Archive | April, 2010
Guru’s Friday workplace funnies
Guru’s weekly links to best workplace stories of the week
Worker of the Year competition has new car up for grabs
Nursery staff confiscate toddler’s cheese sandwich
Police officers take over an hour to fill out holiday form
Nick Clegg… continue
Simon Cowell in HR – the workplace from hell
Imagine this as the workplace from hell; Sir Alan Sugar is the chief exec, Alex Ferguson the MD and Simon Cowell heading up HR.The egos at work there would be monstrous.Recruitment review site HireScores.com polled 1,386 people to find out… continue
Guru’s Friday workplace funnies
Every Friday, Guru brings you his links to the week’s top five workplace funnies
Dreaming can help with learning
Bus driver suspended after reading book at the wheel
Powerpoint presentations could lead to itchy bottoms
Post worker bins £100,000 winning… continue
Fancy being the next PM?
As the election creeps ever nearer, thanks to disciple Stewart for pointing out this great spoof job ad for The Prime Minister of Great Britain, courtesy of the folk at jobsgopublic.Guru particularly likes the ‘essential skills and qualities’ required for… continue
Wanted: HR pros for armageddon shelters
Some people have taken the volcanic eruption in Iceland and resulting massive ash cloud as a sign that armageddon is approaching. Others have predicted that 2012 will bring doomsday and the end of the world.So perhaps it’s best to be… continue
HR must harness the power of erotic capital
You can forget hard work and qualifications, how successful you are depends on just how damn sexy you are. Catherine Hakim, doctor of sociology at the London School of Economics, argues that as society becomes more sexualised, greater financial benefits… continue
Lies, misleading statistics and elections
The recent spat between the Daily Mail and the Guardian about how many ‘British jobs’ (jobs in the UK) are being ‘taken’ (filled) by ‘foreign workers’ (anyone not liked by the Daily Mail) should be taken as a warning to… continue
Guru’s Friday workplace funnies
Here are Guru’s usual links to the top five workplace funnies of the week.
Coca-Cola criticised for condoning sick days in ad campaign
Whitehall depts and quangos spend thousands on sweets, mints and cookies
M&S staff refuse to push trolley… continue
White male MPs tell City firms to improve diversity
The Treasury select committee’s new report Women in the City calls on the UK’s financial institutions to have more female representation on their boards.The group of (now former) MPs argued that having more women at senior levels would have made… continue
Halfords bag tester gets to sleep on the job
If you’ve ever been accused of sleeping on the job – then this new role could be for you. Halfords is advertising for a sleeping bag tester, specifying “someone interested in sleep”. The role will involve the successful applicant trying… continue
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