Comments for HR Undercover

Comment on Social media in the workplace: colliding values and needs by Shan

Shan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:34:06 +0000

Depends on the job. If the employee needs to understand the technology, it does make sense. I wonder if company’s who require employees to Tweet provide them the time to do so at work, while on the clock or if only exempt employees have such a requirement.

Comment on Contact Us by Jill C

Jill C — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:04:05 +0000

Hi Suzanne,
It was so great to see pics of you and Bosse on this site. I met you, your husband and very handsome Bosse a couple years ago through a friend (Dave). I have a yellow lab too “Zeus” and he and Bosse had some great walks together. Glad to see you are still doing such great work with search and rescue. That’s awesome! I will need to check out your blog. Cheers! Jill

Comment on Social media in the workplace: colliding values and needs by Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:40 +0000

Amazing….now Best Buy is requiring employees to have Twitter accounts with a certain number of followers. Doesn’t really make sense to me:

http://chris.pirillo.com/can-a-company-take-social-networking-too-far/

Comment on Bosse challenges Casey: How much executive pay is enough? by Bosse

Bosse — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:02 +0000

My jaws ARE dropping: Goldman Sachs is on course to distribute bonuses that could rival the record paydays of the heady bull-market years:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009471723_goldmanearn15.html

Poor former General Motors Chief Executive officer Rick Wagoner. He is ONLY receiving $8.5 million

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009471692_wagoner15.html

Comment on Social media in the workplace: colliding values and needs by Casey

Casey — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:13:04 +0000

See this article for some excellent points in this debate:

http://www.krishnade.com/blog/2008/the-worlds-best-places-to-work-encourage-social-networking/

Comment on Casey doesn’t think execs are overpaid… by Bosse

Bosse — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:36:59 +0000

Dang it…..looks like AIG is at it again……

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009444136_apusaigbonuses.html

I say NO!!!!

Comment on Bosse challenges Casey: How much executive pay is enough? by Shan

Shan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:30:19 +0000

Amazing! Actually, I think they DO get it Suzanne. And they are going to get it – the money they believe they should be paid.

Really, how can a new government compensation oversight plan be so simplistic as to not address total compensation? Another government plan, and more loop holes for people to figure out how to get around… All at the expense to the tax payers paying for a new government plan that does not and will not work.

Comment on Bosse challenges Casey: How much executive pay is enough? by Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:34:43 +0000

Citigroup is increasing base salaries of employees – by up to 50% – to offset restrictions on bonuses (note that Citibank is one of the companies that received bailout funds and face restrictions on bonuses as part of the the new government comp oversight plan. By making this shift in compensation it sounds like Citibank will continue to pay employees – incuding traders – as much as they received in 2008. They just don’t get it, do they?

Let’s hope that Obama’s “special master” Kenneth Feinberg stays on top of this one!!!

Comment on Contact Us by Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:52:17 +0000

Retirement……naahhhhhhh….that is not even a word in my vocabulary….will never happen!!!
Suzanne

Comment on Contact Us by Susan

Susan — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:46:00 +0000

Woof, woof….. what a hoot! Suzanne and Shan, happy retirement! What a fun, creative way of dealing with too much time on your hands!