Posts Tagged ‘workplace’
Monkey attacks Home Depot worker when owner takes it shopping
In the Chris Rock comedy Pootie Tang, the main character’s father dies after a tragic workplace accident in which he was attacked by a gorilla. For a Home Depot employee in Okeechobee, Florida, her attack came at the hands and fangs of a spider monkey. A shopper decided it would be a good idea to…
Read MoreYouTube mass shooter Nasim Aghdam was angry about new policy
The country was shocked yesterday as another mass shooting took place in San Bruno, California, at the headquarters of digital content giant YouTube. Nasim Aghdam, 39, walked onto the corporate campus of YouTube and took out a gun and began shooting people randomly. Aghdam, who was an animal rights activist, die-hard vegan and bodybuilder, had…
Read MoreDo women have any accountability in the current sexual harassment scandals?
If you’ve been in the workplace more than 10 years, you’ve received a compliment from the opposite sex. Whether that compliment was harmless, or a source of pain is largely left up to who receives the compliment and who is giving the compliment and your moral compass at the time. Harvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s…
Read MoreAngry transgender girlfriend goes to her lover’s job (video)
When it comes to sexuality, some men seem to still want to hide their true feelings. This thought process apparently has resulted in extreme embarrassment for one man who decided not to treat his transgender girlfriend with respect. As a result, his girlfriend blasted him online and went to his job with embarrassing consequences. Unfortunately, some…
Read MoreFacing Cutbacks at Work? 3 Keys for Plan B
Three strategies, books and movies to help you get create a Plan B.
Read MoreLeague of Black Women Release ‘Risk and Reward’ Report
These are roadblocks that face black women at work.
Read MoreTake This Job and Shove It? 5 Signs You May Have the Worst Boss in the World
If you are an employee who works in an environment where your higher-ups are supportive, creative, fair-minded and open to feedback, count yourself among the lucky ones. Unfortunately, not everyone is so blessed. Many employees are struggling to cope in a negative work environment where they deal with the stress of surviving emotionally and psychologically…
Read MoreThis is Diversity in Action: Leonard McLaughlin, President of Aon Cornerstone Innovative Solutions
Cornerstone develops relationships between its corporate clients and minority-owned businesses.
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Exec Calls Employee the N Word, Says He was Rapping; Guess Who Won the Lawsuit!
The exec “demonstrated offensive racial hostility.”
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