In our noisy little industry it’s sometimes difficult to assess the good from the God-awful. Â Here are a few fun, insightful (or incite full) items that will fill up your sad and empty HR stockings:
- Toby’s Support Group – Head on over to The Office and share some of your HR nightmares with Toby.  If they’re good, he may break confidentiality and post them on the NBC website.
- Out of Office Advice – Resident punk Laurie Ruettimann tells her readers that out of office messages are for one thing only (namely to convey who can help in your absence).  Enjoy the rebel yell.
- “Regulators!” – Research warns that many “highly regulated industries report no code of conduct”. Â I can think of one governor and one former Nasdaq chairman that might agree.
- Blue Blood, Red Face – The venerable Harvard allows the “Top 10 Ways Obama Can Change American Culture” to get online. The most offensive?  It’s difficult to choose, but maybe, “#8, Kansas will go cosmopolitan and develop children like Obama’s mother, with curiosity about other countries.”
- Sick of Sick Time – HR Wench takes the temperature on PTO in her post “Thank you for not being sick.” Â Jenn responds to a reader’s email with her typical no-BS style.
- Still Can’t Get No Respect – With apologies to Rodney Dangerfield, a recent study shows that HR executives still don’t get C-suite respect. Â What? Â You’re shocked? Â C’mon. Really?
Revel in these goodies while I continue to fight the head cold from hell. Â Be sure to post your own stocking stuffers for others to enjoy and let’s keep the (congested) conversation going.
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For the cold, I suggest Zicam. I got the kind that you let melt on your tongue (instead of the kind you stick up your nose) and it worked wonders for getting rid of my cold super fast. Plus, it’s on sale at Target for $8 right now. Well, at least it is in Portland.
@Jenn Barnes – Thanks Jenn. Always so pragmatic and helpful. Now where do i send the royalty check?