Saturday, December 30, 2006

Welcome to America's Work Stories

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Welcome to America's Work Stories We live at our jobs for 8 to sometimes 15 hours a day. The workplace is filled with many different typ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Employee of the Year Award

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We would like to award the following people with the EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARD . This award is based on your dedication to your profession ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Chicago: Barry Personnel and Northbridge Staffing

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Enclosed is a post we found on Craigslist.com in the jobs section. These two organizations need to be REGULATED. They are posting FAKE JOB ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Recruiter from Hell: Greg at Eloyalty.com; STAY AWAY FROM ELOYALTY

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This is something we received from a VERY VERY SEASONED HR person who was OUTRAGED at the HORRIBLE HORRIBLE interviewing skills of Greg wh...
Monday, July 11, 2005

Norma Williams of NJW Companies screens candidates over the phone WITHOUT a resume infront of her & SHE'S THE CEO!!

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We have intelligence that Norma Williams, who's the CEO, screens candidates over the phone without a resume infront of her. She asked a ...
Sunday, July 03, 2005

Carrie Carpenter of Hewitt tells job candidate "PLEASE GO ONLINE AND APPLY" When She Received A Resume That Was Emailed To Her.

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Hewitt has HORRIBLE HORRIBLE issues with the way they recruit and the way they manage their resumes. This situation came to us from someone ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The O'Hare Search Group in Des Plaines, IL Is Administering The Wunderlic Test Which Has ALL Algebra & Geomentry Q's. This Test DOES NOT measure IQ.

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We got this email from someone who interviewed with this agency and said that Anita didn't time the test properly and said she "was...
Monday, June 20, 2005

University of Michigan Students Probe Coke Which Results In Examination of Their Business Practices

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This is a a post I found over at democraticunderground.com. the University of Michigan students asked some tough questions which got Coke t...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

Lyssa Bernstein of Tweeter: STAY WAY FROM HER

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This is someone who had an interview with Lyssa over the phone..and Lyssa showed how obnoxious and rude HR people can be. Dear America's...

Co-Worker from HELL: Beth Fabricant of McKinsey North American Insurance Group

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This is another story of an employee who has no boundaries set for them. McKinsey has a NOTORIOUS reputation for the people they retain in t...
Friday, June 17, 2005

Employers asking for past PAY STUBS: ILLEGAL & UNPROFESSIONAL

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If this isn't illegal, unethical and unprofessional in the recruitinng process, I dont' know what is. Anyone in HR? 06/17 10:25:16 T...

Open Thread...and Update on WMD

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This is a link that has another link to Colin Powell and Condaleeza Rice saying that there are no WMD's in Iraq and that Iraq DID NOT p...

Dishonest Employee & Unobservant Employer = Billing Employee Who Is Padding Their Overtime Time Sheets & Getting Away With It.

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This is an email from someone who is in the position of knowing that another employee who is horribly unpleasant is padding their overtime. ...

Whole Foods DOES NOT Offer Holiday Time Off.

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This reader has found out that Whole Foods doesn't offer time off for holidays. Whole Foods Vacation? 06/16 18:12:58 Hi all, I know I...
Thursday, June 16, 2005

Disruptive, Obstructive and Undisciplined Employee...a PERFECT example

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This is an email that came to us from someone who has very intelligently observed one of the greatest obstructions to getting work done in c...

Belmont Trading in Northbrook, IL: Uneducated & Horrible HR Manager

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This is an email that came from us from someone who has a scoop about the inner workings of a company in Northbrook, IL. Dear America's ...

Nina at Pinnaclepros.com Tells Job Candidate "You Just Cost Me Thousands By Not Applying Through Me"

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Nina at PinnaclePros.com embodies the lack of professionalism and knowledge of how to talk to a job candidate. Her statement of "you ju...

Staffing Industry Interview: The Candidate Said Interviewer Was Robotic & Job Sounded Awful

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This is a post from a reader who went to an interview with a staffing firm and came away with not not being interested in the job. These st...

Open Thread

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Chat Away!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Pay $4.2 billion To End Enron Litigation

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JP Morgan and Citibank are some of the banks who have some of the worst people working for them and some of the most unethical business and ...

Bristol Meyers Squibb: Had to settle for $300M because They Were Up To Their No Good which is THE NORM OVER THERE!

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Bristol Meyers Squibb is up to their usual no good. In another post, someone witnessed one of their employees confess that this person had t...

BNP Paribas Pays 1.12 Billion Euros for US bank Commercial Federal

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Here's another merger. Let's see how many American people get laid off? Results should be interesting!! BNP Paribas pays 1.12 bill...

Letter from Reader: Stressful Environment & An Employer Who Is Out Of Touch

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This is a letter from someone who's stressed out, is able to look around and knows what needs to be done. Dear America's Work Storie...

The Toxic Boss (It could also apply to a toxic co-worker)

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This is an article that we found on about.com. It covers the issue of the Toxic Boss. The Toxic Boss Syndrome http://management.about.com/c...

