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There’s a Simpson’s episode I love, called “Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?” The plot starts: A routine physical exam at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant reveals that Homer Simpson has become infertile after being exposed to radiation. Fearing a lawsuit, plant owner Mr. Burns awards Homer with the “First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for … Continue reading “Employee Recognition”
The #zombiehr series continues. Today I publish my first poem. Fittingly – this is a scary moment for me. Here goes: We talk about engagement, I want to help you start a movement I sit and look at nodding heads, You leaders give agreement Too easily So plans are made and papers wrote, You say “approved” leave me … Continue reading “Phantom HR”
Around the time of my 40th birthday, I enjoyed a great conversation with my Dad about careers. My Dad had been a career civil servant, and regretted it. He liked the people, the work less so. So when the chance for early retirement came at age 58, he took it. Dad had enough of “Better … Continue reading “This Is Careering”