Comments for 52LTD Blog http://www.52ltd.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Company culture. What does that even mean? by Heather Bansemer http://www.52ltd.com/blog/2010/07/13/company-culture-what-does-that-even-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Heather Bansemer Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:42:31 +0000 http://www.52ltd.com/blog/?p=358#comment-42 Word to all our mothers! Although this is basic business 101, most employees, small business owners especially, lose sight of this, and then stare open-mouthed at an employee turning in a letter of resignation. Shocking? No. Will more blog posts like this make a difference over time? I sure pray that it does. Word to all our mothers!

Although this is basic business 101, most employees, small business owners especially, lose sight of this, and then stare open-mouthed at an employee turning in a letter of resignation. Shocking? No. Will more blog posts like this make a difference over time? I sure pray that it does.

]]> Comment on Client vs. Designer: The Missing Feline Poster by Lincoln Barbour http://www.52ltd.com/blog/2010/06/25/client-vs-designer-the-missing-feline-poster/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Lincoln Barbour Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:59:00 +0000 http://www.52ltd.com/blog/?p=288#comment-29 This totally made my day. My favorite by far was the first poster, "It’s a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space." Awesome. This totally made my day. My favorite by far was the first poster, “It’s a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space.”

Awesome.

]]> Comment on Not on Our Watch. by Jennifer Ring-Pérez http://www.52ltd.com/blog/2010/06/17/not-on-our-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Jennifer Ring-Pérez Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:22:03 +0000 http://www.52ltd.com/blog/?p=262#comment-23 Unbelievable. Layoffs or discharges can be for a number of reasons and will vary based on individual corporate culture, economic conditions, and downright failing of corporations based on poor decision making at the top - and dare I say the often poor mishandling of employee affairs by Human Resources? Take Washington Mutual, an enormous employer in Washington State that imploded because of the lending crisis and their own corporate practices from the CEO and upper management. My friend, a Marketing Analyst for more than 10 years at WAMU was only one of thousands of employees laid off. After 18 months, he remains unemployed but actively consulting as he searches across the country for new work. How could someone say, without meeting him, that he is an unqualified professional? Does 10 years commitment and multiple promotions to senior manager mean anything? So, what this HR consultant is really admitting, is that YOU ARE UNQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED. Wow, as an HR consultant, she should be more than aware that many remain employed who are under performers. Staying employed does not mean you're the best. Unbelievable. Layoffs or discharges can be for a number of reasons and will vary based on individual corporate culture, economic conditions, and downright failing of corporations based on poor decision making at the top – and dare I say the often poor mishandling of employee affairs by Human Resources?

Take Washington Mutual, an enormous employer in Washington State that imploded because of the lending crisis and their own corporate practices from the CEO and upper management. My friend, a Marketing Analyst for more than 10 years at WAMU was only one of thousands of employees laid off. After 18 months, he remains unemployed but actively consulting as he searches across the country for new work.

How could someone say, without meeting him, that he is an unqualified professional? Does 10 years commitment and multiple promotions to senior manager mean anything?

So, what this HR consultant is really admitting, is that YOU ARE UNQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED. Wow, as an HR consultant, she should be more than aware that many remain employed who are under performers. Staying employed does not mean you’re the best.

]]> Comment on Not on Our Watch. by Heather Bansemer http://www.52ltd.com/blog/2010/06/17/not-on-our-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Heather Bansemer Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:50:05 +0000 http://www.52ltd.com/blog/?p=262#comment-22 Hell yes, Patricia. I like the way you do business and the way you speak so frankly about this idiot take on employ-ability. Never once have I looked at an incoming candidate and discarded them based on whether or not they were currently employed. Never. It serves no purpose. Thanks for writing a great post from the heart. It's nice to read a corporate blog that feels like I am being talked to, not at. Keep those posts coming. Hell yes, Patricia. I like the way you do business and the way you speak so frankly about this idiot take on employ-ability. Never once have I looked at an incoming candidate and discarded them based on whether or not they were currently employed. Never. It serves no purpose.

Thanks for writing a great post from the heart. It’s nice to read a corporate blog that feels like I am being talked to, not at. Keep those posts coming.

]]> Comment on Designing Through the Recession by cristi http://www.52ltd.com/blog/2009/03/03/designing-through-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-8 cristi Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:35:04 +0000 http://www.52ltd.com/blog/?p=75#comment-8 Well done. Well done.

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