Open Thread

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The Downing Street Minutes story has legs and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday. These sites are covering what's happening in this st...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: For Busines Leaders

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This is a website that would help employers and executives with many of the different issues that are before them in today's work world....

Repeat Offender on Craigslist: BEWARE!!

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This is a job listing on craigslist.com. Please stay away from this person. WORKING GODDESS?? 06/14 13:50:11 STAY AWAY FROM THIS WOMAN! she ...

The Labor Lawyers Are Talking: The Employers Receive An F-

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The Labor Lawyers have sung... and it's not a pretty tune. In fact, what they're reporting is not good. The American people are just...

North Shore Staffing Group: STAY AWAY FROM THEM

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A reader has written in with an experience from the North Shore Staffing Group. This will make you cringe! Dear America's Work Stories, ...
Monday, June 13, 2005

The American Workplace, A mess: A story from a jobseeker

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This is a sad story and details the shape of the American economy and the American Workplace. Trying to understand why I can't find a jo...

Bally Fitness: BEWARE IF YOU WANT TO WORK THERE!!

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When I read this post on Craigslist.com, I was just stunned. They need some consulting something fierce!!! I would think twice if you want ...

United Airlines Denies 9/11 Pilot's Widow Pension (follow-up)

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I found this on dailykos.com. United Airlines is up to their usual no good. I refuse to fly with them anymore. Taking pensions away from har...
Sunday, June 12, 2005

Open Thread: New Document on leaked British document, confirming that it was "necessary to create the conditions" for the legality of the Iraq War.

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Well, things are just getting worse for Tony Blair and George W. Bush. Another document has been leaked that said that "conditions must...

Two Computers Stolen With Motorola Staff Data

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This is an article about how staff data was STOLEN from Motorola. I had to scratch my eyes when I read this because I'm an HR professi...
Friday, June 10, 2005

A Tale From The Dark: Terminated Early & Short Changed In Paycheck...

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My heart goes out to everyone who has to deal with these employers who behave like this. This is a story from Craigslist.com I need advice p...

Open Thread

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It's Friday...

President and Chief Operating Officer of Nortel Resigns

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Enclosed is an article from nytimes.com about some management devleopments over at Nortel. President and Chief Operating Officer of Nortel R...
Thursday, June 09, 2005

UAW Jobs In Peril; Fear Grows At Delphi, Worried Union Leaders Meet Today

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This is an article I found on freep.com. The poor unions are working overtime to help everyone save their job. http://www.freep.com/money/a...

BUSTED: Morgan Stanley Paying $2.65M for Violations

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Morgan Stanley is another one that got caught!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050609/ap_on_bi_ge/morgan_stanley_fined By MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ ...

Personality Testing In This Economy vs. Job Search Environment in 1990's

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This is a story from someone who's taken the personality inventories and shares the sentitment of those searching for a postition in thi...

Bullying Boss After Coming Back From Sickness WITH SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION

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This is a post that covers a work environment that becomes retaliatory after one comes back after sickness WITH PROPER DOCUMENTATION. Intere...

Open Thread

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An open floor to share ideas and stories.

Employers Asking Employees To Support City Council Candidacy AT WORK

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This behavior by this employer is COMPLETELY uncalled for. The employees should NEVER be asked to support a certain candidate and SHOULD ...
Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Story from the Trenches: Dealing with poor HR

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This is one of the non-functioning and POORLY MANAGED work environments that exist in our country. This is just something else..A CEO who ju...

Executive Search Firm Charging $4800.00 to the CANDIDATE

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If you ever encounter a recruiter who charges you a fee....RUN in the opposite direction. You should NEVER EVER pay a fee for a recruiter to...

Expecting To Be Layed Off & is 6 Weeks Pregnant

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This came from Craigslist.com and she's six weeks pregnant and thinks that she might be laid off. This is a horrible situation to be in....

Importing Company in Westside of Chicago: Low Wages, Terrible Benefits, Discriminatory Comments about Race, Weight, Age & Hostile Work Environment

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This is something we found on Craigslist.com. These are the types of companies that are in operation. This is sad, pathetic and inexcusable ...

A Story from a Minimum Wage Single Mother

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This story arrived from a single mother who is making minimum wage and has two kids. This is happening all over America. This was heartbre...

Recruiter Giving Personality Tests: She Doesn't Know The Name Of The Test!

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This is an email that we received from someonw who interviewed with this recruiter who didn't know the name of the personality test that...

Open Thread:

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What's happening?
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Bristol Meyers Squibb: Dysfunctional, Incompetent & Dishonest Employees

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This was a letter that we received from someone who did some temp work and had an education on how to staff an organization with COMPLETELY ...

Unlawflcombatnt: Wage Decline & Corporate Self - Destruction

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Unlawflcombatnt has written another one of his great postings on wages and corporate self destruction. I've also enclosed the URL over ...