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Help, they’re picking on me

Checkout the next cubicle. It could contain a toxic personality, according to Robert Micera, head of HR at accountants Margolin, Winer & Evens. There's the narcissist, who thinks his sweat smells like ice cream, sucks up and takes credit for other's work. There's the "gatekeeper," who withholds important information from others for the sheer sadism of it. And, ...

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  1. This is (truly) insane. While one does want to root out the toxic workers in any environment, this will surely pave the path for all kinds of lawsuits from employees who were depressed before they walked in the door. Who knows how someone will choose to interpret something. How can employers afford to screen for mental health scammers? How can employers afford to defend aginst a potential suit from every employee who is disciplined or for whom work rules change to meet chnging demands in the business environment, causing stress and perhaps sleeplessness in some?
    Given a choice, I would not locate in NYS subject to a rule like this. Who is the State Senator who introduced this legislation? Where is the rest of this article talking about the potential unintended but obvious consequences?

  2. The new law and concerns expressed demonstate why tort reform is such a vital component of health care reform. An obvious step in the right direction would be to place a cap on any civil settlements that may arise due to the enactment of the new legislation.

  3. Managers need to find tasks that build on employee skills and interests and empower them to work as a team. Management requires the ability to designate responsibility, monitor outcomes and pull-together all that simplifies the services and/or products involved. Smart managers evaluate their monitoring process carefully, in various levels of performance, to build on the skills and talents of each and every employee, always keeping performance paper trails that justify a means to the end.

  4. Imagine a law that protects an employee’s “feelings” … no more bullying at work. NYS truly a nanny state.
    Wait till it dawns on gov’t that the boss is a dictator. Next they will rule it illegal for the boss to tell employees what to do, or gosh forbid,the boss hurt the employee’s feelings with punishment by law.
    What insanity.

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