A short break from recounting the honeymoon in exhaustive detail – I’ve been on fire at work this week, getting a ton done. I think it’s the lovely weather outside. Even though it’s outside and I’m inside, it’s still motivating me. I’m waking from winter hibernation, shaking off the frost and bursting forth. Or…
Category: HR Managin’
Miss Unpopularity
Over the years, bosses have asked me to do many things. I’ve fired or laid off at least 200 people. I’ve disciplined probably half that many. I’ve had to tell people that they won’t be getting a raise this year, or that the raise they get wouldn’t buy them a cup of coffee at Starbucks. …
Miles
Slam. Shiver shiver, on with the heat, on with the lights. On with NPR, my morning companion. Click the seat belt, shift to Reverse, out the driveway. Ca chunk, ca chunk, the sound of the road under worn tires, while Carl Castle reports the state of the world in his distinctive, reassuring voice. Marketplace comes on,…
Good News!
The boss’s wife got some relatively good news with her cancer. Looks like she’s going to be ok, after surgery – they caught it very early. She will have some emotional issues to deal with, but she’ll be alive to deal with them. I’m soooooo glad. So glad. And I know the boss is, too….
Hope revisited
It’s snowing outside. My coworker’s wife went to her home in Israel to visit family and have a routine checkup. They found a lump. Today they found out it’s cancerous. Tomorrow she learns details of treatment options. My friend was in my office telling me with complete (feigned) detachment, and then suddenly he was crying. …