Comments on: Science Fiction Makes Me Better at HR

By: Guest post blitz #5 | UpstartHR

Guest post blitz #5 | UpstartHR — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:02:26 +0000

[...] April Dowling at PseudoHR is a fellow geek. When I asked if I could write a post that involved science fiction, zombies, and giant meteors (and still tie it back into the human resources profession, mind you), she was thrilled. Click here to see how science fiction makes me better at HR. [...]

By: Michael Krupa

Michael Krupa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:21:10 +0000

Great topic. Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption are often not thought through. Some of the questions that companies need to answer are:

Do you have a documented disaster recovery plan for your HR systems?
Are you backing up your data on a daily basis?
If your primary datacenter is wiped out, where and how will you fail over to a secondary facility?
If your primary payroll processing facility is wiped out do you have staff that can work from home or a remote location?
Do you have a payroll check printer in multiple locations?

Of course the list goes on and on…does your head hurt yet?

By: Ben Eubanks

Ben Eubanks — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:51:41 +0000

Glad you ladies enjoyed it! Always fun getting a chance to visit the ‘ole PseudoHR blog.

By: lynhoyt

lynhoyt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:12:30 +0000

Great post. Question: do companies still take out janitor insurance?

By: Krista Francis

Krista Francis — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:48:45 +0000

Fun! Thanks for the post.