Today was a great Friday. I got a couple things accomplished that were on my to do list, followed by an after lunch ice cream social organized by a couple HR Managers in my department for the entire corporate office. Have a great weekend!
A "tongue-in-cheek" perspective on the corporate world, careers and office behavior.
Friday, August 13, 2010
TGIF!
Today was a great Friday. I got a couple things accomplished that were on my to do list, followed by an after lunch ice cream social organized by a couple HR Managers in my department for the entire corporate office. Have a great weekend!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
What's the password....
Just when you thought you reached your peak of creative yet easy to remember but hard to crack, you arrive at work to have to create even more alpha numeric and symbol passwords to enter your work station, get into a Human Resources Information Systems, payroll systems, POS system, job boards as an employer, administrator and vendor sites, maybe even the building!
Do we write these down, identity theft experts say no. They also say do not make all of your passwords the exact same or even similar - JEEZ!! I have all my passwords for work saved in my MicroSoft outlook notes section, but what happens when the computer crashes? Another idea is putting them all in an excel spreadsheet or word document, but then I read that unless the document or database is encrypted its still unsafe! So - what are we password protecting our password documents, creating yet another password? Or just print the documents and store in a safe place.
As I googled (one of my favorite things to do) "where to store passwords" I ironically found a free online password manager website that stores your password in an encrypted database. Let me say that I didn't look into this site in any detail, but it got me thinking - is it really safer to enter your passwords into an online database - really? I won't be doing that any time soon.
Good luck in your password generation and storage!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Bon Voyage... I think?
There have been a number of voluntary resignations at my place of employment recently. Some off to other jobs - better in their eyes of course, some to take on their dream job completely opposite of what they were doing, others to retire and a couple to tend to their young offspring. In this economy I think its great, when someone can decide to leave their job, for whatever reason they choose. My question however leads to the good bye.
The department that I work for (Human Resources) has this very strict policy to not acknowledge the person's departure if they are leaving to go to another company. Not acknowledging is actually an understatement - sometimes I didn't even know the person was leaving until days before their last day. I will have to do some further research on this school of thought, because I've seen departments in the same building celebrate the progression of soon-to-be former employees. Unlike when someone retires, there of course is this great party, with decorations and a catered spread, or I even had a coworker resign because her husband received a great job offer out of state. I totally agree that in these situations - food, some cake and punch or even an after work dinner would be in order - especially if they were a valued employee who did a great job!
But - then a part of me says, although an elaborate send off is not necessary for the employee who is mentally screaming "deuces" from the top of their lungs, off to their bigger and better job - an acknowledgement and thank you for their work and skills they brought to the company would be a nice courteous and ethical gesture. No matter their choice - you can't deny their contributions to the company, you just can't.
This clearly is not a direct science as to how you part ways with your staff/colleague, because some employees may have not have been the best employee anyway, but a little thought and your best judgement can come in handy when their last day arrives. Even if it's just some bagels and coffee the manager can gather the team to say thank you for your services and best of luck to you in your endeavors! OR if the company would be better off without them, an email blast to your team to say thanks and encourage the staff to drop by and say good bye and good luck.
That's not hard to do - it's really not.
The department that I work for (Human Resources) has this very strict policy to not acknowledge the person's departure if they are leaving to go to another company. Not acknowledging is actually an understatement - sometimes I didn't even know the person was leaving until days before their last day. I will have to do some further research on this school of thought, because I've seen departments in the same building celebrate the progression of soon-to-be former employees. Unlike when someone retires, there of course is this great party, with decorations and a catered spread, or I even had a coworker resign because her husband received a great job offer out of state. I totally agree that in these situations - food, some cake and punch or even an after work dinner would be in order - especially if they were a valued employee who did a great job!
But - then a part of me says, although an elaborate send off is not necessary for the employee who is mentally screaming "deuces" from the top of their lungs, off to their bigger and better job - an acknowledgement and thank you for their work and skills they brought to the company would be a nice courteous and ethical gesture. No matter their choice - you can't deny their contributions to the company, you just can't.
This clearly is not a direct science as to how you part ways with your staff/colleague, because some employees may have not have been the best employee anyway, but a little thought and your best judgement can come in handy when their last day arrives. Even if it's just some bagels and coffee the manager can gather the team to say thank you for your services and best of luck to you in your endeavors! OR if the company would be better off without them, an email blast to your team to say thanks and encourage the staff to drop by and say good bye and good luck.
That's not hard to do - it's really not.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sitting Pretty...
Here are some pretty (cute huh?) interesting findings regarding good looks and securing a job. It's not enough to dress the part, this article says you must have an equally appealing face.
I started wearing make-up to work 5 years ago to look more mature and be taken more seriously (I've always looked young for my age), but must I keep up this charade to keep my job??!!
Check out this article about "How much beauty is worth at work".
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/poll-how-much-is-beauty-worth-at-work.html?GT1=43002
I started wearing make-up to work 5 years ago to look more mature and be taken more seriously (I've always looked young for my age), but must I keep up this charade to keep my job??!!
Check out this article about "How much beauty is worth at work".
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/poll-how-much-is-beauty-worth-at-work.html?GT1=43002
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
10 Attitudes of Successful Workers
By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor
I love careers section on msn.com. I can always count on them to publish some really good career advice. Here is one to check out:
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=666
By Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor
I love careers section on msn.com. I can always count on them to publish some really good career advice. Here is one to check out:
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=666
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