Eat Your Career

AUGUST 17, 2020

You’re on a Performance Improvement Plan. Just because you’re on some kind of a Performance Improvement Plan (whether formal or informal) doesn’t mean you can’t improve. In some cases, turbulent situations (like, say, a global pandemic) are convenient excuses for organizations to “clean house.” Make your plan.

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The Receptionist

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Creating safety training for employees is right up there with root canals and post-holiday clean-up on the list of things that no one wants to do. Safety training isn’t just “nice to have,” it’s also legally mandatory. This includes identifying potential hazards, moderating risky behavior, and reporting unsafe conditions.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 11, 2022

." Corporate Social Responsibility is not a legal mandate in every country. A business plan that focuses on lowered carbon emissions, acute environmental responsibility, and renewable energy investment is a good step. Everyone likes to live and work in an area that is clean and well-maintained. Public Area Cleanup.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Some people even have suggested I might be up for serious legal problems, and I just feel so stressed out every single day about the situation. All was going to plan, but the car got written off due to the engine totally breaking down after a month, so I then had to get another deposit on a second car.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 9, 2019

Onboarding plans are intended to make new employees familiar with the overall goals of a company and support them as they embark on early projects all in an effort to achieve the perception of success (and productivity) quickly. Effective onboarding is all about planning and thinking from your new employee’s point of view.

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Attendance Bot

APRIL 23, 2025

Understanding how many working hours are in a year is one of those behind-the-scenes details that sets the foundation for everything: PTO policies, salaries, capacity planning, even burnout prevention. It’s rarely that clean. You dont need a legal degree to get it right. And yeahthose searches matter more than they seem.

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Attendance Bot

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Statutory Benefits: These are workers’ benefits that employers are legally required to provide based on local laws. These may include retirement plans, employee insurance, and company benefits packages that go beyond what’s required by law. Financial planning Offers resources like financial counseling or retirement planning.

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Fellow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Why are meeting minutes important Meeting minutes provide a historical record of the company’s discussions, decisions, and long-term planning. Apart from acting as an official record of the discussions and decisions, minutes of meetings can also provide legal protection for your organization.

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JULY 6, 2021

How open should I be at work about my plan to retire in my early 40s? For example, one of my coworkers/friends and I were discussing our 401(k) contributions and employer match since our company just recently changed plans, and when I mentioned what percentage I was contributing, I could see her eyes go wide. Any ideas? (We

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Work Life

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“They don’t want to be super specific because they don’t want to tip off their own employees more than they have to,” says attorney Kara Govro, the chief legal HR expert at HR compliance company Mineral.

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Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

This occurs in three stages: Cleaning: Also called data pre-processing, cleaning is when AI scientists program their models to check large, raw data volumes for errors. Processing: After cleaning, the programmed algorithms manipulate the data to make it analysis-ready. Keeping things current means fairer AI for everyone.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

I’m thinking of switching jobs before my next child (who is, at this point, purely a future plan and not actually on the way) because I don’t want to take advantage of the organization! (To Most of the volunteers teach community classes, but some of them do other types of work like cleaning or even managing the finances.

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JULY 23, 2020

Meanwhile, though, we had closed the entire facility for several days, some areas of the building for over a week, and we had hired an outside contractor to help our custodial team clean and sanitize the facility. We don’t have the resources (nor the desire, frankly) to get involved in a lengthy legal battle.

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Great Place to Work

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As the world met the pandemic, Farmers Insurance CEO Jeff Dailey created a cross-functional team of leaders from human resources, government affairs, internal and external communications, legal and real estate teams to monitor the COVID-19 situation. And when I say cleaning the beach, he puts on gloves and picks up trash with all of us.”.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 20, 2015

Are there any legal restrictions to employers requiring their staff to endorse them on their private LinkedIn or other social media accounts? Are there any legal stipulations or guidance that I can use to back up my position? Is it legal for Boss B to volunteer issues in my personnel file to random people in coffee shops?

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JULY 10, 2022

All we are asked to do is pay for the cleaning services and get our own plane tickets, so I have no legal contract that it’s been booked. The three women I was planning to go with do not want to try again either. Should I mention my grad school plans in a job interview? I am beyond stressed.

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JULY 23, 2020

One of the few bright spots of the pandemic is that instead of pumping breastmilk like I was planning, I will get to feed my baby directly. I imagine that despite my best planning, sometimes his feeding times will coincide with calls. My mother will be watching him while I work. Is this normal? So you’d want to check your state law.

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Launch Work Places

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Plan First Like any major business decision, setting up a remote office should start with a clear plan. These questions will guide the next steps in the process and help shape your plan. During the planning stage, scout locations that offer a range of accessibility options to accommodate everyone involved.

