Welcome to HR Virtual Cafe. I am so excited to have you stop by.
A little about me?
I am a wife, mother of a 22 year old daughter, mama of two dogs, and author of three books. I am an avid foodie and all around geek! I dig Social Media and get a kick out of helping job seekers, Human Resource and Recruiters form their digital footprint and social media strategy. I in no way claim to be a “Guru” “Maven” or “Master” of anything, accepts perhaps eating!
You can find me mostly at HRVirtualCafe and DiscoveringSocial.com.
I’m a regular contributor to the Society of Human Resource Management’s “Next” blog, as well as a Volunteer for SHRM’s annual Conference blogger and Social Media Chair for Illinois State SHRM.
In 2011 I was honored to receive the Illiniois Most Influential Women in Business Award from the Daily Ledger and NAWBO and that’s about my only claim to fame.
Oh, and I do love a little Bears football come Fall!
I’m only an email away > susan@discoveringsocial.com.
Crazy story Susan.
I worked at a company in my early twenties where I had a similar experience. It was a small company owned by a woman who had been married for over 20 years before having her first child. Unfortunately for her, she was in her late 40′s and the hormonal imbalance her pregnancy caused made her an unreasonable person to be around, specifically for the men in the office. The company was located in a renovated historical home which was lovely, but it was tight quarters and voices carried regardless of how hard we all tired to speak using our “inside voices.” Here’s the crazy part, every day the owner would take one of the men into her corner office and scream at them on the top of her lungs, throw objects at them and was known to even physically strike them with a closed fist. This woman absolutely scared the daylights out of me. When I saw the male du jour of her abuse leave her office after her tirade, they looked pale, confused and beaten down. Eventually, she came to the realization that she needed to close her business because she just couldn’t manage her emotions and work-life balance at the same time.
Thank goodness we have labor laws in place today to protect employees.
OMG Cyndy, that is crazy. Thank goodness is right, for labor laws. That sounds horrendous, especially for those poor men in the office (smile). Thanks for sharing. Good to know I was not the only one that has experienced that!
Yes, amen to that!
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Hi Susan, may you please send me your e-mail address? I would like to contact you. Thank you.