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should you mention an employee’s smell during a reference check, and more

Ask a Manager

Should you mention an employee’s smell during a reference check? I had never been listed as a reference and neither was the other manager here. A third manager for a department she never worked in here was a reference and they provided a glowing recommendation. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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I disabled my coworker’s caps-lock key, employee calls me his “manageress,” and more

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Employee keeps referring to me as his “manageress” I was recently promoted from a four person team and became the head of that team, replacing a male manager who departed. – 2013. Firing you was an extreme response, but it’s possible they’d had other concerns and this was a final straw kind of thing.

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Rising Team closes $8M funding round with plans to deepen AI investment

HR Brew

A recent Gallup report found engagement among US employees dropped to 30% in Q1 2024, the lowest level since 2013. “I I know the feeling of getting your pulse scores back and seeing a gap there and feeling at a loss,” Dulski said, referring to the scores often used to measure employee engagement.

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Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

Workplace Psychology

Coping with job loss or the danger of losing one’s job is a major source of stress (Riggio, 2013). Landy & Conte (2013) explained that because a worker may continue to have strong affective, continuance, or normative commitments to the organization, a job loss can be devastating. References. Pension and benefit payouts.

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Does Corporate ESG Encourage Recruitment and Retention for Employees?

Payactiv

These statistics refer to the “E” and “G” in ESG, respectively. Traditionally, a company’s social commitment refers to its efforts to develop a strong workplace culture and improve employee satisfaction, diversity, workplace conditions, and health and safety.In But what about the “S” in ESG—a company’s social commitment?

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I’ve messed up my work history and now can’t find a job

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The second longest is a year and a month, 2012-2013 for a security company. Having a stable work history and good references is a prerequisite for most jobs, and especially so for interesting, challenging jobs. I have short work histories with previous employers (10 or more in 7 years).

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Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis

Workplace Psychology

In comparison, when I looked in the Aamodt (2013) I/O psychology textbook, only half a page was devoted to differential validity and the author explained the concept in one sentence! then one could claim that adverse impact had been demonstrated” (Landy & Conte, 2013, p. In Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.),