| Subject | Date Asked |
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| My employee (who does a great job) was overheard badmouthing me to her coworkers. | 9/14/2008 |
Q: This woman "B" is an excellent worker, and I have praised her frequently. One of her subordinates ...
A: Judith, It could be that this person was just having a bad day. If that is the case, then ignoring ...
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| money problems | 8/27/2008 |
Q: Last year I signed an agreement with my Boss to buy his business. The business was doing great ...
A: George, Every business owner in the world has gone through this. Getting a loan to cover payroll ...
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| Colleages passing on their work .. | 8/24/2008 |
Q: .. I have been working in this lovely company for almost 4 months now. Everything is great here ...
A: Naz, Let them know when they ask you for help, that you are busy and the extra work causes you to ...
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| Confrontation with a supervisor | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I work for Kmart part-time on the weekends from 6-10pm. On Friday night the manager called on the ...
A: Viviana, If you explain what happen that day to the big boss the way that you just explained it to ...
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| Dealing with a negative boss | 7/19/2008 |
Q: I have been with the company for 4 years, was promoted twice, with 2 different bosses, I received ...
A: Carie, Before we get into how to fix your challenge, let's talk about why your new manager is doing ...
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| How to Quit? | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I will be resigning from my job on a set date of 7/31, and I am planning on telling my boss 3 weeks ...
A: Will, Letter or email is not a great way to leave on positive terms. I don't know your culture ...
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| Help working with team member | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I recently started working for a company as a Product Development Manager/Project Manager for a web ...
A: Michael, You have to look at this from his point of view. From his perspective (no matter what he ...
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| pay inequity | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I'm a paramedic with 15 years service with the same company. A co-worker-same classification - makes ...
A: Clifton, Most of the time, I find that when pay is distributed unequally like this, it occurs for ...
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| Trouble with Shipping | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I currently work in a small manufacturing building. We have at this time only about 15 employees and ...
A: Christy, I know it is hurtful when people complain about you, but filing a complaint with HR will ...
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| Handling team members ego | 3/24/2008 |
Q: I am the manager of a small team and to make work easier I had delegated 2 of the senior-most team ...
A: Dipa, You might want to have a quick discussion with him, but use kid gloves. Start with why you ...
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| Former Boss | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I left a company about 6 months ago, for a competitor, do do the same position. It was not for a ...
A: LW, I'm not sure about the legal issues, as that is not what I do, but I can tell you that any ...
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| Problems with team members | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I am currently working as an Accountant. We are a team of 4 members one is a supervisor. I just ...
A: Puja, It is obvious that you are the only one there who wants to be organized. They have years of ...
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| help | 2/18/2008 |
Q: I am so happy because I got hired by a cement company plant in Caracas and I need you to give me ...
A: Ivan, Stopping the reading of information about your industry is a mistake. That is not the ...
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| Manager Meetings | 2/6/2008 |
Q: Recently, a new manager took over in our office and had one on ne meetings with us. In my meeting ...
A: Anna, You have no reason to expect confidentiality. Human nature is to tell secrets. A good rule ...
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| micromanaging bully supervisor | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I have a new challenging job & my coworker has been very difficult in training me properly. They ...
A: Rocky, A common problem with bringing on new people is the expectation that the new person will ...
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| How to deal with possible housecleaning temp bosses | 12/5/2007 |
Q: We have a very dysfunctional office and management has finally gotten smart and gotten rid of the ...
A: Sheryl, Just keep in mind that if the temps don't work, everything will get very bad for all of you ...
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| Need a suitable reply | 11/28/2007 |
Q: I am working in largest IT companies in Middle East as Tender & Sales Administrator in one of ...
A: Kazim, Sit down with your boss and have a talk about how you can improve to be a better worker in ...
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| dealing with bully coworker | 11/27/2007 |
Q: My coworker is a lazy bully. She is always handing work of to the rest of us in our department (all ...
A: Keri, She's not bullying you, and if you stand up to her, you will have a fight on your hand. It ...
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| un-motivated boss | 11/26/2007 |
Q: I have been the assistant manager of a meat deptartment with a regional grocier for 4 years. During ...
A: Tough it out. If he is that unhappy, he'll move on before too long. Don't let him get to you, ...
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| Irrational behavior of a coworker | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I am a in-house counsel for a large corporation. Last spring, I relocated to a new office in the US. ...
A: Isabelle, It sounds like you have already done a lot of the things I would suggest you do, but ...
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| Micromanager | 11/17/2007 |
Q: I have been in the military for 15 years. I have a Commander who is always, micromanaging, and ...
