We wanted something fun, to show that we weren’t dry, sanctimonious blowhards who thought we had all the answers. The cheeky double entendre of “peep” for “people” and “peep” for sneaking a peek at something private stuck just the right tone. 

Open-floor-plan offices may not compare to the shipyards, manufacturing plants, and airports that first brought over-ear headphones to the workplace. But noise pollution is still a serious issue in knowledge work. 

When someone is paid for a day they didn't work, it MUST be entered into payroll as some kind of Paid Time Off type. Otherwise, there's no way to pay it. Most of the uncommon leave types don't allow negative balances in payroll systems. So if your time off isn't allocated to another bucket, it can't get paid. The discrepancy could even block payroll and prevent everyone from getting paid.

What if, instead of inflating wages with cash, the company offered to pay for something even more valuable than cash? The health of workers and their families. 

Here are five examples of mundane breakdowns that I’ve seen lead to payroll errors:

You remember the legend of John Henry, right? The guy who raced a steam engine through a mountain and then died of exhaustion? It’s a story of human triumph and the futility of resisting progress and a reminder that skill ≠ security and the physical cost of toil and the disposability of the common worker and hubris.

Your handbook should help people make decisions. Not just disciplinary decisions. The handbook should draw bright lines where possible, and give guidance for situations that are unclear. Your handbook should give guidance on the unspoken habits your organization runs on.

Straitlaced LinkedIn is a pyramid scheme. Think about it. The levels go like this...