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  • Newsflash: HR Creates a Policy

    Breaking news Anywhere, USA – This morning we got word that someone in HR created a policy. We’re not sure what the policy was as of the time of this report; however, we were assured by our sources that it was “highly necessary” for the business to continue functioning. Our resident HR expert, Stu Pidhead, had…

  • The Ultimate Holiday Party Flow Chart

    I don’t know about you, but I have seen, read, and heard more about holiday parties this year than ever before. Honestly it’s more exhausting reading this stuff than actually planning, hosting, and cleaning up after one of the things. Should we have one? Should we not? What should we call it? Who should we…

  • Eleven Signs You Need to Get Out of HR

    With over 800 posts in the archives, I know some of you have missed some good stuff over the years. I’m going to test out publishing some of these regularly to breathe some new life into the content and give you guys a chance to check them out. Enjoy! We’ve all seen them. They drag…

  • HR Humor: Ten Ways to Prevent Fun at Work

    When I started this blog, I tried to regularly thread in some HR humor to make things more lively. In anticipation of the fifth anniversary of upstartHR’s beginning, I am sharing this humorous top ten list. Enjoy! Cancel the monthly birthday celebration. We paid attention to them last year, right? Make sure your supervisors are…

  • Note to self: Don’t insult a hand-to-hand combat instructor

    Warning: This post is supposed to be humorous. If you are not experienced with humor, you might not get it. If that is the case, here’s the IRS website. Feel free to read some of that really exciting stuff over there. Why humor? Because we’re HR professionals, darn it. If we don’t get some measure…

  • 4 things learned from cubicle life

    Cube-dwellers are made fun of on a daily basis in many forms of media. And while I love reading “Dilbert” cartoons, some of the situations hit pretty close to home. If you\’ve never experienced the glorious experience of cramming yourself into a tiny space filled with office supplies and a back-breaking chair, then you are…

  • Termination for Bad Manners?

    I was flipping through an HR newsletter that our VP shares with the department, and one interesting piece caught my eye. The article talked about swearing at work, other “bad manners” offenses, and it cited a study by TheLadders.com. The top five reasons for termination due to office etiquette offenses: Bad language (38%) Excessive workplace…