What would you do if you were asked to plan the following event for 250 people on a budget of $500?:
"... a staff appreciation event celebrating the past year's accomplishments and anticipating future directions. Includes the following tasks: scheduling event, reserving location, setting agenda, arranging for speakers, ordering and purchasing refreshments, publicizing event, and handling setup and cleanup."
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posted by jay_wiese
on Oct 17, 2006 -
27 answers
How can my company track employees' sick & vacation days in Outlook, with supervisor approval?
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posted by ivarley
on Aug 21, 2006 -
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How do I encrypt my http traffic so my company can't read it? Oh, did I mention SSL is no longer an option since they intend to decrypt all SSL traffic that passes through their proxies?
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posted by Spoonman
on May 11, 2006 -
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A older woman who works in our office has horrible, horrible body odor. It gets worse as the week goes on, until by Friday its very difficult to stand anywhere near her. I am not her supervisor, and her department is "between supervisors" at the moment, however she frequently needs to stop into my office in order to do her job. Its going to be Friday tomorrow, and I'm dreading her daily visit to my office. What (if anything) should I do?
posted by anastasiav
on Jun 23, 2005 -
49 answers
What is the best way to go about creating an employee handbook? Are there any good resources out there (guides, templates, software, etc.)?
posted by necessitas
on May 26, 2005 -
8 answers
ManagerFilter:Need some easy, cost-effective tips for making the workday more fun and upbeat.
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posted by Miko
on May 24, 2005 -
17 answers
I found out a few weeks into a job that my employer had installed spyware (
VNC) on my work computer and had been watching what I've been doing (screen mirroring) since I started there. Is this legal? Should I confront him? This all makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 25, 2005 -
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How much time can I ask potential employers for before starting if they say they’d like someone in the position “as soon as possible?” [+]
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posted by Xelf
on Feb 15, 2005 -
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Somewhere I read (in English) about a Japanese salariman whose company, rather than laying him off, assigned him to work in an empty room doing nothing all day, hoping that he would quit. Can anyone find a reference to this case? Bonus points if there's a Japanese name for this practice. Arigato!
posted by sagwalla
on Feb 4, 2005 -
16 answers
I'm a non-exempt, non-contract hourly employee who receives a second-shift differential of $.50/hour. Today I noticed that the shift differential is not being figured into my overtime rate — that is, my overtime rate is being calculated at ($N-$.50)*1.5 instead of $N*1.5. Is it normal/legal to ignore shift differential when calculating overtime pay?
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posted by nathan_teske
on Jan 20, 2005 -
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After reading
this comment some of us have wondered:
How common is it for employers to google prospective employees?
posted by gluechunk
on Jan 11, 2005 -
32 answers
Is it true that it's illegal for an employer to give an employee a reference beyond confirming that the person worked for the company over a certain period of time?
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posted by bonheur
on Jun 9, 2004 -
25 answers