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Launch Work Places

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Plan First Like any major business decision, setting up a remote office should start with a clear plan. These questions will guide the next steps in the process and help shape your plan. During the planning stage, scout locations that offer a range of accessibility options to accommodate everyone involved.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

It turns out that the cost of our health insurance plan increased, as did the taxes in this region, and that negated any “cost of living” adjustments that were made, leaving me with less net income than before. I know a few dollars here and there aren’t a huge deal, but I feel like this can’t be right?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Legal note: This isn’t harassment in the legal sense unless you’re being targeted because of your race, religion, or other protected characteristic. But I’d put the word in there anyway because it’s accurate in the non-legal sense, and it might spur your manager to stop twiddling her thumbs.). Hopefully that might help.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

It is fine to floss at a sink in the bathroom, as long as you clean up any mess that results. We are having an open dialogue about the restructuring, she’s taking on board my feedback, and I’m hoping to use this opportunity to tailor my job better to how it suits me and work out a career progression plan. This is illegal.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I do have the funds, but pardon me for having other plans for that couple hundred dollars I will now be spending on slacks and blouses I will not wear 98.07% of the year. Make sure you use the words “engaging in retaliation for a good-faith report of harassment, which I believe is illegal and opens the company to legal liability.”

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I probably have no legal action against them since it is “at will employment” and they can let me go for any reason or no reason at all, but what could possibly be the reason for letting an exceptional employee go for “poor performance”? It could that she personally disliked you. So, thus begins the job search.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 15, 2023

Is this legal? Would it be legal if they offered this benefit to parents of any gender, but not non-parents? The part where they’re not offering it to non-parents is legal (except for in the small number of jurisdictions in the U.S. I know there isn’t a clean solution for this but I’d love to know if you have any advice.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Maybe people would walk around wearing signs on their necks: “I need a new lightbulb” “I’m looking for an affordable winter coat,” “I could really use an estate planning attorney.” What legal service or services are you looking for? You still may receive calls asking: “Are you sure you won’t drive 400 miles to clean my gutters?”

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AUGUST 13, 2017

I am really conflicted by the whole process, as I plan to leave for grad school in about a year and don’t want to start over at a new company before leaving. that I had planned to share during my performance review next month anyways? She asked for me to give her a list of demands for the president on Monday. Not sure what to do.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 24, 2020

Our budget has been dramatically cut because most of our income was fees for services, so we’re planning on a deficit this year. During the fall we plan to use the unexpected downtime to lean into strategic planning, racial equity work, and evaluating some HR and culture practices. I’m really trying to do the right thing.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

I share an office with a guy who has a hoarding problem, and the company president has asked me to somehow persuade my colleague to clean up. Could we set aside a day to clean up and organize?”. My plan is to send her a pretty vague answer and hope she drops it, but am I nuts for feeling like that is totally out of line?

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MAY 4, 2015

Up until recently, we had a limited data plan, but now we have unlimited data. You have a plan that gives you unlimited data use, so your personal use while you’re traveling doesn’t cost your company anything extra. both during in outside of work hours. Part of me feels a little guilty about using this device freely.

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Ruby

AUGUST 26, 2020

Maybe you get people together annually for an on-site meeting or off-site, but you do have to make an effort at that if that’s part of your outsourcing plan. You want to clean people’s teeth or do fillings. It’s not easy to do. Katie Hurst: Do you think that that’s important when you’re outsourcing roles?

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 19, 2015

I started inquiring about plans to recognize and celebrate our staff, and I was told that the former director has put together a staff appreciation party for all our seasonal employees … without telling me. Is this normal or even legal? No, it’s not legal. Our organization is seasonal, and we just closed until the fall.

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Then she asked for a humidifier “for the office” and when I pointed out it wouldn’t work so well for our open plan office, she then pivoted to “there are desktop models” and I thought to myself that then it wouldn’t really be “for the office.” – 2016.

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JULY 11, 2021

I was hired to oversee the day-to-day operations and strategic planning for a small company. But if your suspicions are right, it’s fully untenable (as well as a potential massive legal liability for the company, whether she’s fired or not). It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Dealing with a pushy donor.

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Launch Work Places

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Coworking spaces generally have a more extensive mix of membership tiers, such as: Private Offices Dedicated Desks Hot Desks Virtual Office Services In these environments, there’s a significant allotment of open-plan office space mixed with private workspaces for small- to medium-sized teams.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They started trashing the place – throwing napkins and straws all over the clean dining room, etc. But he returned in time for for the final day of the event, and had planned to use that day’s passes to take his father-in-law and two “young ladies” to the stadium. Setting: 1980, legal deposition. So we formed a plan.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Oh, and our janitorial staff has reported cleaning up bodily fluids atypical for an office environment, which is completely unacceptable. The only part of it that I do not own is the phone number — since it’s a company cell plan, if I left I would need to get a new number. He has not been identified yet (and may never be).

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