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Unforgettable or Unforgivable?

A recent Reddit post about an unnamed (Initech?) company’s Spirit Week Flyer picked up enough steam to be covered by various news outlets. In the flyer, which has been criticized

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A Rock and a Hard Place

On Tuesday, the new administration offered buyouts to most of the federal workforce. While cast in terms of an end to remote work, the alternative, the notice warns, is a

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You’re All Fired!

After going months without finding a single qualified candidate for a job opening, a company’s human resources manager submitted his own application…only to be summarily rejected. The exercise revealed to

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Bacon Ice Cream Anyone?

McDonald’s is switching gears after its AI-powered ordering system failed to meet expectations. The discontinued system, intended to streamline operations, experienced challenges with order accuracy and customer satisfaction, sometimes resulting

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Do as I Say….

The American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) is a long-time champion of free speech, even when inconvenient or unpopular. Accordingly, it is striking when the ACLU is thrust into the position

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Taking Shots

One hallmark of bad management is the failure to take ownership of decisions (e.g., a second shift supervisor blaming superiors for unpopular policies or protocols). But what if bad management

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