Hi Dave. I'm the HR VP in a startup and I have a frustrating dilemma. Before my last retreat with our branch managers the executive committee agreed that I could keep everything that happened in the meeting confidential, and just...

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I just sat through a meeting knowing that I’m getting screwed. On the surface I’m being told that everyone must meet new standards and bear the responsibility for carrying them out. These standards were developed in conjunction with the large...

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One of our suppliers has completed a job for us and shut down his business. My boss doesn’t want to pay bill for his services. My boss justifies this because if something goes wrong with the completed job, the supplier...

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