WIRTW #615: the “prayers” edition

I pray for the people of Ukraine.

I pray for democracy.

I pray for diplomacy.

I pray for Europe.

I pray for troops everywhere, ours and everyone else's.

I pray that we are not seeing the beginning of WWIII.

I pray for peace.

I pray that I'm wrong about WWIII, but as a student of history I don't think I am.

Here's what I read this past week that I think you should be reading, too.

The mom quitting her job because of Covid — via Ask a Manager

Google will no longer require US employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — via The Verge 

As dads and nonbirth parents face postpartum mental health issues, what can employers do? — via HR Dive

Want Some Paid Time Off? Fake a Pregnancy! — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas

DOL Announces Ramped-Up FMLA Audits for Employers in Select Industries — via Jeff Nowak's FMLA Insights

How Workers Can Leverage "The Great Resignation" — via Workplace Fairness

Starbucks Tries To Slow Union Elections But Misses Legal Deadline By 8 Minutes — via HuffPost

Starbucks' union busting campaign is backfiring — via Salon

Apple Store employees in the US are quietly trying to unionize — via Engadget HD

U.S. business casts a wary eye at the surging labor movement led by young and optimistic activists — via Fortune

Bullying, mobbing, and incivility in the healthcare workplace — via Minding the Workplace