Minding the Workplace

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The judicial decision addresses whether or not Pugh was wrongfully terminated, ultimately finding that his case was wrongfully dismissed by the trial court and that he should’ve had a chance to further plead his legal claims. Hopefully, my eventual separation of service will be on better terms than Wayne Pugh’s!)

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Legal Security Work Ethic Planning 26

Insperity

AUGUST 26, 2015

Every company should have a formal, legally vetted policy to address the hiring of former employees. In most cases, you know these people, their personalities, their work ethics and why they left your company. In today’s competitive hiring environment, are you plumbing all the possible places to find top candidates?

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Work Ethic Legal Training Interviewing 154

Insperity

MAY 26, 2016

Your goal is to provide young professionals with meaningful work so you can assess their work ethic, intellect and potential as long-term employees. Basic questions to consider when planning a summer internship program: How long will interns work? It gives you the flexibility to have them work on any project as needed.

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Insperity

AUGUST 26, 2015

Every company should have a formal, legally vetted policy to address the hiring of former employees. In most cases, you know these people, their personalities, their work ethics and why they left your company. In today’s competitive hiring environment, are you plumbing all the possible places to find top candidates?

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Work Ethic Legal Training Interviewing 104

Insperity

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Instead, consider using words like “motivated,” “driven” or “dedicated” that convey a candidate’s passion and work ethic without the connotation that they must be young to successfully perform required duties.

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Problem-Solving Work Ethic Interviewing Training 226

NeoAcademic

AUGUST 6, 2020

by Anna Kallschmidt Work-Family Conflict and Professional Conferences: Do We Walk the Talk?

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Mentoring Work Ethic Influencing Government 40

Insperity

JULY 12, 2016

You have the same standards for your own work ethic as you do for your team. When Kristen confides in you that she is going through a divorce and will need extra time away from the office to deal with legal appointments and child care issues she is most likely feeling anxious and overwhelmed. You walk the walk.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 6, 2021

It clears all the air of any confusion and makes way for smooth transfer of ideas and work. In yesteryears, this management was only confined to finance, legal, and R&D. But, with the rise of remote work, the need for this management has been magnified. Be sure to award good behavior, output, work ethics, etc.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 17, 2021

You told them you’re moving in a couple of months to a state where they’re not legally set up to have employees (likely for reasons like this ). I think you’re seeing it as “but I haven’t resigned and I want to keep working for them” — and it sounds like your boss wanted that too, but then learned that legally they can’t do that.

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Backbone Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Colleen is the legendary Legal Secretary to the late Herb Kelleher, the Founder of Southwest Airlines. During her five-decade career at Southwest, she rose to President and COO of one of the world’s most iconic companies. Her leader explains, “What this text implies is that she made me her priority at the crack of dawn. Welcome to Robin.

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Interviewing Pharmaceutical Leadership Sales 52

Vantage Circle

JANUARY 9, 2019

Set an appointment before joining and getting done with all the essential office legal work and creating office credentials and IDs. It will also impact their work ethics and most importantly, their willingness to continue at your organisation. Follow these steps for a hassle-free onboarding experience-.

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Onboarding Mentoring Software Salary 70

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This employee proceeded to send one or two more snarky emails where he said maybe I felt I could give them all legal advice because maybe I stayed in a “Holiday Inn Express” and that we could now all assume from here on out that he would be sharing all his emails with his mother and whomever he wanted.

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Correspondence Work Ethic Consulting Influencing 46

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

More often they’re asking more open-ended things about your work habits, work ethic, and work quality. All that said, when you ask someone to be a reference for you, it’s a good idea to send them a copy of your resume “to refresh your memory about the projects I worked on there.”.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 8, 2017

My employer is having a few issues with my work ethic and what not (apparently), and has informed my parents about this, rather than bringing the issue up with me directly. I don’t feel like this can be legal. Is it legal? Who within an organization is legally allowed to view employee pay levels and process payroll?

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Payroll Legal Sales Salary 26

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Is this legal? Yes, it’s legal. I am working on other applications, but this company has a culture/work ethic/style that I would love to be a part of. The schedule is still not up for the next week of work (the work week goes Sunday-Saturday). Yes, it’s pretty common. short answers'

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 13, 2018

I was “voluntold” to work on a project two years ago. I have an excellent work ethic and my boss likes to take advantage of that. I have been working well above my pay grade for two years, have repeatedly requested my job fact sheet be reviewed, and asked for responsibility pay (to no avail). Any advice?

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Legal Salary Food Work Ethic 21

Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A manager in a different department who I believe I have a great working relationship with can’t keep staff in her department. She wants me to leave my department and work in her department because she says that she trusts me and respects my work ethic. In terms of legal rights, it’s really just FMLA.

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Insurance Work Ethic Training Interviewing 34

Ask a Manager

APRIL 8, 2015

Regardless of the reason, is this behavior legal? It was someone that I would’ve never asked for reference from as I don’t like his work ethic. I’d go and talk to HR preemptively; they’re going to be much more up on their legal obligations here than your manager apparently is.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 16, 2018

I had limited interactions with this employee but knew he had some valuable skills and seemed to have a great work ethic, so I did approach him. Employer is legally obligated to disclose their salary range — but won’t. We had to change the job posting to make it possible for him to apply, which my boss signed off on.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I have always felt my commitment and work ethic here has been much appreciated, as shown by promotions and responsibility increases. This year, the program switched to a set value based on full-time salary years worked. Every year since I began here, I received a very generous bonus, which was given around Christmas.

