Erika Perales, a former human-resources manager at a manufacturing plant in Garden Grove, Calif.

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Mike Johnson, a human-resources manager in Atlanta with over 35 years of experience with small employers, ranging from commercial insurance to telecommunications firms, says a payroll audit is a major disruption for a small business.

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Greg Jensen, a 65-year-old retired human resources manager from Dallas with three sisters and a brother, visits just one sibling at a time.

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If the bully is a senior manager or CEO, resolving a complaint can be tricky for a low-level human resources employee.

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"They treat an internship as a 10- to 12-week job interview, " says Alex Taylor, a vice president and human resources manager at Bank of America in Charlotte, N.

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