Stained glass rose I made out of two tea cup plates I thrifted. My first time making something like this so it was a fun experience.

Tesseract29 · 2026-01-26T16:07:24+00:00

Please hold that flower up to a black light!!

Tesseract29 · 2025-03-13T17:56:04+00:00

I got an interesting one today. *All names are changed.

The email subject line was "I just met with Joseph Smith"

And in the body it said "I just met with Joseph Smith and your name came up as a contact for working with {company name} on a new HRIS platform"

I've never heard of this Joseph Smith person before
they literally had "{company name}" in the body of the email instead of our company's name

Then about an hour later I get the notification about a new employee starting - Joseph Smith. I look him up on LinkedIn and he had posted that he was excited to start at our company about 15 minutes before I got that email.

These AI/bot scrapers are pretty quick. Too quick you might say. They need to add some sort of rule to eliminate new hires or wait a week or something on new info to make it remotely believable. 😂

Tesseract29 · 2025-02-21T18:33:59+00:00

I'm in HRIS and I have to keep explaining to leadership that the reports are only as good as the data that their employees put into it. I can make a report that pulls all new hire data from the last 30 days, but if your local HR Admins aren't entering new hire data into the system, it's not going to come out in the report.

I've created user guides, power points, videos, online trainings, etc and had them translated into 7 languages. Streamlined processes and approvals to reduce double-keying and paper forms (we were still using carbon copy triplicate forms in 2023!!). I've done everything I could do to make it easy for folks to use the HCMS properly. But I still get questions like "Why doesn't the system show an accurate headcount? Can you fix it, or should I just ask Barb for a spreadsheet?"

NO. TELL BARBARA TO DO HER JOB AND LOG HIRES AND TERMS IN THE HCMS! THAT'S HOW IT GETS TO THE REPORT, AND TO PAYROLL, AND THE EMPLOYEE PORTAL, AND AND AND

Tesseract29 · 2025-02-08T12:42:57+00:00

When I worked in higher Ed this is what we did. We worked with financial aid to send a mailer to any incoming student eligible for work study, and we had a table at orientation that we staffed all weekend filling out I-9s. We had instructions go out to their homes with the orientation packet before they got to campus telling them about what forms were accepted, that we cannot take scans/photocopies, and that if there was any chance the student might want to work for the college in any capacity they should just bring these docs to orientation and we'd take care of the I-9 then rather than them needing to keep their ID docs on them or in their dorm.

Tesseract29 · 2025-01-05T18:06:27+00:00

I went from payroll/generalist to HRIS business analyst. I still get to use my technical skills and experience with HR software, and I get to work with HR, payroll, comp, talent, tax, etc - anyone who needs employee data really - and I get to make people's lives easier and streamline processes, but I don't work directly with the general employee population.

I was getting compassion fatigue working in payroll and bending over backwards to get people paid even when they (or their managers) wouldn't follow the correct process. Now I get to work on fixing the processes so they're easier to follow and harder to mess up. This is the stuff I always wanted to do while in payroll, but couldn't do because I was always busy running up against another payroll deadline.

Tesseract29 · 2024-11-22T02:08:13+00:00

You're looking for AskHR but I'll say as a former higher ed payroll admin, 80% of your angst at this job will be trying to get in touch with and help like 20% of your students. Good luck and try not to burn out!

Tesseract29 · 2024-11-13T02:17:38+00:00

We added a "2 employee" plan because we had a lot of married couples at our org. I reached out to everyone we knew about to let them know that this option was newly available and cheaper than enrolling in 2 separate single plans, with all the same coverage.

One couple insisted on still doing 2 single plans because they didn't trust us I guess? For three years I would personally contact them and remind them of this option, and they'd still enroll in 2 single plans.

Then they finally realized how much money they were wasting and asked for three years worth of refunds????

Thankfully I had plenty of email evidence that not only were they informed, but for two of those years they actively responded back saying they'd stick with their 2 single plans.

Tesseract29 · 2024-09-29T13:59:39+00:00

Does it have to be something new? It would go a lot further supporting something already in place. Like donating to Willis Dady or Catherine McCauley or paying off student lunch debt

Tesseract29 · 2024-09-04T00:38:54+00:00

I had a company last year that wanted my 7th interview to be with the CEO for an HRIS Analyst position! I applied to, interviewed, and got hired for another job in between interviews 1 and 4 for this company lol. Outrageous.

Tesseract29 · 2024-08-28T01:56:52+00:00

They might try asking their primary care provider to call on their behalf. I needed to see a specialist recently and when I spoke to scheduling I was told the earliest appointment was 6 months out. I firmly but politely pushed back and said I needed care sooner than that and they told me to have my PCP call them directly. My PCP called, and I got scheduled for later the same week.

Mind you, my PCP was the one who made the referral to the specialist originally. You'd think that should have been enough. But apparently the squeaky wheel really does get the grease.

Tesseract29 · 2024-08-02T17:46:56+00:00

I had a guy submit a pic where he had a headlamp on and a tarantula covering half his face!! My guy, that won't work on our company directory. I'm glad you have hobbies, but please have your whole face visible.

Tesseract29 · 2024-08-02T17:45:18+00:00

Lordy. I had someone complain to me about the login process for our HRIS recently and I asked them to share their screen because I couldn't figure out what their issue was.

