What are the legalities of utilizing a homeless person/vagrant/urban outdoorsman for marketing purposes? I've read up on "Bumvertising", but other than some negative feedback from homeless persons advocates (wikipedia) what happens when one of these "employees" happens to do something illegal? [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Jan 23, 2009 - 6 answers

A friend of mine (really) recently found an opportunity to move to a different team within our company—certainly a promotion for him. Word got down to his existing management, and they said they would "block" him from moving, because they need him for an event later this year. Is that legal, and what can he do? [more inside]
posted by symphonik on Feb 8, 2007 - 15 answers

How should I handle this sticky job situation? I was offered a job, declined, have worked as a consultant, and now they hired an executive and charged him with tasks I would have been doing had I taken the job. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 22, 2006 - 10 answers

Two-part question about non-compete contracts... [more inside]
posted by notsnot on Apr 11, 2006 - 22 answers

Help me be a better boss? [more inside]
posted by brautigan on Oct 28, 2005 - 19 answers

How can I decide if I'm management material? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2005 - 17 answers

I've been trying to get a job in a city 90 miles from my current residence, but not having much luck. Part of the problem is that I'm new to the management class and not really familiar with how job hunting is done; part of the problem is that my degree is irrelevant to my current and prospective work. [emm eye] [more inside]
posted by yesster on May 26, 2004 - 7 answers