Friday, January 29, 2010

Tattoos in the workplace.

My major is human resources and a topic we have discussed is tattoos in the workplace. Tattoos have been an on going debate. Should people be allowed to show them, or should they not. Should a worker in a hotel who works at the front desk not be allowed to show their tattoos, and someone who works in the kitchen and is not seen by any of the guests be able to show off their tattoos.Issues raised by tattoos can get more complicated when it comes to gender and religion. Employers need to be aware of these issues before writing and enforcing policies that don't allow you to show your tattoos.
Tattoos will continue to be an on going debate, a lot of the tattoo questions can be answered with "It depends." We continue to ponder whether it is acceptable or not.

Friday, January 22, 2010

How a professional blog can help businesses.

A professional blog for a business has many different benefits. It is very user friendly. It can benefit the company and customers.
Some benefits for the company are, having the blog come up on the search engine and it is significantly cheaper to update a blog rather than to maintain and keep a website going. It can help a company to become more organized. A blog is also a wonderful marketing device, when it is fun and exciting. It puts the business out there, more available on the world wide web.
A blog gives a "we care" attitude. Customers can leave their comments and suggestions, making customers feel like that business is listening to their thoughts and are trying to be more customer friendly. It can also keep customers up-to-date with everything new going on in the business. The best part about a business blog, its easy.