Clowns, business, hippos and HR departments!

Two guys walks into a bar wearing arrows through their heads, purple suit vest covered with glow-in the dark yellow florescent flowers, orange baggy pants and huge red floppy shoes. They say to the bar tender “We’re here to see the manager”. The bar tender says; “What are you two, some kind of clowns?” The two guys say…….”No, we work for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Management”.

Some of you reading the above couldn’t see anything funny in the story. That’s because it just didn’t make sense that two guys with such a serious job would appear in public dresses so weirdly.
Most of you, when asked the question: describe the two guys, would talk about how the two guys were dressed and laugh that they were representing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Management. That’s because; how they were dressed overpowered the position they represented.
These two guys might just really like dressing up as clowns. They might enjoy the attention they receive because of the way they dress. They may feel like it makes them stand out in a crowd thereby, messaging their own egos or individuality.

Why are we talking about all this? It’s because when someone is working for your company or organization, they represent you, not just themselves.

Ask yourself: When it comes to my employees, do they dress to represent the mission statement I have? Or do I just let it go?

Having to train a person to wear appropriate attire after they’ve worked a while with you, can be like house-breaking a hippopotamus. It can be done, but you have to put up with a lot of crap along the way.

That’s way using an outside service for your Human Resources Department like those offered by Teton Business Solutions in Flint, Michigan, can provide a solution that is comprehensive yet flexible in hiring, training, disciplining, firing and handling payroll. While some of you may want to maintain complete autonomy for some of your human resource functions, Teton Business Solutions can help you choose from an array of human resource services available.

Hiring
• Pre-employment screening (drug testing, background checks and employment verification)

• Salary surveys
• Employment agreements or offer letters
• Social Security verification
• New hire reporting

Disciplining, firing and employee grievances
• Employee training
• Drafting of handbooks and/or policies
• Alternate dispute resolution programs
• Consultation with certified human resource professionals

AND training seminars for your existing clowns! Oops, I mean employees!

Think about it! Wouldn’t it be great to get the giant hippo off your back that Human resource management brings, plus save BIG money doing it!

But, if you’re dead set into putting up with the FUNNY BUSINESS of managing your own HR, then be ready to put up with the clowns.

Check out Teton Business Service, their nation wide and experience in all your HR needs. Remember: We’re all in this together.

P.S. I know that your employees aren’t clowns, but you get the point.