Comments on: Front Porch Musings http://www.hrgumbo.com/2009/09/09/front-porch-musings/ Official Blog of Big Bend SHRM Sat, 07 May 2011 11:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: George Allen http://www.hrgumbo.com/2009/09/09/front-porch-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-243 George Allen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:53:48 +0000 http://www.hrgumbo.com/?p=304#comment-243 Very sneaky. You used front porch nostalgia to reach the HR point. We had a front porch at our house in St. Pete when I was growing up. It was the coolest place to sit in the evening until the mosquitos started chewing on you. Karen, you are so right. As HR professionals we have to walk a tight rope protecting our employers while making sure that employees are happy and well taken care of. Very sneaky. You used front porch nostalgia to reach the HR point. We had a front porch at our house in St. Pete when I was growing up. It was the coolest place to sit in the evening until the mosquitos started chewing on you. Karen, you are so right. As HR professionals we have to walk a tight rope protecting our employers while making sure that employees are happy and well taken care of.

]]> By: Joan Ginsberg http://www.hrgumbo.com/2009/09/09/front-porch-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Joan Ginsberg Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:50:36 +0000 http://www.hrgumbo.com/?p=304#comment-186 As a job seeker, I spend almost all of my day looking at job posts, websites, Linkedin - anything I think will help me find that perfect position. I was astounded to come across a job post the other day that stated in the requirements: "Must be comfortable on manufacturing floor." I was astounded because I couldn't believe that someone actually had to tell a candidate it was their job to interact with the human capital that they would be charged with maximizing. It was like requiring someone to sit in their chair. I come from small business (food manufacturing), and I was on the manufacturing floor every single day. Sometimes I just went in to say hello and chat. This didn't stop me from meeting with the owners (it was a privately held business) almost every day, too. This is the primary reason, to me, that HR is so appealing. It's a privilege to interact, not a chore. It's great that you reminded everyone of how necessary this is, Karen. As a job seeker, I spend almost all of my day looking at job posts, websites, Linkedin – anything I think will help me find that perfect position.

I was astounded to come across a job post the other day that stated in the requirements: “Must be comfortable on manufacturing floor.” I was astounded because I couldn’t believe that someone actually had to tell a candidate it was their job to interact with the human capital that they would be charged with maximizing. It was like requiring someone to sit in their chair.

I come from small business (food manufacturing), and I was on the manufacturing floor every single day. Sometimes I just went in to say hello and chat. This didn’t stop me from meeting with the owners (it was a privately held business) almost every day, too. This is the primary reason, to me, that HR is so appealing. It’s a privilege to interact, not a chore.

It’s great that you reminded everyone of how necessary this is, Karen.

]]> By: Linda Lieblong http://www.hrgumbo.com/2009/09/09/front-porch-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Linda Lieblong Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:41:24 +0000 http://www.hrgumbo.com/?p=304#comment-185 I agree...you should write a book! I agree…you should write a book!

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