A: Jeff, Sorry, but dealing with people in the military is quite different than in companies outside ...
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| Manager is one-sided | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with a co-worker and my manager that is beginning to affect my health, my entire ...
A: Laura, The way that you are seeing everything going on around you is causing more stress to you ...
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| Hostile Work Environment??? | 10/16/2007 |
Q: Is this considered a hostile work environment...? My husbands is a salesman at an auto dealership. ...
A: Becky, Unfortunately, that type of treatment is typical in auto sales. If I were your husband, I ...
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| Self Reliability | 10/16/2007 |
Q: Maybe I'm only seeing my from my point of view and that is; when it comes to career planning and ...
A: Samantha, Say, "Sorry, but I've helped you all that I can. You have exhausted my expertise here. ...
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| Hostile Work Environment/Afraid I'll go Postal | 10/6/2007 |
Q: I started with my small, family run company 4 years ago and was quickly promoted to a management ...
A: Samantha, First thing that will help is to adjust your perception of things around you. First, you ...
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| my bosses are enemies | 10/5/2007 |
Q: how do you deal with two bosses who are enemies? they are the two bosses of our department, but they ...
A: Daria, That is a very delicate and difficult challenge. The three main options that I see that you ...
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| Hostile Work Enviroment | 9/29/2007 |
Q: How do I handle my boss, HR Director, when she talks about me and the other people in the office? ...
A: Elisabeth, It just might be you, but not in the way that you think. My personal favorite way of ...
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| Hotile Work Environment | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I applied for and was hired as a part time employee in 2006 as a junior buyer. Before me was ...
A: Letty, It doesn't sound like you have a hostile work environment. It sounds like you work with ...
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| Conflict resolution | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I am leading a small team of around 5 people. There was no trouble for almost a year, but of late ...
A: Deepa, Unfortunately, this one is a little outside my expertise. You have the power to create a ...
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| Toxic Co-Worker Behavior | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I've recently become the Director of Technology for a small start up company. We (5 of us including ...
A: Laura, Not sure I have a good solution for you, but I can spell out the consequences of different ...
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| just got fired, but more info is surfacing | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I just got let go in a very nice way from my job. My boss informed me that things were really ...
A: Lauren, People can gossip (and will) about anything that they want to. i don't think you can sue ...
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| Micromanaging Coworker | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I work as a receptionist/office manager for a small office. My co-worker an exec assistant ...
A: Megan, You can usually tell the character of people by what makes them feel important. This person ...
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| question | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I will briefly and simply try to explain for you my story, and I hope that you will be able to ...
A: Fars, Hatem is not accepting you for the same reason that company A let you go. It doesn't matter ...
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| Catch-22- To quit or not to quit | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I love my job. But the pay is not sufficient to make ends meet. I had been actively looking for ...
A: Mysticme, Chances are, the reason your bosses are telling you how much they need you is because ...
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| investigation of harassment mishandled? | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I recently received an email in which my company owner listed a series of meetings that she had ...
A: Sarah, I'm confused, but let me see if I am following you. You feel ambushed because the owner got ...
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| Hostile Work Environment | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I have been working in the sales department of a hotel company for almost a year and in the 2007 ...
A: Christina, I think I might be missing some of the details on this one, but I'll do my best to help ...
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| Music and IT | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I'm almost 30 and still single. I would like to take this opportunity to excel in IT as well as ...
A: SuzieG, I'm not sure if your goals are realistic or not, but I don't think they are outrageous. ...
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| Dealing with lying/backstabbing co workers | 6/14/2007 |
Q: I offered friends (a couple) a good opportunity to earn some money because i know they were having ...
A: Lyn, A frank discussion is in order. You'll want to take them out to dinner, and then over ...
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| Trouble Brewing with Coworker | 6/12/2007 |
Q: About 4 months ago I got my dream job working for a non profit and a boss that I love and have known ...
A: Rose, Stay out of it because if you jump in, you will be perceived as a "bad guy" by someone. When ...
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| Don't know what to do about my boss? | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I have been working as a manager of a fast food restaurant for ten years. I worked my way up from a ...
A: Shannon, It sounds like the major problem here is that the two of you are letting the challenge ...
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| Friend/Co-worker pulling rank | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I am in a difficult situation at work. I have a boss with whom I am directly under. I also have a ...
A: Heather, Sometimes friends act irrationally. You can't get upset every time someone does something ...
