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Posts Tagged ‘Work’

I think it’s Snow Madness.

Is it Snow Madness?

Internal Activism

A few weeks ago, I got a draft copy of my employer’s new Employee Handbook. In the equal employment opportunity section, there was a standard list of protected groups: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age and disability. I decided I’d like to see LGBT employees listed, as well. To that end, I wrote up a proposed change to the policy, and submitted it to HR for review.

Retreating

Company retreats – everybody’s been on one. I confess to finding them slightly amusing, if only for the chance to watch my coworkers commit career suicide with company-purchased alcohol. This year we’re in Williamsburg, VA at the Anheuser-Busch owned Kingsmill Resort & Spa. The weather was beautiful for the first couple of days – cool [...]