Nearly two months ago, SHRM published an interesting article. Base Salary Rise of 3% Forecast for 2015 U.S. workers can expect a median base salary increase of 3 percent in 2015 across all main employee categories and most industries, still below pre-recession levels, according to separate research findings by pay consultancy Hay Group and WorldatWork, an…
I travel for a living. I’ve been on planes since I was 25 years old. When I see people walking through airports with therapy dogs, I roll my eyes. You better be a veteran with PTSD or I’m calling bullshit on your small, adorable animal. Except I keep having these horrible experiences at airports, and…
Facebook brings out the worst in all of us, including me. I lived in St. Louis for seven years. My first HR job was at Leaf Candy Company. We made Switzer, Good & Plenty and Chuckles. It was a busy and vibrant factory, later featured in a Michael Moore movie when Hershey USA purchased the…
Being a cop is probably the worst job in America. I am not writing this as a woman who is immersed in research and policy. (Clearly.) I’m writing this because I know a ton of cops — family, childhood friends, former colleagues who quit jobs in IT and HR and became cops — and the job sounds awful. I have…
My friend, Don MacPherson, is awesome. Don is the founder and president of a company called Modern Survey — but who cares about his job? I count my blessings that our paths crossed back in 2011. He is a smart guy with a big heart who accepts my idiosyncrasies and encourages me to do better in life. I…
While I was out on vacation, I received word that my blog was recognized as one of The Best Work Life Balance Blogs of 2014. Of course. How perfect. It’s just link bait, but I was moved by what the article says about this site. “Ironically enough, Laurie’s blog may be the only work-life balance…
I have family members who can’t find work because of arrest records and felony convictions. They haven’t served time in prison, but their lives feel like prison because they are locked into a cycle of low-wage jobs (and no savings) due to non-violent offenses in their past. Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner (aka Carlos…
Last year, Bill Kutik retired from his role as chairman, grand poobah and institutional curmudgeon of the world famous HR Technology Conference & Expo. If you don’t know anything about the show, it’s the one place where you can see everything and learn everything you need to know about the intersection of talent, organizational performance…
Nothing good happens when I’m on LinkedIn. If I am not randomly hassled for free career advice or spammed by your mom, I am objectified by strange men. You know what really bugs me, though? It’s when you do LinkedIn wrong like this guy. Okay, this is not the worst. But I am not interested in collaborating. The…
I went back to my hometown of Chicago for 24 hours, earlier this week. I didn’t bring a gun because I don’t need to bring a gun. You can find ’em in any dumpster or playground around the city. For the past few years, Chicago has been a mess. The cops have been using a software program that…
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