There’s a particular feeling that arrives every Thursday evening, somewhere around 5 p.m., that has nothing to do with the actual calendar. The week isn’t over, you still have a full workday ahead of you, and yet something shifts…quietly and
Guilty Until Proven Sick
At some point in your career, you’ve probably been asked to produce a doctor’s note to prove you were sick. You were neither hospitalized nor were you contagious with something requiring a hazmat response. You were just… sick. The kind
What Black History Month Demands of Us Now
In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, calling on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” That year marked the expansion of
HR’s Groundhog Day: Don’t Retreat When Change Shows Up
Every February 2nd, a chubby rodent emerges from a burrow in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, squints at the crowd, and delivers a weather forecast that’s accurate roughly 40% of the time. Which, depending on your perspective, is either charmingly hopeful or spectacularly
