I need to encourage a manager to accept a religious accommodation request, as it is reasonable, in my opinion. The employee, who is Balinese Hindu, has requested a 10-minute prayer break at noon as part of her religion.

I am considering stepping back from a managerial role to an individual contributor role. I am burned out… When I think hard, I just want to return to an individual contributor role and stop being responsible for other people. Will I destroy my career if I do this?

I just started at a new company a few weeks ago. We have an internal candidate, Steve, for a position, and the hiring manager does not want to interview him because Steve previously worked a temp position in their office and made many mistakes that caused many issues. The problem I’m having is that they never told Steve there were issues with his job performance. 

I know I was singled out because I’m an HR employee and was told, “It looks bad,” but do you think I should tell my boss (nicely and professionally) to shove it and that I’ll bond with my next baby any way I see fit?

A salaried employee works over 50 hours a week, but her manager still insists that she use PTO to cover a half-day appointment. Is this legal?

“After working in HR for 30 years, I was told today that I was ‘too aggressive’ and that I came across as if I had an agenda. I have never had someone say this to me before…” Is he right? Evil HR Lady weighs in. 

Boss always looking over your shoulder? Evil HR Lady says they may be a control freak, or it could be due to poor performance on your end. Here’s how to move forward. 

Evil HR Lady explains the difference between a background check and a reference check, and why employers don’t need to answer every question. 

An open-concept, hoteling workspace can save space and money. Some employees might even prefer it if they like to change up their point of view. But others just hate it. 

Evil HR Lady says you can’t hold FMLA or ADA against an employee, but you can still hold them accountable for their work when they are there.