If your company website has a DEI statement but not an Accessibility Statement, please understand that I'm judging you very harshly. It's mind boggling how many companies can't even take the first step to acknowledging disability as part of DEI, let alone providing accessibility.
Sometimes, you see a tale of self-sabotage just so bloody avoidable, you can't believe it's real. Check out "Wrong Way," today's Spooky Tales from the Trenches submission:
One candidate decided to dig his own grave.
Kids have a tendency to embellish the reasons why they didn't get their homework done. But, what if that tall tale was based in truth? Read "Hood Ornament" in today's Spooky Tales from the Trenches, over on the blog:
It's a dog-eat-dog world.
There's nothing more frustrating than blatantly being ignored. Find out what happened in today's Spooky Tales from the Trenches. Read "Consider the Messenger" over on the blog.
You shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
When people are working at home, their families sometimes don't realize how much danger they can be in. Find out how close this family came in today's Spooky Tales from the Trenches, "Morning Potion." You can find it on the blog:
Every finely-tuned machine requires the appropriate fuel.
Don't count on service staff to babysit your kids, especially when that service staff is in charge of everyone's safety. Today's Spooky Tales from the Trenches is "Bobber," over on the blog:
It really was a thankless job.
I hope you've never found information on a public site that shouldn't be there, and wonder which was faster, pulling the site down or unplugging the server. Find out what happened in Spring Cleaning, day 10 of Spooky Tales from the Trenches.
Keep it secret, keep it safe.
Listen, if you prefer your employees to wear a certain type of clothing at work, specify that in the dress code. Otherwise, just hush. Day 9 of Spooky Tales from the Trenches is "Dress Code." Check it out on the blog.
This wasn't in the handbook.
For day 8 of our Spooky Tales from the Trenches series, we take a look at "Administrative Leave." Sometimes, management isn't the best path for people. Give it a read on the blog.
Sometimes bad managers get what's coming.
