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Handle Sexual Harassment

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Sexual harassment at work place is prevalent. It can be termed as bullying, unwelcome sexual advances and asking sexual favors at workplace. Harassment can happen to anyone and probability of recurrence increases if not tackled professionally. This is often observed that we don't talk enough on this topic. Some EEOC stats as per  link 79% of victims are women, 21% are men. 51% are harassed by a supervisor. Business, trade, banking, and finance are the biggest industries where sexual harassment occurs. 12% received threats of termination if they did not comply with their requests.  How to handle the sexual harassment- This needs to be documented. Victim should send out a mail to the offender informing that she/he is shocked with his/her actions on date at particular venue. I discussed this situaltion with my relatives and they asked me to inform you about my feelings. The victim has to be very professional. Victim needs to make sure that he seek for the read rece

Layoff Readiness

Layoff has become a norm. We observe that many companies fire bulk of employees. Automation, Robotics and Cloud business are important factors which are causing huge layoffs. This is a new paradigm shift which all of us will be observing for a couple of years. How to perp yourself to make sure you are not laid off. To make sure that you are not the soft target you should know your  Boss Compatibility Matrix . If your boss compatibility matrix is negative then you could be a soft target for the next layoff and hence work on the below guidance. Job-Flip Preparedness Guidance Are you relevant in the current market, if not then focus on your technical and domain skills? Are you prepared for the interview? Working and interview preparation are different so focus on your interview preparation. Good article on  INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS   can give you a glimpse how interview could be different from office work. Are you expecting your bonus in ne

Boss Compatibility Matrix

I observed many employees complaining bad relation with their managers.  However I also saw employees who have healthy relationship with their management and team. Please make sure you read below information very thoughtfully so that you are able to calculate boss compatibility matrix. First List: 1. Micromanage (-1) - my manager wants to know everything what i do. He doesn't let me make my decisions. He calls me in his office all the time and wants to know each and every detail. 2. No Leadership (-1) - my manager doesn't have the leadership qualities. He doesn't talk to me almost at all then how does he know what I am working on. I am not sure how will he fight for me for my promotion and bonus. 3. Wrong gestures (-5) - my manager is opposite sex and gives me wrong gestures. It is not easy to work with him/her because things are getting mixed up. I can't lead a professional life with this kind of manager and don't know whether I call it sexual harrasmen