New applicant pool: Former strippers
More evidence the Internet has really changed everything in the work world: Strippers blame the Web for losing jobs. When one door closes, another opens. Case in point: Strippers in Toronto are blaming...
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Happy employees are more likely to go the extra mile to make customers happy. This Best Buy salesman really wanted to make the sale. (Video) Three young women are interested in buying a car stereo. The...
View ArticleWhat were they thinking? VP curses out unhappy customer
We occasionally report workplace behavior that’s so odd that it sounds made up. Except it’s not. Today’s story: When an unhappy customer complained, a company official responded in a most-unofficial...
View ArticleNo, you can’t justify bias by citing ‘customer preference’
Never thought we’d have to say this in 2010: Companies can’t discriminate against workers — even if customers ask them to. That’s the message in a recent federal appeals court ruling in Indiana. The...
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