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HR Chicks and Competition

I wrote a blog post on HR women and competition and pulled it because it was (sorta) mean spirited. My simple thesis? HR chicks are awful...

Institutional Sexism

I was sitting in the back of a conference room at a Human Resources technology conference, zoning out and reading a review on Jackson...

Upjohn Building 88

Now that I’m unemployed, it’s only fitting that my pformer employer would tear down my pformer office. Demolition work on that building,...

Your Language Holds You Back

I like to speak in absolutes, so let’s try this one on for size. The single biggest thing that holds you back in business is the way you...

401k Savings Plans Are For Suckers

A new study out there reaffirms what everyone in HR knows: retirement planning in America really sucks. If people save in the first...

Introducing Career Hangout

A few months ago, my friends at mediabistro asked me to participate in a Google Hangout with Lars Schmidt. It was awesome in a cable...

Don’t Quit Your Job If You’re Good At It

I know this isn’t comforting, but everyone gets depressed about their jobs. Even me. I made an announcement (to myself) on May 29, 2012....

8 Ways to Save Money and Change Jobs

Now that I’m on the job market (so to speak), I am taking stock of my career. Most people work to support the bad habits they’ve...

F@%k It Friday: Worst Halloween Costumes at Work

I may have told this story before but I worked for a company that allowed and encouraged employees to dress up for Halloween — until one...

Office Pet Peeves

I just received a note from a friend of mine who has a new job. It’s very cool news. He sent out a note to his friends and colleagues to...

About Laurie

Laurie Ruettimann pushes the boundaries of what’s really possible in Human Resources. Her expertise as a HR leader in Fortune 500...

The Best Conference Booths Have Animals

I don’t just attend events for HR dorks. I try to find out what’s happening in other communities. I seek out marketing nerds. Design...

A Letter to the #shrmstudent Conference Attendees

Dear SHRM Student Conference Attendees, I can’t wait to meet you on Saturday. This is my fourth invitation to speak at the conference. It...

Get Verified on Twitter & Other Bad Advice

Nobody ever asks me for work or career advice, anymore. HR people want to know about gaming the system and using social media to cheaply...

These things I believe

I was inspired and wrote my list. Much of it is co-opted from things I have read and witnessed. And my list reveals some truths about me...

First Annual Tim Sackett Day

Today is the first annual Tim Sackett Day. If you don’t know Tim, you are a fool. Tim is an Executive Vice President at HRU Technical...

Gallup, Employee Morale, and Poop

I have a very good friend who once confessed to me that he only poops at work. Apparently, it is the American dream to get paid to poop....

The War for Talent is Bullshit

TLNT reports that two out of three workers are actively looking for a new job. This is on top of the number of unemployed people who are...

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