What’s your happy place?
Where do you take your mind when you’re just having a bad day, when you have to deal with that employee, when a client chews you out (I know, that never happens), or when you otherwise need a mental breather from the world and all of its evil and other craziness?
Mine is watching my kids play music.
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Where do you take your mind when you’re just having a bad day, when you have to deal with that employee, when a client chews you out (I know, that never happens), or when you otherwise need a mental breather from the world and all of its evil and other craziness?
Mine is watching my kids play music.
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So, what’s your happy place? Share in comments below.
Here’s what I read this week.
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- #MeToo? Sure, but not all sexual harassment is alike, and not all workplaces are like Hollywood. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- If Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is Broken, What’s the Fix? — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Why do women get all attractive if they don’t want to be harassed? Glad you asked — via Chicago Tribune’s Balancing Act
- Would you require a new C-Suite hire to affirm no history of discrimination at work? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- There Are No Accidental Monsters: Or How Not to Worry About Sexual Harassment at Work — via Above the Law
- The Time We Waste on Sexual Harassment — via Employment & Human Rights Law In Canada
- Weinstein’s investigations — and settlements — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Sexual Harassment: A Few Words of Advice in the Wake of Weinstein, Spacey, and the Media Frenzy — via The Employment Brief
- Employees & Their Pesky Social Media — via tHRive Law & Consulting
- What can you do when an employee gains unauthorized access to coworkers’ e-mail? — via Technology for HR
- Can connecting to former clients on social media get me sued for breaking a non-compete? — via Work Place Coach Blog News
- LinkedIn and Microsoft launch “Resume Assistant” and it’s a big deal! — via The Tim Sackett Project
- Facebook Isn’t Recording Your Conversations, But It May as Well Be — via Lifehacker
- How to Handle Negative Reviews on Employer Review Sites — via Workology
- How I Infiltrated a Fortune 500 Company with Social Engineering and 4 Proactive Steps to Avoid Being the Next Data Breach Victim — via Dark Reading
- When Ransomware Strikes: 7 Steps You Can Take Now to Prepare — via Gig Employer Blog
- What Happens When HR Is Part of the Problem? — via Workology
- The Price of a Family-Friendly Workplace — via Workforce Magazine
- Does Son Get Paid For Shadowing Dad at Work? — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
- Are Prostitutes Employees or Independent Contractors? — via Who Is My Employee?
- Ask The Readers: What Is a Fair Vacation Policy for a Part-Time Employee? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Should You Offer Bonuses To Your Gig Workers? That Is The Question. — via Gig Employer Blog
- Big Commissions & FLSA Omissions: How Employers Could Be Required to Pay Six-Figure Earners Overtime Wages — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Senior Officials Tossed from Union in Wake of Sexual Harassment Allegations — via Labor Relations
- National Labor Relations Board Has Five Members, As Republican William Emanuel Sworn In — via Labor Relations Today
- Peter Robb Confirmed as National Labor Relations Board General Counsel — via Labor Relations Today
- House Passes Joint Employer Bill — via Workforce Freedom Initiative Timeline
- OSHA Gets Into Robotics Safety — via Door & Window Market Magazine
- 5 Steps to Stay OSHA Compliant — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions