When You Have To Say No To Your Boss
Most employees are very accommodating with various requests from their bosses. They do not just go beyond their task borders to ensure efficiency but interfere with famil...
5 Ways Leaders Can Positively Influence Their Staff
Employees deserve special attention from their employers. But it’s sad that many leaders are more concerned about respect in their positions even though it’s somethin...
Why Employee Voice and Engagement Really Does Matter
The traditional annual employee survey is no longer efficient to match with the recent level of commitment required to efficiently achieve employee engagement. A recent s...
My Boss Tells Me Heels Are Good for Business. I Am Not Sure How To React.
Women are no longer forced to wear heels to work. Or wear makeup and skirts for that matter. Jane Harper advises on what to do when your boss tells you to wear heels to w...
How To Deal With A Stalker At Work?
It doesn’t matter if you’re a college student or a professional, stalking can be quite an unpleasant experience. Jane Harper at The HR Digest is here to give ...
5 Signs Your HR Manager is Doing A Terrible Job
Employers and employees would toil a lot to make very small success in an organization when the HR manager is doing a terrible job. Aside from introducing dump corporate ...
What To Do When A Relative Doesn’t Pay for Using Your Professional Skills?
One of the first rules of conducting successful business is straight up asking for an advance payment. This applies even when you’ve been commissioned by a relative...
What To Do When An Employee is Chronically Absent for Silly Reasons?
What is an appropriate policy for a 20 member company where an employee’s absence means that someone else has to cover their work? Dear Jane: We interviewed for a pos...
The Mooch Coworker: Why Am I Still Paying for Her Lunch Every Day?
Some coworkers are harder to gauge than others, but there are a few types like the talkative coworker, the depressed smelly cubicle mate and the mooch coworker who need t...
My Coworker Kissed Me. I’m Absolutely Petrified. Apologizing To Him is Out of Question. What Next?
Canoodling with an office coworker might cause real trouble. It may seem like there’ll never be a danger, but kissing a coworker is guaranteed to change things. Dear Ja...
My Coworker Picks Nose At Work. It Irks Me Out; I’ve Literally Gagged in the Office.
We all have that coworker who has an annoying habit or two. It could be banging their fingers as they type on the keyboard or whistling all day long. But what happens whe...
A Coworker I Work Closely With is Infuriatingly Incompetent. How Do I Report Him?
Incompetence can cause workplace conflict, and in many cases, it can escalate to a level where it starts affecting coworkers morale. Jane Harper is here to advise you on...
My Boss is Rude To Me. I Am At The wit’s End.
It’s bad enough to have to work with co-workers who don’t support you, but when your boss is rude, it can affect your morale. Jane Harper is here to advise ...
5 Quick Tips to Get Hired Fast
So, you’ve been sending out tailored resumes for positions you think you’re perfectly qualified for. And maybe you have been searching for a new job for a while, but ...
What Can You Do When You Face Pregnancy Discrimination?
Individual experiences at work as employees are quite distinctive. Sometimes, it feels like you’re the only one that has ever experienced such. Yes, it’s alwa...
How To Make Yourself More Valuable To Your Team
Our present economy comes with its unique set of challenges, with layoffs and salary cuts being some of the most rampant. Even after many hours of work and denial of pers...