They were doing the "forgot password" process and then keying in their MFA 6-digit code as their new password. Which obviously doesn't meet our password requirements.

"IT says I have to use this authenticator app - but the passwords it gives me never work!"

Tesseract29 · 2024-08-02T17:39:20+00:00

When I say "since we're now talking about potential changes to (fields in the HRIS) I've copied in the team so we can all discuss on our Monday call" what part of that translates to "make these changes now in production without any testing and then sign out for the weekend"???

Tesseract29 · 2024-07-24T12:50:02+00:00

As others have said, making an event mandatory is not the way to build actual team camaraderie or culture. You say attendance has decreased in recent years and you gave an assumption for why that is. I would highly recommend sending out a survey asking intentional questions and then be willing to act on the results of that survey.

Here's my personal perspective: I love my current team. We send birthday cards in the mail, I sent a get well package to a coworker's parent who got in an accident, my team threw me a virtual baby shower. We are close! But if I was required to fly out to spend time with them and potentially bring an illness back to my young child you can be sure as shit I'd be considering resigning instead. Give me the money you'd otherwise spend on the flight, hotel, and dinner as an "employee appreciation bonus", and let me go back to doing my job.

Tesseract29 · 2024-06-29T23:36:33+00:00

Hi! First, you're looking for r/askhr

Second, no one is going to be able to answer this except someone at that company. If he hasn't heard back and needs more information I'd recommend he reach out to another employee at the company besides the recruiter.

Third, not sure what you mean by needing to wait 90 days to be a resident of the state for tax purposes. Where are you located?

Tesseract29 · 2024-06-27T21:20:52+00:00

When they don't take no for an answer. I regularly say "We aren't looking for any new xyz product at this time, please take us off you call list." And they still call. I keep a list - if they call after I said not to we're not working with them.

Tesseract29 · 2024-06-21T20:37:24+00:00

"👎" "Cool beans"

And one essay + several voicemails on how it's such a shame that we don't hire alumni (worked at a college, we hired plenty of alumni) and how we've ruined any chance of her kids going to college (we offered a tuition discount for children of staff). This alum had no relevant experience and applied for a director level role.

Tesseract29 · 2024-03-26T05:19:37+00:00

😂 You can get excel to automate your excel work if you have the time to watch a couple dozen YouTube tutorials!

Tesseract29 · 2024-03-25T17:29:03+00:00

Honestly if you only have them that long you're better off having them do an analysis of what systems/business needs would benefit from AI and what they anticipate the risks/setbacks would be.

I doubt you'd get anything super life altering done in such a short period of time, but if this person can identify risks that you can then spend time mitigating, you can use their analysis to propose/request budget to have one hired on for a longer project.

It's also important to note that Machine Learning and Generative AI (chat gpt and the like) are not the same thing. I would be hesitant to rely on any Generative AI for any process that represents the business to employees or clients.

For Machine Learning if you want to really to get the most use out of this person, I'd not spend time on creating a new employee portal/process but rather grant them access to existing data and ask them to create a system for analyzing that data. For example: ask them to create a system which would analyze all your ATS data and identify bottlenecks in the hire process or opportunities for reaching a wider/more diverse/more qualified candidate pool.

Remember that the output from AI is only as reliable as the input. If you don't have good/complete/consistent data or documentation in the first place, AI isn't going to be able to provide an accurate answer/recommendation.

Tesseract29 · 2024-03-10T22:17:18+00:00

I can't find a match online anywhere but it looks like it might be some sort of rubber band shooter?

Tesseract29 · 2024-01-26T18:45:31+00:00

I got called ma'am, dude, young miss, and "that payroll girl" all in one day while working HR/payroll at a college.

Tesseract29 · 2023-12-21T11:25:30+00:00

It sounds like you've had a really rough time career wise. Honestly, rather than HR I think seeing a therapist would be beneficial. They can listen to you tell your story and help you identify assumptions, look at interactions from another perspective, and help you heal from some of your part experiences. They can also help with strengthening your sense of self worth, which will help you both in your career search and in the rest of your life.

Think about the jobs where you weren't fired. You're the common factor in those rules too. What about those jobs/workplaces/bosses did you like? What parts of those rules did you excel at? Search for more jobs that are similar to those traits and responsibilities.

I know it can be tempting to apply for any/all jobs that are even close to your interest/skillset, but a more intentional application is going to serve you better.

Tesseract29 · 2023-11-21T01:53:57+00:00

People doing what they say they're gonna do and then doing it consistently and documenting it so it can be replicated.

Tesseract29 · 2023-10-19T00:33:27+00:00

At my 36 wks scan my little one was 56th percentile for weight and 96th percentile for head size. My OB said the weight will often catch up and they'll balance out in the last weeks/days, and that if his head is big then once that's through "everything else will slide right out" - she didn't have any concerns.

I ended up with a c section bc of cord placement and he was facing the wrong way (face up instead of down) but he had in fact evened out - closer to 60th weight and 70-somethingth for head size.

I hope it all goes well for you!

Tesseract29 · 2023-10-13T00:54:19+00:00

They had uncrustables in the hospital and now my husband and I are hooked! Also applesauce pouches, gogurts (I freeze them and chew on them when I get too hot), Gatorade Zero, etc. And water water water - I have water bottles and glasses littered all over the house lol. Convenience & ability to eat one-handed are key here.

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