You don’t often find HR related stories on page six of the New York Post, but alas – this is why life is interesting. Last week, employees at Capitol Records shot off a letter to the company’s parent, EMI, blasting their CEO and President, Andy Slater. The letter accuses the CEO of ignoring the label’s core acts like Bonnie Raitt, and wasting money on worthless up and comers. The letter complains: “This man is a control freak . . . How much longer do we need to make sure he is happy – only to then see those choices fail?”

How fascinating it is to see such employee complaints become so public. In the past, employees would talk to HR or to their peers, or just quit. But today, with publicity just a click away, perhaps we are witnessing the start of a new trend in employee complaints. No longer content to suffer in silence – are employees now elevating their causes to the court of public opinion?