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| Co-Worker Paid More for Less Skills | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I work for a company that hires a lot of graphic design consultants. Only a few of us who have been ...
A: Jamie, In any industry or company you will have dead weight. When you get to be in a leadership ...
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| bosses daughter favortisom | 5/23/2007 |
Q: cig,a coke also my boss lets her leave to go get her oil change and hair done and if she dosent want ...
A: Sara, Life is not fair. Just do your job well, and you will feel satisfied. You sound like the ...
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| Office Buddy turned Supervisor | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I work for a small company at present. Recently, the woman with whom I shared the front office with ...
A: Erica, Why not talk to her. Let her know how you are feeling and ask if you have done something ...
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| Co-worker | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I have a co-worker who promised me that if I informed them as to what gossip I had heard about them ...
A: Doug, Gossiping thrives when people listen. Stop listening, and you will be much happier. The ...
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| Hostile work environment | 3/27/2007 |
Q: Here is just a quick overview of what I do for work, I'm 22 years old, no college education but I ...
A: Sherryn, Unfortunately, what you need to do to fix this is going to be very unpalatable. You have ...
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| Bossy Senior | 3/27/2007 |
Q: Our department has a 4 tier hierarchy where every individual member reports directly to the ...
A: DP, Most people are pretty self-centered by nature, and this Sr. Manager is no different. She is ...
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| Too Shy! | 3/23/2007 |
Q: I'm shy and I need to overcome it. I just landed a job at a AmLaw 100/Vault 100 firm as a junior ...
A: Too Shy, There are a couple of things you can do that will help. First, shyness is a growth ...
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| Coworker doesn't care about quality of work | 3/16/2007 |
Q: Staneart: Please, please, please help oh wise one. I've worked for a small insurance agency for ...
A: Lisa, It's your boss' company and your boss' family. It's his liability. You've done your job by ...
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| correcting a rumor/truth | 2/28/2007 |
Q: I work for a small company of 16 people. Five of them recently left. One was fired, One was the next ...
A: Lyssa, One of the things I find about folks fresh out of school is that they think that they have ...
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| allyn's job | 2/25/2007 |
Q: I was the chemist who wrote to you a while back about my boss. He thought my work was fine, but ...
A: Allyn, I'm not sure your question here. If you asking me if I think you should quit your second ...
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| mean co-worker | 12/27/2006 |
Q: i am a cashier and get along with every one except one person she is at service desk. she always ...
A: George, Some people are just mean people. Don't sink to her level. If there is anything that you ...
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| favoritism at work | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I work hard and am rewarded and respected by my boss. There are a couple of people (guys) who are ...
A: Marylynn, I'm not sure what your position is, but it sounds like it is your boss, and he alone, who ...
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| in the middle | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I have been working for a small law firm for 6 years. I get along with my boss well. My coworker has ...
A: Ruth, I may be seeing this wrong, but I can't see how anyone could "blame you" for getting rid of ...
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| co workers. | 12/7/2006 |
Q: My parents own a company. The company has been in the family for over 40 years. I worked for them ...
A: Angela, You seem to want your dad to be an enforcer -- even for things that, in the grander scheme ...
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| Bossy Co-Worker thinks she's the manager | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I started a new office job a few months ago and work in a small place with one other girl. Her and I ...
A: Pamela, Oh, I don't think your going to like my answer. I'm getting into my Dr. Laura mode. This ...
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| Unfair Evaluation | 11/11/2006 |
Q: Of course the company has the right to change their benefit policy at any time. That's not what I'm ...
A: I'm going to give you a little tough love here, because if you continue down this road, you are ...
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| Unfair Evaluation | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I recently got what I consider an unfair evaluation from my boss. Some background. I've been at ...
A: Joan, The company has a right to change their policy at any time. Usually, these changes occur ...
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| Co-worker | 10/25/2006 |
Q: The person whom I replaced at my job decided to come backto work 3 months later and has been working ...
A: Victoria, Just do your job as best you can. Now that you know early emails are critical, you'll ...
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| Corporate question | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I chosed you for this qestion b/c of your extense experience in enterprise environment. I'm a ...
A: Richard, One of two things is probably happening. Either, you are very efficient and excellent on ...
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| Dealing with my boss | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I'm an assistant Controller. My boss the Controller relies on me since I showed him the ropes when ...
A: Josie, I'm not sure what exactly you should do here, because the activities you are conducting are ...
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| gaining respect | 8/3/2006 |
Q: im only 23 years old. i was have been employed by the company for 7 months now. i came in as an ...
