Human Resources

I'm struggling with how to roll out and enforce a no nuts policy in our office. A new hire insists her nut allergy is so severe that the office has to be nut free. Now I have to prevent 132 adults fro...

💭 If you were let go from your job tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?

We have our candidates do their first interview via video. We send them prompts and they record their answers. But lately I've been having trouble telling those applicants who record their own answers...

Here’s the situation: A manager says an employee isn’t performing, but there’s very little documentation. If it were you, what would your next step be?

Question for HR and recruiting professionals. I lost my job in April and have been interviewing since. During one phone screen, I paused briefly to give thoughtful answers. The recruiter repeatedly i...

What would you say is the biggest reason your employees quit? I think it's clear that the reason our company has such high turnover is because the salaries we offer aren't keeping up with inflation. B...

Is anyone's organization planning on adding GLPs to your healthcare coverage? I've had several employees ask me if we can change our plan to include these weight loss drugs, but I'm not sure this is s...

We have a no fraternization policy. It's pretty clear. I've been hearing rumors that a couple of employees are having an affair. Should I try to investigate this or mind my own business until actual p...

Has anyone ever been within a job and it is just not the right fit. Currently I am an hr generalist but used to be an hr mgr and now trying to go back is so hard. I have a supervisor who feels she ne...

The CEO I work for is so ridiculous. His latest thing is freaking out when someone takes their birthday off. He thinks it's childish for someone to want to take their birthday off. I can't figure out ...

An employee receives great performance reviews but consistently declines opportunities for growth. How would you approach that conversation?

Paid Bereavement Leave —-I have worked for my employers very small and large … All had some type of paid bereavement leave. I have luckily never had to use bereavement leave until this week when my mo...

Many people view HR less as an "employee advocate" and more as a function that balances employee concerns against the organization's goals and risks. When are the employees going to have a department ...

I'm at a loss on how I can get the team to trust me. I just started a new job and the HR person I replaced was apparently the worst. Played a lot of favoritism, got people she didn't like fired, slept...

Ai may write the resume, but Ai will not be able to do the job for you. I've seen hires with stellar documentation and when the time came to do the job they were as lost as common sense.

What’s harder to teach? A. Technical skills B. Communication skills C. Accountability D. Emotional intelligence I’m thinking….accountability.

My observation is that employees often leave managers, not companies. How much responsibility should HR take for developing managers versus holding them accountable?

I have been applying for 4 months now and still unemployed. I’m already losing hope 😭😩

My day is off to a great start. Please note that I typed that with a heaping load of sarcasm. The owner I work for wants me to type and distribute a new policy forbidding our employees from deleting m...

I planned my entire day down to the hour. By 9:20am I had dealt with a payroll query, a missing laptop, a rota issue, someone asking if they could cancel annual leave they took yesterday, and an email...