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Romance at Work

By Laurie on February 14th in Human Resources

I’m okay with romance at work. I am not okay with excessive displays of affection. cheap sexy clothing to attract some dude’s attention. crude sexual innuendos that you think nobody else understands. gross hook-ups in places where other people eat. obsessing about your relationship at the expense of work. stalking. anything illegal. I don’t care [...]

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The Best Wellness Plan: Wash Your Hands

By Laurie on February 13th in Human Resources

Last February, my husband was at a conference and I came down with nausea and stomach pains. I thought it was acid reflux because I’m a doctor like that. [Whatever. I worked at a drug company. I know some doctors.] So I took some Prilosec. Then I had diarrhea, which is a side effect of [...]

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Monday Morning HR Humor: Spiderman

By Laurie on February 13th in Human Resources

If I weren’t married, my type would be Jean-Ralphio. See more at CollegeHumor

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The Week Ahead

By Laurie on February 12th in Human Resources

Hello everybuddy. What’s new? Do you have an exciting week planned? I’m not running up any buildings for the foreseeable future. This week I am doing a webinar. Something about social recruiting. Whatever. You know the drill. My job is to highlight some of the really good things happening in HR and recruiting departments and [...]

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Day Off

By Laurie on February 11th in Human Resources

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F@%k It Friday: Dark Chocolate

By Laurie on February 10th in Human Resources

I am one of those dumb girls who always has a man around on Valentine’s Day. No joke. Since I was 16. This is ridiculous because I’ve never celebrated Valentine’s Day. Maybe once in high school. Totally appropriate. And I did get flowers from a guy on Valentine’s Day, once, and they were lovely; however, [...]

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Anthony Bourdain is Such a Piece of Shit

By Laurie on February 9th in Human Resources

Public speaking is incredibly difficult and awful. I know this because I recently booked my 100th paid speaking event and wondered — why the hell do I do this? I never feel good about myself, I worry about my clothes and the whole endeavor makes me want to vomit. This is why I’m extremely generous [...]

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Today Is The Day: The Empire Strikes Blond!

By Laurie on February 8th in Human Resources

Remember when Diddy ran the NYC Marathon? No. Nobody remembers that. According to MTV, he had eight weeks of intensive training and dieting, two weeks abstention from sex, and he only had one party each week. What a pussy. Less than five weeks ago, I learned that I was selected to run up the Empire [...]

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HR and Confidentiality

By Laurie on February 7th in Human Resources

I’m often asked, “Can I tell you something confidentially?” My consistent answer is always no. I am not a priest or a lawyer. I don’t qualify as a journalist. I am not your spouse. Everything you say to me is on the record. I reserve the right to use discretion and/or tell everyone I know. [...]

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What the Hell is an SPHR?

By Laurie on February 6th in Human Resources

Eleven years ago, my boss told me to get my SPHR. I was twenty-six and had worked in HR for six years but I was having trouble being taken seriously as a HR leader. Uhm, that’s because I was twenty-six. But it also didn’t help that I was working with brilliant people who eventually orchestrated [...]

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Monday Morning HR Humor: Superbowl Ads

By Laurie on February 6th in Human Resources

I dunno, dudes. The Super Bowl commercials were not super awesome, this year. What were your favorites? Also, are you sick of everyone trying so hard to craft a viral video? I think my all time favorite commercial is the IKEA Herding Cats spot. Here it is. Also, I want a new rule where you [...]

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The Week Ahead

By Laurie on February 5th in Human Resources

Hey, dudes. Happy Sunday. Today is the Super Bowl. Normally that would mean a tremendous amount of fun and food in my belly. Unfortunately I will be running instead of binge eating because I have to haul my ass up the Empire State Building on Wednesday. Have some disgusting food for me. This week is [...]

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