Inadmissible
The Life and Secret Files of an HR Professional
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Most of my adult life has been spent working as a human resources (“HR”) professional for non-profit organizations and some of the most prestigious law firms in the nation. In the legal arena, these law firms ranked highest in many different categories (e.g., practice areas, prestige, and profitability). In terms of profitability, one of them ranked in the top 100 law firms in the U.S. This was a ranking Wilcox & Andrews boasted for many years. Although it was one of the most profitable law firms in the nation, it was not one of the largest, nor one of the most well-known. And just as the firm ranked in the top 100 law firms for profitability, in its later years, many people would have ranked it one of the top five law firms for the ridiculous. In an earlier version of this book, I said the firm would have ranked one of the top five for “bull____”; but my Pastors encouraged me to use cleaner language.
You probably think you can imagine all the ridiculous I must have experienced as an HR professional, but you can’t – trust me, you cannot. In these roles, I was subjected to some of the most unbelievable stories, lies and situations anyone could possibly imagine. And although I worked with many brilliant good citizens, I also worked with individuals who personified the darkest level of ambition and I saw greed at an unprecedented level. Mind you, I did not walk a chalk line myself, but I have to say some of the things I witnessed were just beyond, beyond!
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Most of author B. Phoenix’s adult life has been spent working as a human resources professional for nonprofit organizations and some of the most prestigious law firms in the nation. In Inadmissible, she gives a glimpse of life as she’s known it and shares the unbelievably wacky and wild events of her career as an HR professional for several multimillion-dollar law firms and other companies throughout several decades.
Although Phoenix worked with many brilliant, good citizens, she also worked with individuals who personified the darkest level of ambition, and she saw greed at an unprecedented level. She shares a variety of information from files she maintained working in HR—many of which describe some real doozie disingenuous artists. Additionally, she relays stories of even wilder behaviors she encountered in more than thirty years as an HR professional.
From theft, to tardiness excuses and absenteeism, lies, and terminations, and more, Inadmissible offers insight into employees, employers, and the oftentimes crazy work world.
About the Author
B. Phoenix was born, raised, and educated in Washington, DC, receiving a certificate in professional human resource management, a bachelor’s degree in management, and an MBA. She has more than thirty years of experience in business and law firm administration, most of which has been in human resources. Phoenix enjoys the arts, spending time with family and friends, and is a third-generation Washingtonian currently residing in Prince George’s County, Maryland.