Monikas Blog

Articles and posts discussing topics related to
organizational culture, DEI, recruitment,
leadership, labor law, benefits,
based on the observations
of the Polish and international labor markets

Women from Ukraine actively looking for a job

{post}: According to Rzepa, women who came to Poland from Ukraine are actively looking for work, and the Polish market meets them. The Żabka chain of stores announced the willingness to employ Ukrainian…

March 15, 2022

Women on the front line

{post}: When I was saying to my 7-years old Zosia, that women can become whoever they want in life, that was not exactly what I had in mind. More than 20% of the Ukrainian army are women. 36.000 of women are…

March 03, 2022

Emotions during the war in Ukraine

{post}: We are now accompanied by a lot of emotions. The dominant ones are helplessness, anxiety and uncertainty about the further course of events. We consider various scenarios. We wonder how it will…

February 25, 2022

Right to hang up

{post}: “Dear Boss, it’s Sunday. I don’t want to be rude, but I’m hanging up.” These words never came out of my mouth, but I have to admit that they should have come at least a few times. I have a conjecture bordering on…

February 20, 2022

Employees should be listened to, but most of all they need to be heard

{post}: This very wise sentence was mentioned on Friday during the interview I had with the candidate. During yesterday’s walk by the river, this sentence was still ringing in my head. In this one sentence, I could…

February 13, 2022

The Great Resignation: Dear Employer, what went wrong?

{article}: The term Great Resignation first appeared in a statement by Anthony Klotz, a management professor at the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, who predicted that this mass exodus would arrive…

November 30, 2021

My name is Ella. A fairy tale of equality and diversity

{article}: Do you remember the fairy tale about Cinderella? The story of a beautiful girl with golden blond hair, abused by her step-mother and her step-sisters. A girl who doesn’t lose her spirit of happiness waiting…

September 08, 2021

The Future of Work: Digital Nomad, or a Hybrid Worker?

{article}: While we may wonder if it’s already happening, or if it will only be some time before we can talk about post-covid-reality, preparations for returning to the office are underway, and companies are trying to figure…

June 21, 2021

On HR’s struggle against COVID, current market trends, and love of sweatpants

{article}: Over the past couple of months, I have had the pleasure of having a virtual coffee with a handful of HR execs from a number of companies and industries. We discussed how their companies fared…

April 15, 2021