A: Pamela, You've fallen into the trap than many young people fall into after college. Respect ...
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| employers | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I have a senor manager I have to work with who I basically get on fine with but who I find immature ...
A: David, Sounds like you are already doing the right thing by not participating. Nothing they say ...
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| Sorting out job descriptions and lines of reporting in a new organization | 7/2/2006 |
Q: It helped me to put things in perspective and to frame my thoughts. Because the organizational ...
A: Carol, You'll have a tough time raising your concerns about this and not creating bad blood between ...
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| Sorting out job descriptions and lines of reporting in a new organization | 7/2/2006 |
Q: I was recently recruited and hired to work in a small startup nonprofit organization (5 employees) ...
A: Carol, When you work for an organization with so few full-time employees, job responsibilities and ...
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| How to talk to my boss | 7/1/2006 |
Q: I've been at my current job for exactly 3 months, the woman who hired me left the Executive ...
A: Cristina, I do't think there is anything wrong with asking your boss from time to time if you are ...
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| Bossy Coworkers | 6/30/2006 |
Q: How do I deal with a coworker who thinks he is the boss. He is very controlling, needs to do ...
A: Chandra, Unfortunately, you can't really change other people. All you can change is how you deal ...
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| Work Screw up | 6/29/2006 |
Q: I have a question, a few actually, or maybe I just need good advice. I work for a chiropractor as a ...
A: Renee, You're not going to like this. I'm sorry in advance for being the one to tell you this, but ...
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| working issues.. | 6/22/2006 |
Q: I am currently working as Network Operation Center engineer (technical support job) in a Satellite ...
A: John, I don't think I can help you here. Okay, so you're human. I don't think anyone expects you ...
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| Might be getting sacked? | 6/4/2006 |
Q: What do you do when one of your managers warns you that he might have to let you go! Well the place ...
A: Mitesh, You may be looking for some type of hidden agenda from your boss, but what he is telling ...
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| Career Question. | 4/18/2006 |
Q: My Age:31. Gender: Male. Fear: Not able to progress to management position. I have been working in ...
A: John, A lot of these questions are ones you should speak with your boss about, because I don't know ...
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| organizational issues? | 3/10/2006 |
Q: I work in a small IT company with 14 employees. Last year we hired 5 additional people, this year we ...
A: Vedran, You're not alone. This is a normal part of the growth process, but if you don't address it ...
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| Business Associate's Wedding | 2/19/2006 |
Q: My husband and I are invited to the wedding reception of one of his business coworkers. He knows the ...
A: Nicole, I'm not an etiquette expert, but unless your "health reason" would cause you injury, you ...
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| meeting during month end accounting closings | 2/2/2006 |
Q: I have a issue with meetings being scheduled during our busiest time of the month. We work through ...
A: Angelo, Just because they are CFO and controller doesn't mean they have good business sense. If ...
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| Performance appraisal by boss | 1/5/2006 |
Q: I'm a fresh graduate from university just last year. I started to work in my current company for ...
A: Jessica, Here's the truth aboute most performance appraisals. Very few people in the world ...
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| Real Work from Home Jobs? | 10/24/2005 |
Q: this may be a bit out of your expertise; however, I am getting desperate trying to find a real work ...
A: Landon, There are a number of great work from home opportunities. The fastest and easiest way to ...
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| Training a Supervisor | 10/13/2005 |
Q: I am so very glad I found you on here! Actually, you might get more than one question from me in the ...
A: Gena, I agree that it is a very weird situation. I would hope that the new supervisor was hired ...
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| Help! | 9/20/2005 |
Q: I am helping that you can help me find some answers. A month ago, I walked away from a job at a ...
A: M, Just be glad you're not working there anymore, and do a little more fact checking before picking ...
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| white lie gone bad | 7/16/2005 |
Q: Doug-- I am a senior sales manager and I was approached by a top sales manager from another ...
A: Mike, Hind-sight is 20/20, and I can see a couple of things that you could have done to keep your ...
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| Strange body language from Bosses | 6/28/2005 |
Q: I've been in this position for a year. Lately I've gotten strange looks and vibrations from my ...
A: Angelo, Most of the time in cases like this, it is paranoia (not sure if I spelled that right.) If ...
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| Do I call? | 6/15/2005 |
Q: I have been offered a promotions position in TV(job #1). And after interviewing at another station, ...
A: Dave, Be honest with job#2. Call and let the person know what is happening. Let job #2 know that ...
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| Special situation | 5/11/2005 |
Q: I'm a Programmer/Analyst with 15 years of experience in the field, but my formal education all these ...
