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Our Future Employment Base

By Laurie on August 26th in Human Resources

Holy hell. I keep watching this & adding reactions: It takes a lot to make Mario Lopez look sharp. Does she say OSAMA in the beginning? Towards the end, you know she’s thinking, “Yeah, nailed it.” I blame her parents.

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Back in Action

By Laurie on August 26th in Human Resources

We are back in action here in Kitten City.

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Stupid Charter Communication Bundle

By Laurie on August 25th in Human Resources

I’m having technical problems. By technical problems, I mean that Charter Communication sucks and I can’t get on the interwebs, watch cable TV, or talk on the phone from home. We called about the outage on Thursday (“We are responding!”) and on Friday (“It will be restored in two hours!”) and then again today (“Call [...]

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US Workers Can't Compete

By Laurie on August 23rd in Human Resources

U.S. workers can’t compete globally unless they work harder, writes Fortune’s Geoff Colvin. I say that U.S. workers can’t compete unless they: Learn math. Learn some science, too. Read more. Stop fighting dogs. Stop worrying about the gays and the Clintons. Focus less on illegal immigrants and focus more on worker protection. Have fewer, more [...]

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Stephon Marbury Calls Dogfighting a Sport

By Laurie on August 23rd in Human Resources

I know it seems like this blog is dipping into ESPN’s territory, but last time I checked, the New York Knicks could barely be called a sports team. I’m not sure what Stephon Marbury would know about sports. New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to [...]

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Patriots QB Tom Brady wants time off for new baby's birth

By Laurie on August 22nd in Human Resources

Congratulations to Bridget Moynahan on the birth of her son. Tom Brady, on the other hand, can suck it (which is an official HR term) for a whole host of reasons: He is a Bush supporter and GOP pretty boy. He is a baby’s mama heart breaker. He is a cocky jerk. I know, I [...]

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Martha Stewart, Stalin, or Dick Cheney: Describe Your Boss

By Laurie on August 22nd in Human Resources

All this talk about toxic supervisors has me thinking about my previous leaders. There is a continuum of bad bosses — from Martha Stewart to Stalin — and most of my previous supervisors fall somewhere in the middle. They aren’t as evil as Stalin, but there have been a few control freaks and type-A personalities [...]

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I'm Going to Sue My Boss

By Laurie on August 21st in Human Resources

I love this article from the LA Times. Read the article to learn about pending legislation that will protect employees from offensive, intimidating, or oppressive work environments. You need this legislation, sweetheart, because there isn’t much recourse against assholes in the work environment — unless the asshole in question tries to have sex with you, [...]

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Kitten Blogging

By Laurie on August 21st in Human Resources

This is Sweetums. She doesn’t know how to put this, but she’s kind of a big deal. Learn more about her HERE.

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Font Question

By Laurie on August 21st in Human Resources

The most frequent HR question I receive? What font should I use on my resume? Jeez, people. I’m glad my extensive experience in workforce planning and management issues is being utilized to the fullest capacity possible. You want the truth? Ariel. Helvetica. Times New Roman. It doesn’t matter. The font on your resume isn

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Punk Rock HR Secret #1

By Laurie on August 20th in Human Resources

Remember that time you said, “I am coming to Human Resources because I think my boss is out to get me.” By the time you realized your boss was out to get you, you were already gone.

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Live Blog: Filing an Unemployment Claim

By Laurie on August 20th in Human Resources

Good morning. Instead of going to the gym, I am filing for unemployment. Then I might take a nap. Here are my live experiences and reactions: Found the website via Google. I read that the online system is only available from 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM. I guess the interweb shuts down at night? Just [...]

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Full-Time Job: Not Human Resources, Right Now

By Laurie on August 19th in Human Resources

My new career(s): Foster kitten mama. Crazy, exhausted lady who wanders the aisles of Target buying Pedialyte. Woman who wears nothing but sweatpants. All very rewarding careers!

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