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Comment on When HR is off their rocker – working in the third level of hell by Halloween office parties gone bad | HR Virtual Cafe

Halloween office parties gone bad | HR Virtual Cafe — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:46:43 +0000

[...] few years back, when working in the third level of hell, my boss and HR / Office manager thought it would be a great idea if several of us from the office [...]

Comment on Lessons of strategic planning from a Chicago cabbie by Susan Avello

Susan Avello — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:58:41 +0000

Yeah, I suppose you’re right. Although, when I told him that upon leaving – he shook his head and agreed with me, go figure. Maybe he didn’t get what I was saying

Comment on Lessons of strategic planning from a Chicago cabbie by Charlie Judy, SPHR (@HRFishbowl)

Charlie Judy, SPHR (@HRFishbowl) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:55:34 +0000

i think it was because of the construction work on lower wacker that was messing everything up – something that is not lost on any cabbie (or pedestrian) in the city. your message is good, though. some take their jobs seriously enough to actually plan ahead about what they are going to do in any day, they prepare for contingencies, etc. Some just wing-it. This guy was clearly the latter. next time we’ll just walk!

Comment on Really……..You Don’t Know How To Do That? by Buzz Rooney

Buzz Rooney — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:06:25 +0000

Thanks, Chris and Susan!

Comment on Really……..You Don’t Know How To Do That? by Susan Avello

Susan Avello — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:49:29 +0000

I thought she did a bang up job. Thanks Chris.

Comment on Really……..You Don’t Know How To Do That? by chris

chris — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:42:06 +0000

Nice, good story, gets to the point and tells me “What’s in it for me!” nice work Buzz!

Comment on Balls of Steel; Women in a Man’s World by Susan Avello

Susan Avello — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:38 +0000

Oh man, that is awesome. You were great to think of that. Diversion is definitely a great tool. I remember at this same first company I mentioned, I used to make up gossip to see who was spreading it. It was quite fun. Thanks for sharing your story.

Comment on Balls of Steel; Women in a Man’s World by federaljobsearch

federaljobsearch — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:10:56 +0000

You may find this funny, but my husband has been harrassed on this level. Since I’ve been a woman in a ‘man’s only’ world all my life (chemist), I knew just what to do. He’s not as confrontational as I am, so we copied very complicated mathmatical calculations we copied out of a Telsa book, and had him tuck them into the glass protector on his desk. That piece of paper was copied more times than we could count. When he finally got that peice of paper back, it was like limp tissue, sort of shoved into the edge of the glass. They all thought he was a genius and that gave him a new reputation. DIversion can be a very useful tool, when you’re being professionally harrassed.

Comment on Balls of Steel; Women in a Man’s World by Susan Avello

Susan Avello — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:27:27 +0000

True Deborah. Man, I can sympathize with you.

Comment on Balls of Steel; Women in a Man’s World by Deborah Murphy

Deborah Murphy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:14:04 +0000

GIrlfriend, I can identify as a female Construction Manager. Boy do I have some stories to tell. It really boils down to the fact that on occasion men’s egos just cannot accept the fact that a mere woman can do what they perceive is a “man’s job”. I wish we would just learn to allow each other to do what we are each good at and get out of the stereotypical way of viewing a particular job or position!!!