HR Bobbleheads Episode 7: Groupthink

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A good idea is a good idea.

Until it leaves someone’s mouth, only to be bombarded, twisted around and blasted into oblivion by coworkers, until it’s completely unrecognizable.

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HR Bobbleheads Episode 6: The Empty Office

Our first viewer-submitted storyline! It’s nearly a silent film, but then again, memos speak louder than words, don’t they? (If you’re lucky enough to get one, of course.) In this story, an employee turns up to find out that his manager packed his bags in the middle of the night and headed to Safteyville. Meanwhile, our guy got the hook.

Special thanks to The Tuna.

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HR Bobbleheads Episode 5: Interviews Then and Now

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In this episode: Bobbleheads from the 50s and today illustrate just how much *ahem* gender roles in the workplace have changed *ahem* over the years.

UPDATE: If you think that sexual harassment is dead in 2009, check this out.

Previous episodes:

HR Bobbleheads Episode 4: New Benefits
Fremulon, Inc. announces their new, all-inclusive “Benefits Package.” Unfortunately, the package isn’t as comprehensive as it might seem.

HR Bobbleheads Episode 3: Layoffs
The economic crunch means it’s time to “trim the fat” at Fremulon, Inc. Will our faithful employees stay loyal to one another? Or will they sell each other out for job security? And what of the mysterious toxic waste spill that’s turned all the Fremulon employees an eerie green?

HR Bobbleheads Episode 2: Dress Code
Someone hasn’t been following the company’s dress code policy, which results in a talking-to from HR and the manager. This episode is a lesson in making your policies easy to understand, even for those with wooden ears.

HR Bobbleheads Episode 1: The Water Cooler
Talking around the water cooler is all fine and good, until the boss finds you shirking your responsibilities.

HR Bobbleheads Sneak Preview: Sick Day
Everyone at the office called in sick on the Friday before Memorial Day. Everyone, that is, except for Iron Man.

HR Bobbleheads Episode 3: Layoffs

In this episode: The economic crunch means it’s time to “trim the fat” at Fremulon, Inc. Will our faithful employees stay loyal to one another? Or will they sell each other out for job security? And what of the mysterious toxic waste spill that’s turned all the Fremulon employees an eerie green?

Previous episodes:
HR Bobbleheads Episode 2: Dress Code
Someone hasn’t been following the company’s dress code policy, which results in a talking-to from HR and the manager. This episode is a lesson in making your policies easy to understand, even for those with wooden ears.

HR Bobbleheads Episode 1: The Water Cooler
Talking around the water cooler is all fine and good, until the boss finds you shirking your responsibilities.

HR Bobbleheads Sneak Preview: Sick Day
Everyone at the office called in sick on the Friday before Memorial Day. Everyone, that is, except for Iron Man.