As human resources and leadership professionals, we all encounter situations that make us laugh, cry, angry, shake our heads in disbelief wondering what people will do next and also wondering if it is just our company, our employees. In HR Tales from the Trenches, I invite you to share your best and worst HR experiences with peers...you'll soon learn that it's not just you, your company or your employees. We've all experienced the good, the bad and the ugly so let's use this blog to vent a little, to share experiences and learn from one another.
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* A third shift male employee decides to pee in the corner of the cafeteria rather than walking to the men's room. When confronted about the situation, his retort was that "there's nothing in our policy manual that says I can't pee in the cafeteria" Needless to say, he was fired.
* From a friend: Female employee calls in sick saying that her car battery died and she doesn't have an AA batteries