tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post7723779354153884696..comments2023-10-31T12:58:36.729+01:00Comments on Evil HR Lady: HR DetectivesSuzanne Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07129772885673695447noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-16644019597378699112007-10-22T20:42:00.000+02:002007-10-22T20:42:00.000+02:00This is late.. and random.. but what kind of compa...This is late.. and random.. but what kind of companies require notes like this? I'm a reporter working on a story. We want to let HR people know this stuff exists and we're trying to find a company that would let us try and pass a fake excuse through a worker, to see if it works. Any information would be appreciated. <BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-23155701705397661522007-08-13T18:41:00.000+02:002007-08-13T18:41:00.000+02:00On your anecdote, you must've taught at the same c...On your anecdote, you must've taught at the same community college in Chicago at which I taught. I've only had one student in 4+ years of teaching courses (p-t) that tried the cancer excuse. Honestly, I think they're a completely difference population set than most HR folks are used to dealing (read: intensely prolonged adolescence). - TLTim Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896230254720822005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-67901838749116000122007-08-13T14:47:00.000+02:002007-08-13T14:47:00.000+02:00Employers bend over backwards to treat each and ev...Employers bend over backwards to treat each and every employee with fairness, honesty, and utmost professional respect and concern for their welfare. Given such decent treatment, it's just not right for employees to lie. Not under any circumstances. Nope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-81986945063524697852007-08-13T14:22:00.000+02:002007-08-13T14:22:00.000+02:00Yep, I've had employees write false notes/document...Yep, I've had employees write false notes/documentation re: cancer, diabetes, broken legs, MS, drug problems, and more I probably can't think of at the moment. It's pretty devastating to the manager/HR person when this type of thing happens as we are all human too and want to be compassionate when someone is ill. To find out you're been lied to about someone having a possibly life-threatening disease is one of the worst things you can do to a person.<BR/><BR/>All it takes is a call to the Physician's College in whatever country you're in to determine that the doctor in the note/documentation does not actually exist, I'm not sure why someone would even consider doing this...goodbye job. If you're desperate for personal time off, just ask!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-8803228941523998942007-08-13T06:08:00.000+02:002007-08-13T06:08:00.000+02:00I've got a younger brother who's a police officer....I've got a younger brother who's a police officer. He says I'm the only person outside law enforcement who he and his cop buddies can relate to. I take that as high praise indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-32713612239708491432007-08-13T02:15:00.000+02:002007-08-13T02:15:00.000+02:00I think perhaps I understand better why many HR fo...I think perhaps I understand better why many HR folks seem so gruff and cynical. That has got to wear on you. Not quite as bad a police officers I talk with, but depressing none the less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-7358787145733274202007-08-13T01:37:00.000+02:002007-08-13T01:37:00.000+02:00Yes, the consequences for getting caught lying abo...Yes, the consequences for getting caught lying about something is always worse than the consequence for doing the thing in the first place.Evil HR Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506069540151526951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33004692.post-57618998566847060102007-08-13T00:15:00.000+02:002007-08-13T00:15:00.000+02:00In my career, I've fired numerous people for prese...In my career, I've fired numerous people for presenting falsified documentation attempting to justify an absence. Instead of an unexcused absence and perhaps a disciplinary letter or suspension for excessive absenteeism, they lost their job for presenting falsified documentation, or in the case of paid time off, for attempting to defraud the company. Your story is "better", I think, than any of mine, but in addition to falsified doctors' notes, I've been presented with false traffic accident reports, false crime reports, people saying that parents had died and trying to fake letters from funeral homes, etc. I had a guy years ago who came in with a cast on his leg; it turned out that it was put on by his girlfriend who worked for an orthopedist. People can be quite inventive, but starting my career in an auto plant with 5000 hourly employees was a blessing. After a few years in that job there weren't too many excuses that hadn't been tested. People who lie to me get little mercy..... it's insulting that they think I'm dumb enough to believe them. I like to think that not too many got by me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com