| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| work relationships | 7/12/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I have a co-worker that is bossy and controlling. She likes to take on projects and then pass them ...
A: Glenda -- If you don't want to be her puppet, then don't. The next time she tries to shift her work ...
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| Former Boss troubles | 7/8/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work for a school and until last year was a teacher in the high school. This year I am the ...
A: If you have a good relationship with this principal, I suggest you meet him for lunch or coffee or ...
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| Hostile Work Environment | 7/6/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I am an employee in the State of Texas. I have worked for my employer for 12 years. Over the past ...
A: This could be the basis for a hostile work condition (or environment) claim. I find it odd that your ...
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| Music and IT | 6/28/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I'm almost 30 and still single. I would like to take this opportunity to excel in IT as well as ...
A: Your goals are realistic; you just seem to be all over the place. And there's nothing wrong with ...
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| Music and IT | 6/28/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| Hostile Work Environment | 6/27/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: Is this hostile? I was told by 2 different higher peers that a couple top management officials in ...
A: This is not a hostile work environment. This is a case of you listening to gossip and innuendo from ...
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| Co workers | 6/21/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I just recently (within the past two months) started at a new job. The company is small, and I ...
A: There's nothing like starting a new job to instantly take you back to those first terrifying days at ...
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| RE: Resentful Co-worker | 6/20/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I was recently promoted to a management position ahead of someone who I used to work with. We ...
A: Managing former colleagues is often a difficult situation. You're all used to previous roles and now ...
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| Joan read this instead I added info about Tania | 6/17/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I wish Tania would quit - she replaced Bruce (our former manager whom all my coworkers loved). Tania ...
A: Like it or not, Tania is your boss and she gets to make the rules. I'm a little confused about the ...
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| Dealing with lying/backstabbing co workers | 6/14/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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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| How do I deal with the bosses fiance? | 5/31/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work for a small business (15 employees). After I accepted the job as a sales and marketing ...
A: This is exactly why people should never (and I mean, NEVER) hire friends or relatives or significant ...
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| Overtime | 5/27/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work in a staff restaurant as a Saturday lady. I only work 5 1/2 hours that day which is not very ...
A: Well, telling her to "shove" the overtime will guarantee that you'll never be asked agian -- and ...
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| bosses daughter favortisom | 5/23/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| Hostile Work Environment | 5/15/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I am paramedic hwo works for a county EMS system. Since I have ben here, I have seen supervisors ...
A: If what you're saying is all true (and I'm not doubting you) this is way more than a hostile work ...
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| Hostile boss | 5/15/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work for a fortune 100 company with a very complex job, I am going on seven years now. After a ...
A: You already have your answer: "His boss considers him to be a swell guy and likes this guys ...
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| Passive Agressive Boss | 5/5/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: My boss tells my team mates how he feels about me but will not approach me and communicate. He ...
A: Some bosses need more managing than others, and it sounds like you have one of those. The first ...
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| Lying Coworker | 5/4/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work for a small company. When I joined, there were 50 employees; now, there are 300. I came in ...
A: I don't know what type of action you're looking for. I don't think there is anything "official" you ...
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| Frustrating Co-worker | 5/3/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I am having a difficult time dealing with a co worker. I find that she is not pulling her weight on ...
A: Since you're not her boss, there isn't a whole lot you can do. If she's leaning on you for help, or ...
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| BOSS WHO IS ALSO MY PERSONAL FRIEND | 4/29/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I WORK AT A SALON.. I HAVE TWO BOSSES WHO ARE SISTERS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN WORKING THERE WE HAVE ...
A: Well, now you know why it's never a good idea to be friends with the boss. You have yourself in a ...
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| Office Buddy turned Supervisor | 4/26/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| Immature Co-worker | 4/18/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work with a gal half my age who is constantly texting on her cell phone or sending blogs on ...
A: I'd vote for minding your own business and concentrating on your work. If the issue is as bad as it ...
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| Added responsibilities with no pay increase? | 4/11/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work for a major fashion company in NYC as a Sr. technical designer. I was hired last year to ...
A: What you need to do is bring your boss to a "yes" on this issue. Do you have a written job ...
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| Difficult Boss | 4/4/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: My boss talks down to me. She questions every little thing I do. She talks very loudly to me and ...
A: So, you've been in this job for one week and you've already decided that you can't work for this ...
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| Immature Co-workers | 3/31/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I have quite a bit of a problem at my job. I work as an appointment clerk for a military air force ...
A: You're in a difficult situation. On one hand, the things you're telling me are definitely violations ...
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| Co-worker | 3/28/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| Long story... | 3/28/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I have been working at this privately owned clothing business for 16 months. I work behind the ...
A: You're doing the right thing in getting out of there. Don't confront anyone; don't tell stories to ...
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| Hostile work environment | 3/27/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| How to deal with a situational problem | 3/27/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: Today was a busy day at work, tensions were high as everybody scrambled to get work done. During the ...
A: I think the second co-worker was just trying to get you to calm down a little and see the ...
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| Bossy Senior | 3/27/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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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| How to imporve my image ... | 3/26/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: Please refer to my last communication about a raise I was supposed to get. Thanks a ton for your ...
A: Different bosses have different expectations for how they want to be kept informed. I've worked for ...
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| Too Shy! | 3/23/2007 | Joan Schramm |
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: I think if a junior associate wants to get ahead, he or she needs to be able to "schmooze" with the ...
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| Too Shy! | 3/23/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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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| Please help w/ Lying co-worker/supervisor | 3/13/2007 | Joan Schramm |
Q: I work in a grant funded position that is a collaboration between two agencies. Agency A is a medium ...
A: First, I think you're very wise to start getting all communications in writing and to keep your own ...
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| correcting a rumor/truth | 2/28/2007 | Doug Staneart |
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 | Doug Staneart |
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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