Worksucks

Get a glimpse behind the corporate glass with HR Future’s workplace radical.

Gentleman, listen up:

What do women want?nbsp;

It depends on who you ask. It depends on what you hope to find. According to stand-up comedian Chris Rock, your informed half may want everything. Endless love, a mid year holiday break, renewed commitment, the bling, moments of surprise, daily TLC, retail indulgence and while you at it, mind reading. So, that you have perfect answers to her less than perfect questions.
A Google search brings up an impressive 145000 of local web pages to answer this question, a smorgasbord of niche websites, politically charged articles, emotional forum posts, surveys and dating tips. For those that want to devote the rest of their lives exploring all the possibilities of this question, Google has a whopping 30 million global results in reserve. Any brave knights?…

Work Headlines – January/February

A quick synopsis of the news in the past fortnight

Positive for

You?

Negative for

Fidentia Asset Management
Miners at Modikwa Mine
Metrobus workers
Sentech senior managers

We are entering the shutdown season when the attention of the average frustrated employee (including those inside HR), swings to the really important stuff. Forget about business targets, budgets and deadlines. Race past feigned happiness at company functions and parties. Your focus is on clinching those examinations, landing another job, stretching your credit limit, shopping sprees and a family vacation by the beach. These endeavours require plenty of leave in excess of the normal company provisions. Depending on organisation quirks and personal conscience, employees can evaporate from their desks without being missed…

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It was Albert Schweitzer (philosopher, physician and humanitarian)nbsp; that said happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. After this month, I wish that he had mentioned the difficulties of health and memories…