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Maintenance Work Ethic Government Legal 20

Ask a Manager

JULY 11, 2016

Fortunately, the organization employing has a deep philosophy about overcoming obstacles and setbacks, so this isn’t the kind of probation where they want to fire me and are just going through the motions to check boxes to avoid legal consequences. So I know I’m on probation with a sincere hope that I improve.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 24, 2017

I think Frederick Wentworth would also be good — assertive but not pushy, driven, and straightforward, with a good work ethic. Any legal ramifications? I am essentially Kitty Bennet. I love your choice of Colonel Brandon. I’m not convinced Mr. Knightley would be so bad, but then I have a soft spot for him and his bossy ways.

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Work Ethic Legal Salary Promotion 26

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2016

For everyone working normal business hours it never was sold well, as in the meetings leading up to how to record our time, we were constantly reminded that legal and HR were on the teleconference, and they all said what was happening was legal. It was bizarre.

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Consulting Legal Work Ethic Construction 20

Ask a Manager

MARCH 31, 2016

However, the person checking my references (not the hiring manager but another employee) has been asking my references if they can give them contact information for another person who can speak to my work ethic. With that said, if my job search is confidential, what is the ethic and/or legal code about this practice?

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Legal Advertising Work Ethic Promotion 20

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 3, 2017

Is that even legal? Legally, yes, they could. I certainly hope that you won’t let it impact your assessment of my own work and my own work ethic.”. I already feel bad enough for encouraging them to hire such a flake, but can they really fire me for her shortcomings since I referred her?

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Insurance Legal Small Business Work Ethic 26

Insperity

JANUARY 28, 2020

For example, ask their references open-ended questions that can give you insight into the candidate’s: Work ethic Professional skills Work, volunteer or academic experience Character. You need to phrase those questions carefully, keeping in mind the legal and ethical constraints around certain topics.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When the guy who had worked in our mailroom retired, that company sent a replacement, Kathy. We loved her; she was breath of fresh air, very approachable and easy to work with. She had an excellent work ethic and always eager to help the staff in our building. The flights are for business (obviously). Just curious!

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 6, 2018

He claimed in his interview to be expert at a few things that he is terrible at, and has been put on a professional improvement plan, through which he is struggling, partially because he has the IQ of a rusty nail and the work ethic of a sloth. As for as legal rights, though, none of have been violated here.

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Problem-Solving Interviewing Legal Work Ethic 21

Ask a Manager

JUNE 4, 2018

I suppose the women are in public, wearing clothes they chose to put on, and might not have a legal expectation of privacy … but I still feel really icky by her actions. On the one hand, I feel like it says a lot about my work ethic, but on the other hand it doesn’t feel quite right to me.

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Work Ethic Training Legal Salary 21

Ask a Manager

JULY 8, 2015

I had to let her go because she was simply not what I was looking for in terms of her work ethic, low work performance, careless mistakes, and intention to instigate work drama. Is that legal? And as an hourly employee, am I required to turn my hours in on my own or are they supposed to collect my hours?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 6, 2016

While I totally get that you’re thinking this could be genuinely helpful to her, it’s not going to come across that way to her — it’s going be “why the hell is the person who fired me and who I no longer work for emailing me weeks later to continue to talk about what I’ve done wrong?” I was energetic but not to an annoying degree.

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Administrative Assistance Interviewing Logistics Work Ethic 20

Ask a Manager

JUNE 6, 2017

This would be murkier if tasers were legal in your state for non-law-enforcement, or if you personally didn’t care one way or the other, but given the facts you’ve laid out, you don’t have any obligation to cover for her when she’s doing something that’s clearly illegal and in violation of your employer’s policy.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I hope I’ve shown a strong work ethic since I started, and I was alarmed to hear you’re advertising my position in case I don’t work out. Is this legal? It doesn’t meet my working definition of salaried, exempt employees, but I’m also not a lawyer or an HR expert, so I’m curious about your thoughts.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 15, 2021

I mean, I know the real answer is “wing it + everyone else will obviously do even more work,” but that just proves the point: You taking some of your actual sick leave to recover from illness is not causing your workplace to be like this, and it’s grotesque that you are being pushed to second guess whether you’re even “allowed” to care for yourself.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 26, 2017

Just say what you do know, which is “Fergus has displayed concerning behavior lately like X, Y, and Z, and my sense is that he could be under the influence of something — even something legal. I used to mention it because I think it highlights my work ethic, but lately I’ve been rethinking it because I’m 10 years out of school.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 15, 2015

His work ethic is still superb, but it has been difficult working around his new schedule. Is this legal? Sure, it’s legal. But do you work for the manager, or does he work for the band? Do you have any suggestions on how to handle this? If the latter, tell him no, period.

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Interviewing Legal Advertising Work Ethic 33

Ask a Manager

MAY 13, 2019

I do not question whether this is legal; unfortunately there’s no doubt, given the state this resort is located in. But I do feel like it’s important for my supervisor to know that the problems I’ve been having don’t reflect my normal work ethic, and that I honestly feel bad about letting them down.

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