Human Resources

I have been applying to so many job postings and only got one interview. I receive so many Thanks, but no thanks letters. Some of which are very good and very personal - not the typical we value your...

Is anyone else concerned about job applications asking for your Social Security number upfront before an interview or offer? With identity theft and fraud being so common, it feels like this informati...

Open toed shoes, okay for people to wear in the office? I think they should be banned across the board but boy, does the team hate this.

Hypothetically speaking, if an HR Manager tells you that we have to “terminate” an employee under one name and rehire them under a new name because they got new papers, that’s not legal, right??

I'm worried my company's dress policy might be a little too vague. We require people to dress in business casual, but there's nothing specific about employees' undergarments. We have a new hire who ap...

I had an exit interview recently where the employee said: "The job was not the problem." It was the team culture. That stayed with me. We spend a lot of time talking about pay, workload, recruitment a...

Unpopular HR Opinion: Not every employee needs a development plan focused on promotion. Do you agree, or should every employee be working toward the next level?

Hello — looking for guidance on a workplace issue. We hired a manager’s son because he was highly qualified and has done a great job. Recently, two employees raised concerns about perceived favoritism...

💭 If you were let go from your job tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?

Is anyone's organization planning on adding GLPs to your healthcare coverage? I've had several employees ask me if we can change our plan to include these weight loss drugs, but I'm not sure this is s...

An employee receives great performance reviews but consistently declines opportunities for growth. How would you approach that conversation?

Just received another rejection because my previous salary was “higher than the advertised range.” So let me get this straight: Companies don’t want to pay experienced professionals what they’re wor...

What would you say is the biggest reason your employees quit? I think it's clear that the reason our company has such high turnover is because the salaries we offer aren't keeping up with inflation. B...

The CEO I work for is so ridiculous. His latest thing is freaking out when someone takes their birthday off. He thinks it's childish for someone to want to take their birthday off. I can't figure out ...

I'm at a loss on how I can get the team to trust me. I just started a new job and the HR person I replaced was apparently the worst. Played a lot of favoritism, got people she didn't like fired, slept...

Has anyone ever been within a job and it is just not the right fit. Currently I am an hr generalist but used to be an hr mgr and now trying to go back is so hard. I have a supervisor who feels she ne...

HR Manager in a manufacturing facility with no college degree or SHRM-CP cert or anything. Just military HR background and some manufacturing experience when I was younger. The small company I work fo...

Someone asked me recently: "What actually creates a good workplace culture?" My answer? I do not think it is values posters. I do not think it is free coffee. I do not think it is engagement events. I...

Ai may write the resume, but Ai will not be able to do the job for you. I've seen hires with stellar documentation and when the time came to do the job they were as lost as common sense.

I have been thinking a lot about Freedom to Speak Up. It is one thing to have a route for people to raise concerns, but it is another thing entirely for staff to actually trust it. If the national str...