I’m a little obsessed with work hours and work schedules. We each have 24 hours in one day--that’s 168 hours in one week. Why work 40 of those hours? 40?? What about MORE? LESS? When should these hours be worked? Where? The 40-hour workweek gained traction around the mid 1800’s as labor unions and legislators were attempting to mandate work schedules that would be more suitable to the health, safety, and productivity of adults and the children that worked alongside them in th

The final episode of Season 1 of #HRTea is finally available and we have some exciting news for our dedicated listeners. If you have been following along and listened to every episode of Season 1, you are eligible for 2.5 SHRM recertification credits. Details on how to get your credits are available in the final episode. As always, you can listen to the latest episode on both iTunes and Google Play! In this final episode, Bethany sat down with our HRD Program Director to d

A comedian, whose name I cannot recall, once said that his wife could do four or five things at once. She could paint the walls, vacuum the floors, feed the kids, and talk on the phone all at the same time! In contrast, he said he would draw the kitchen curtains so he could concentrate on making his breakfast. When interrupted, he would throw his hands up in exasperation and exclaim, “Can’t you see I’m frying an egg here!!” Whenever I am trying to focus on just one thing, my