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Tag: Humor

  • 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…

  • #HRevolution HR Improv Session Videos

    HR Improv was a session at HRevolution where participants had to present on a slideshow that they had never seen before and somehow tie it back to employee relations, recruiting, etc. Please forgive the shaky portion of the videos. I grabbed the camera halfway through the session when I realized how hilarious this was going…

  • 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…

  • Monsters at work

    Human resources professionals run into monsters at work more often than others. We see the dark side of people, and it’s easy to make comparisons to these famous monsters based on those observations… The famed “B.O.” problem that everyone seems to visit HR about. A manager has an employee who smells like he hasn’t showered…

  • HR Florida-What I learned

    Last week I attended a great event called HR Florida down near Orlando. I sat in on some fantastic sessions, and I really enjoyed the experience. Here are my notes from a few of the sessions: Why it pays to lighten up During this session, one of the authors of The Levity Effect shared research…