Well, it was about this time last year that I sat down and pecked out my first ever top ten annual prediction list with the article “Top Ten Predictions for 2012”. I thought I would take a moment to review those items, and see how well I had done: · 2012 will be longer than…
Don't Let Marketing People Write Your Blog
Marketing people play a key role in business in this country. They have many functions that they competently handle. They can and should be trusted with many roles. But unless your company is in the marketing business, writing your company blog should not be one of them. Don’t get me wrong, marketing people can be…
Merry Happy Happy Chrishanukwanadan: Part Deux
The holiday season is fast approaching, and I seem to be much farther off my game this year than usual. I have yet to purchase my first Christmas gift, and while last minute shopping is not out of the ordinary for me, it is unusual that I would not have at this point at least…
Failing the Oral Exam for Workers' Comp Fraud
A 29-year-old California woman was working as a janitor for the Sequoia Union High School District in California when she claimed an injury in 2009. That injury prevented her from working, and left her unable to walk without crutches. While it is always a terrible thing to see someone injured in such a manner, we…
The Working Heroes of Sandy Hook
The tragic shooting in Connecticut last week was an abomination beyond compare; an incident that has shaken this country to its core and which leaves many of us hoping that there is indeed a hell, where the sick and twisted perpetrator will burn for all eternity. The images coming from that scene will forever be…
Naked Teacher of the Year Learns Valuable Lesson in Test of New Tenure Law
It’s as if I haven’t yet poked enough fun at public education. This morning I read a story just crying for further discussion and analysis, so with my apologies to those so inclined to defend lunacy in our schools, I bring you this topic. A fifth grade teacher from New Jersey has been fired after…
Health Management Employee Murdered by Client with Violent Criminal Past
There was a tragic story coming out of Dade City, Florida earlier this week. A 25-year old woman, Stephanie Ross, who was working as a service coordinator for Integra Health Management, was chased down a street and stabbed multiple times by the client she was sent to assist. She was pronounced dead on arrival at…
Sometimes Life Doesn't Provide Reasonable Accommodation
For today’s musings I have donned my best pair of protective underwear. I am talking first rate defensive undies; top tier asbestos lined Kevlar with integrated steel cup and skid mark resistant technology. There is a reason I take such protective measures. I need to be prepared. I am about to thoroughly enrage some disability…
Will Employers Pay for our Technology Addictions?
It is 6:00 AM, and as I sit here with my cup of coffee, warming in the soft, loving glow of my iPad, I am forced to ponder a thought, that, for many techies, would be pure heresy. Am I addicted to technology? It started innocently enough. Years ago I used to describe it to…
Establishing Race Based Performance Criteria for Employees
I am instituting a new performance measurement and accountability system for my company, largely based on the color of my employee's skin. I will expect 90 percent skill proficiency from Asian employees, 88 percent from whites, 81 percent from Hispanics, and 74 percent from African Americans. Of course, since we can apparently expect lessened proficiency…