A: Rick, Just go to your boss and ask if letting someone know that you got your degree would be a good ...
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| Employee Benefits | 4/28/2005 |
Q: Doug, I have looked everywhere with no avail. So How long after working for an employer full time ...
A: Stacey, No company is legally required to pay benefits to anyone. Benefits are used as an ...
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| Power trips | 4/28/2005 |
Q: How do you deal with a person that used to be on the same level as you that has been promoted and ...
A: Kristin, When people get promoted, sometimes they think they over-do some of the areas that they ...
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| How to deal with Jekyl / Hyde boss. | 4/16/2005 |
Q: I took a job at a substantial pay cut with the plan of filling my bosses position upon her ...
A: Eugene, Just make sure the opportunity to advance is worth what you have to go through to get it. ...
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| Need help Doug! | 3/21/2005 |
Q: So there is no crime in writing mean letters to her? How would this then be a crime? Some were also ...
A: Terie, If it's really going to bother you, just go to her and ask her if she thinks you wrote the ...
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| Need help Doug! | 3/21/2005 |
Q: I've had two clients, both husband and wife with two separate businesses. The husband is no longer ...
A: Terie, No crime has been committed, so forget about convictions. However, for some reason, either ...
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| Out to get me? 2 | 3/19/2005 |
Q: Mr. Staneart, I just sent a long letter to you, but my computer is acting funny, so here it is in ...
A: Mary, I'm sorry one of your coworkers is making your job more difficult, but it's probably not a ...
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| Ethics and morals in the workplace | 3/18/2005 |
Q: Doug, I work in the medical field in a doctor's office as a medical coder. My questions concerns ...
A: Jan, Boy, I really relate to your situation. It sounds like you have a strong, leader style of ...
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| Advice on job and career management | 3/14/2005 |
Q: I hope you could give me some advice regarding job and career management. I will be 25 years old ...
A: Jessica, It might be a good idea to think a little more about what you really want in a career and ...
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| Management Decisions | 3/14/2005 |
Q: Scenerio 1 - Hotel with 4 salaried managers, all additional employees are hourly. On a Monday, the ...
A: Keewester, It seems like poor management all the way around. My guess is that the GM doesn't see ...
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| Resigned from lead position after horrible experience..now how do I transition?? | 12/8/2004 |
Q: Just some background info - I have been a supervisor in a hard position for the past year. We are ...
A: Tasia, I'm sorry, but I can't make this decision for you. From what you have told me, it would ...
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| having trouble with a manager | 12/1/2004 |
Q: I have been having trouble with an assistant manager for a few years but just lately has it gotten ...
A: Michael, Unfortunately, some managers believe that their job is to blow up like you are talking ...
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| Politics in the Workplace | 11/24/2004 |
Q: During the recent election, my employer posted a candidates placards throughout the workplace, and ...
A: Bob, Sorry, but your employer has the right to use his/her business as he/she sees fit. As an ...
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| Resignation | 11/10/2004 |
Q: Perhaps you can help me. My question concerns how to resign. I am currently in my first 'proper' ...
A: Jivan, I'm not sure of the policies or procedures at your company, but letters of resignation are ...
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| Dealing with a cowoker | 10/27/2004 |
Q: My coworker has some really nasty habits and my boss will not confront her. She sucks her teeth ...
A: Leslie, Sorry, but I can't really help you with this one. Sometimes people do things that are ...
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| Harrasment.. | 10/12/2004 |
Q: My colleague is being disturb by this person.The details of the e-mail are attached below. Please ...
A: Wil, I pretty confused by the emails. I read from the bottom to the top, and to me, it looks as ...
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| Dealing with an Crybaby Coworker | 10/7/2004 |
Q: I work in a marketing deparment that consists of 6 team members and we were hoping you could give us ...
A: Sarah, You can't really stop her, because she feels important by letting other people know how ...
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| DISRESPECTFUL CO-WORKERS | 10/5/2004 |
Q: I recently began a job at a newspaper as a part time Ad Sales Assistant. There is a full time young ...
A: CeLeste, Unfortunately, if you set out to change other people, you'll just be frustrated. Most ...
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| Hi Doug
You are the person... | 9/21/2004 |
Q: You are the person i need to talk to! I am working in a plant where i have been transfered to the ...
A: Claude, Instead of TELLING him to do things, ask. Ask his opinion. If he comes to the wrong ...
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| Co-Supervisor treats me like a baby | 9/15/2004 |
Q: I'm having a difficult time at work with my co-supervisor, please help. I started this job a year ...
