Month: January 2017

Works Council Commits To Taking German Workforce Back To The Stone Age.

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Tensions between an international health care company and its works council are currently running at an all time high.  The works council has blocked the roll out of smart phones to employees. Works council representative Guenther Mueller expressed his position: "our duty is to make sure that employees are safe from the horror of American … Continue reading Works Council Commits To Taking German Workforce Back To The Stone Age.

Talents Sick and Tired of Being Asked to do ‘Stretch Projects’

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International technology company SpaceEight has a "world class talent management program", according to HR director Romain Dumont. However, upon questioning some of the 'Talents' claimed that it was nothing but a load of "extra hassle".  Potential high flyer Florian Buisson said: "at first I felt special because my boss told me I was a talent, … Continue reading Talents Sick and Tired of Being Asked to do ‘Stretch Projects’

Yearly Finance Process A Mixture of Comedy and Perversion

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Frank Dengler, who is the head of a small engineering department in a big engineering company, claims that he just makes the budget up; and that's the joke. Frank was threatened with disciplinary action after he was overheard joking with colleagues about the "yearly farce" called the  'FOP' (Financial Operating Plan). Frank said:"We just count … Continue reading Yearly Finance Process A Mixture of Comedy and Perversion