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It's all in the ism's - How you know you have a great HR staff

Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:31:38 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00) ( Humor | Random Stuff )

You know you're HR staff is top-notch when they solve personnel behavior problems in creative ways that actually have impact. For example, what if this email appeared in your inbox?

"If you enjoyed the pizza you forgot you didn't bring in that was in a box in the first floor refrigerator and you want to thank the co-worker who actually did buy it, please contact me for the person's name."

Nice. Of course the offender didn't reveal themselves, but I think this helped solve the real problem, and people definitely took notice.

What creative HRisms have you seen over the years?

(P.S. - Stealing is wrong. Please don't steal. It's bad.)

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 9:17:02 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

If I received such an email I would be rather upset and think, wow, they are not handling this in a very good way at all. This is a very passive aggressive response to a problem.

Instead, why not simply let person A know that person B bought the item which person A was supposed to buy? Be direct, up front, and honest about the situation.

Jay R. Wren

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 9:18:16 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

Jay, trust me if HR actually *knew* who the offender was, it would be dealt with directly. But in this case if only the victim is known, I think this is a creative way to address the issue and make everyone aware.

Greg