HR Managin'

  • Take Me Out Back

    . . . and shoot me.  Is this week over yet??  In two days I have trained a new employee, handled an employee’s fender bender (in a company car, sooo much paperwork), did all my coworker’s sales orders and mine, helped an employee with her taxes, drove a stranger to the dentist (his car broke down and I saw it), went to the doctor, volunteered at an environmental center, and rehearsed every night so far. Now I gotta change the cat litter and dress my cat scratch wounds (she is a tiny, cute, pooping cactus), change for rehearsal, collect my linen napkins from the various corners of the house where my cat so thoughtfully…

  • Take me to a Clinic

    Half an hour left at work today, but we have been asked to come in Saturday, so I feel entitled to cut out early (mentally anyway). I have rehearsal tonight, and on Sunday – no rest for the weary!  I wish I had some interesting job stories, but my job just isn’t that interesting.  I guess I do get some funny requests sometimes – like the other day, when an employee walked in and demanded that I make him an appointment at a clinic.  I call this employee my man-child – he has the social and survival skills of a 5 year old, yet he’s 7 times that age.  It makes…