[Guest post today by Robby Slaughter. Robby runs a process improvement consulting company in Indianapolis, Indiana.] The other day, I was chatting with a group of people at a networking group. These are almost all small business owners who are scratching out a living by pounding the pavement, chasing opportunities, and working hard to generate [...]
Archive for the ‘Strange and unfortunate’ Category
I Quit!
Get this. Your son’s team is in the College World Series this year. You’re the Dad. Last year you missed your son pitching when his team won the National title. This year you’re not about to miss him pitch in the College World Series. But your company says, ‘You know you don’t have any vacation [...]
OMG. WTF? Pt. 3
A company that adopted a ROWE decided to not be ROWE anymore. Ok – sorry. Is anyone laughing hysterically? If you’ve been watching our ROWE Approved Companies page, one logo disappeared. We won’t name the company, but you may know who it is. Their case study was AMAZING!! Here’s a snippet: Work Performance Indicator Findings [...]
When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go!
I was talking to my cousin the other day and she told me this story. She was at work (wasn’t going to mention the place, but SAM’S CLUB) and had been working at the register for almost three hours. Now, my cousin is in her 50’s and ladies – you know what I’m talkin’ about. [...]
Save a Worker’s Life: Get Them in a ROWE
You don’t need a scientist to tell you that being bored is . . . well . . . boring. But thanks to a recent study conducted by specialists from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London we now know that being bored can be . . . DEADLY. Back in [...]
UNDERCOVER BOSS and the CEO as Santa
We have been watching CBS’s new reality show, UNDERCOVER BOSS, with great interest. The series purports to put “out of touch” CEOs back in touch with the day-to-day dealings of their companies. The undercover bosses (such as Hooters CEO Coby Brooks and Waste Management president and COO Larry O’Donnell) pretend to be part of a [...]
Fired Over Fantasy Football? Really, Fidelity?
As committed fantasy football players (it’s more Cali than Jody, but we’re working on it), we reacted to this story with an extra helping of horror: Late last year, financial service provider Fidelity fired four employees for playing fantasy football. Said Fidelity spokesman Vin Loporchio: “We have clear policies that relate to gambling. Participation in [...]
Someone's Gotta Go
Do you like The Office? Do you ever wonder what it would be like if it were about a real company going through painful layoffs? Do you further wonder what it would be like if the employees—not the boss—were the ones who collectively decided who gets fired? If you answered “yes” to the above, then [...]
Our New Favorite Memo
Thanks to the reader who sent this through the Tell us why work sucks button: Please be advised that the temperature in this office is set by me and ONLY by me. The thermostats are NOT TO BE TOUCHED – PERIOD. Should you find 21 degrees Celsius (standard room temperature) too chilly, put on additional [...]
We Hear You!
There’s a little buttony, widgety thingy over to the right that says “Tell us why work sucks.” (It’s right above the RSS buttony, widgety thingy.) Many of you have been clicking on it and telling us your stories. Thank you! We can’t solve the problem of work unless we’re all talking about it as a problem. [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