A: Pauline, People tend to respond in kind. Treat her with respect, and over time, you'll earn her ...
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| Casual employee rights | 9/10/2004 |
Q: Hey, I work for an Italian at a Restaurant, i am 15 and am meant to work 4 nights a week, ...
A: Joe Lewis, Why do you want to know if it's legal? Are you planning to get a lawyer and file suit ...
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| VERY Non-managerial Manager | 8/26/2004 |
Q: I work at Walgreens which if you don't know it's a drug store. Im a service clerk and by compamy ...
A: Jamie, The manager's style has caused a lot of problems that don't need to be there. ...
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| Help! | 8/12/2004 |
Q: I have been having a problem with a co-worker lately. We share the same position and most of the ...
A: Meaghan, I'm sorry you have to deal with such a negative person, but unfortunately there are a lot ...
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| Bosses that yell | 7/8/2004 |
Q: I am dealing with a difficult boss, I want to leave the company but for now I am trying to get along ...
A: Hope, I'm sorry that your boss is making you feel uncomfortable. The great thing about the free ...
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| Management Harassment | 6/16/2004 |
Q: HELP. There is a Manager Currently at my place of Employment is being allowed to Harass employee's. ...
A: Melissa, I'm not an attorney or even an HR person, so this is way out of my expertise. But here's ...
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| what do i do? | 5/29/2004 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask so please let me know if it isn't. I've been working ...
A: Jess, Don't be afraid to ask for more money if you think you're worth it. Be nice and smile. ...
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| family owned business | 5/1/2004 |
Q: 1) If you were given directions to do something tht you don't believe is inthe best interest of the ...
A: Harold, The first question is litle easier than the second. If the owner gives you direction that ...
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| leaving company | 4/27/2004 |
Q: I have been working for a Telecommunications company for just over 3 years now. I have survived ...
A: Shain, I was hoping that wouldn't be the case. Just hang in there until your schedule is better, ...
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| leaving company | 4/27/2004 |
Q: I have been working for a Telecommunications company for just over 3 years now. I have survived ...
A: Shain, I don't know the answer to the specific question about unemployment benefits. That is not ...
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| Should I quit? How? | 4/26/2004 |
Q: I have been with the same company for almost 10 years now. I started with the Telemarketing dept. ...
A: Christine, I know how you feel. When I first started in training, I was in a small town, and it ...
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| Dealing with Bosses and Coworkers | 4/16/2004 |
Q: I hope you can help me with this. I have been in business with my father in law for the past 5 ...
A: J, People who like to have conrol tend to respond in the extreme when their control is threatened. ...
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| I get no respect from co-workers | 3/24/2004 |
Q: I work as the receptionist/exec secretary/girl friday at a small start-up biotech company (less than ...
A: Mary, Thanks for the question. I'm honored that you would ask. You are probably not going to like ...
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| team conflict | 3/16/2004 |
Q: I supervise a team of 7 college students who volunteer their time at our on campus career center. ...
A: Katie, I'm sorry your team members aren't getting along as well as you would like. Unfortunately, ...
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| Career security | 3/10/2004 |
Q: Career security -- How can I ensure my career security? I mean, I can work hard to have a career in ...
A: Diamind, Forget about job security. Job security is irrelevant. The people who work hard and add ...
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| Not smiling at workplace | 1/26/2004 |
Q: Not smiling at workplace --- I am an immigrant from Europe. I am a serious man and rearly smile, ...
A: Diamind, Thanks for the question. I know exactly how you feel, because I've been in a similar ...
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| Firing for not cleaning - is it fair? | 1/17/2004 |
Q: Firing for not cleaning - is it fair? --- One of my relatives works in warehouse. They usually clean ...
A: Diamind, If your question is will you have more freedom if you start your own business, the answer ...
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| Gift receiving & giving | 1/6/2004 |
Q: I have a great career as a chiropractic assistant working with a small family practice. My ...
A: Nancy, Assuming that the gift is being given in a spirit of employer-employee relations (not ...
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| Level of involvement for programmers | 12/18/2003 |
Q: Level of involvement for programmers --- I work as a programmer and wonder what level of involvement ...
A: If you worked for me, I wouldn't have any reservations about you asking more "big picture" ...
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| coworker issue | 9/9/2003 |
Q: I work as a recreation supervisor and youth programmer in a municipal setting for the past 4 years. ...
A: Dee, I am so sorry that you have been put into such a tough situation. Unfortunatly, there is not ...
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