These "graduations" are getting out of hand. Over the past few weeks, I've had to rework shifts for dozens of employees because their kids had midday prek, kindergarten, 5th grade, 8th grade, etc., graduations. Are all of these necessary?

Is anyone else concerned about job applications asking for your Social Security number upfront before an interview or offer? With identity theft and fraud being so common, it feels like this information should only be requested during hiring paperwork after an offer is made. Curious how others handle this.

Open toed shoes, okay for people to wear in the office? I think they should be banned across the board but boy, does the team hate this.

I’ve been in meetings where leadership said they wanted honest employee feedback, then became visibly uncomfortable when they actually received it. HR often encourages openness while quietly managing reactions behind the scenes. Do organizations really want honest feedback, or just positive feedback?

I just watched a coworker/recruiter be terminated during a meeting and they disc her on the call and logged her out of all the systems. I gently commented i didnt think they could do that as she has to be able to access her timesheets. I was told California is an at will state 🤔 and that we shouldn’t communicate with her any longer. Can they terminate someone that way?