magazine strategically placed in the check out lane at the grocery store you have reason to worry. Cookie recipes are another issue...…

The Best Jobs in America

Oct 14, 2010 |  

You know those pics that get circulated all over the Internet to make you feel good about your job.. the ones of sewer cleaners, zoo poop scoopers, male pit sniffers, diaper testers... do those people love or even like their jobs or are they simply unemployable in any other profession?…

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