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| Employee not being apart of the team | 11/15/2009 |
Q: I am going to get straight to the point. We have a team member that has been with us for almost 2 ...
A: Stacie -- Unfortunately, you may have to keep on having the weekly meetings with her -- especially ...
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| sensitive payroll issue.... | 10/15/2009 |
Q: To Whom it May Concern: I work as an independent contractor for a large company in Connecticut. ...
A: Paul -- Your original contract with the company should have spelled out how you are to be ...
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| difficult staff | 10/10/2009 |
Q: What on earth do you do with two employees who do not agree with the decisions I make and complain ...
A: Karen -- My first thought is, how is your senior management handling these tattle-tales? Are they ...
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| staff can not trust | 9/17/2009 |
Q: i manage a branch of about 9 staff members, my branch is situated away from our head office which ...
A: Sunny -- It's very difficult to manage a situation like this when you don't have the backing of ...
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| Employee who calls out frequently | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have an employee who is dealing with an intermittent medical condition and frequently calls out of ...
A: Emma -- I'd sit down with the employee and ask him/her for suggestions on how best to handle ...
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| Dealing with co-workers | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I work for a company " workmans comp.," I work flex schedule 10 hr.,4 days a week. I am very focused ...
A: Kim -- Frankly, I don't think it's your responsibility to tell your co-workers to stop yakking and ...
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| co-workers going through my backpack | 4/1/2009 |
Q: i needed to find out if it is legal for a co-worker to go through my backpack. she stated she ...
A: Nancy -- It is absolutely unacceptable for a co-worker to go through your personal belongings. You ...
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| Poor Attitude Employee | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I am a office manager at my company and all problems relating to all admin and office employees is ...
A: Jaenne -- It's a tricky situation. You sort of created a monster here, but unfortunately it's not ...
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| multi jobs and one pay | 7/23/2008 |
Q: my situation is about having a waitress job where i am also considered as assistant management mind ...
A: Well, there's nothing illegal about what he's doing. He seems to be doing what he needs to do to ...
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| Weak Managment Style | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I was promoted rather quickly in my career to a manager. I have been praised by others for having a ...
A: Russ -- You can be a strong, assertive (and nice) boss without being overbearing. Treat your people ...
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| "Supervisor" with a grudge | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I have worked with my company for about a year and a half, and in this particular office about 6 ...
A: Kate -- I think this woman is probably feeling rejected and frustrated at the company for not ...
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| Spat with Co-Worker Comes Back to Bite | 4/2/2008 |
Q: A few months ago I was verbally attacked by a co-worker who was unhappy with the fact that I didn't ...
A: I had a similiar incident with a supervisor a number of years ago, and I know how unfair it feels. ...
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| Employee couching | 1/26/2008 |
Q: Employee #1 uses her cell phone for personal calls alot. Emploee #1 should have been diciplined ...
A: Linda -- Thanks for writing. My first question is, do you have any authority over these two ...
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| Upper management seems to ignore me. | 1/19/2008 |
Q: My question is that I think my manager and her boss don't seem to like my work. We work retail and ...
A: Rosa -- You're right that going over your boss' head probably isn't a good idea. There must be ...
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| human resources | 1/4/2008 |
Q: As a manager, what actions would you take if an operations employee with six years of experience on ...
A: First, assuming this is a valuable employee with recent performance problems, I'd have a frank and ...
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| Co Worker Conflict and Weak Management issues | 9/15/2007 |
Q: I apologize in advance for the length. There is a lot of information to provide. I am a television ...
A: Melissa -- Wow, I'm exhausted just reading about this. You are WAY off the hook in this situation. ...
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| Gaining respect and keeping control! | 8/20/2007 |
Q: I was promoted to a management position last April and am now heading a team of women who were ...
A: Well, the first thing you need to do is to get your boss to stop encouraging this woman. I recommend ...
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| Uncooperative subordinates | 8/14/2007 |
Q: i am a nursing manager. Despite talking and giving continuous support to subordinates, they do not ...
A: I recommend that you have a meeting with all of your subordinates. Tell them that you would like to ...
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| prepare staff for a new leader | 8/3/2007 |
Q: given a not for profit organization, how can we prepare the staff for the leadership change? The new ...
A: Julia -- Change is difficult in any situation -- people almost always prefer to preserve the status ...
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| Backstabbing Employee | 7/8/2007 |
Q: Two years ago my wife and I were given and opportunity to work at the same location by our company ...
A: If it was me, I'd call this woman in for a meeting and not beat around the bush. I'd be professional ...
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| Team Playing Issues | 3/7/2007 |
Q: I have a little problem I’m hoping you can help me with. It’s about a group of colleagues that have ...
A: Right now you don't have a team. You have four individuals who, to a greater or lesser extent, are ...
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| Writer seeks Interview - questions | 2/5/2007 |
Q: Joan: I am a writer for a publication called RT-Image, a part of Valley Forge Publishing Group, ...
A: Happy to help! 1. Your name, title, organization, etc. Joan Schramm Owner Momentum Coaching ...
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| Team Building | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I want to know when it the best days and times for hold meetings? I am in a team that wants to start ...
A: There really are no "best" days and times for meetings. It all depends on your company culture, work ...
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| Too many cooks in the kitchen! | 11/9/2006 |
Q: The company that now I work for is a small business, so with that comes flexibility and a relatively ...
A: You're between a rock and a hard place. The owner hired you to clean up the company's act, but ...
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| Satan and Satan's helper | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I am in need of some serious help. I work in an office with three other women, a nurse, nurse ...
A: On the surface, this question looks like a matter of some employees not liking the fact that one of ...
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| Rightful Firing? | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I am not sure if this is under your jurisdiction... but I am trying to figure out whether an ...
A: I'm not a lawyer, so I can't address the specifics of any particular circumstance. However, a quick ...
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| Firing due to Illiteracy | 9/6/2006 |
Q: About a year ago, my husband and I hired a contractor to do renovations and maintenance on our house ...
A: Let me preface this by saying that I am not a lawyer and so can't advise anything about whether or ...
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| Obnoxious New Co-Worker | 8/29/2006 |
Q: My new obnoxious co-worker feels the constant need to give everyone in the office her ...
A: Wow! your new co-worker sounds like her emotional age peaked at around 12. My advice is to just ...
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| Working for free? | 8/26/2006 |
Q: I work the overnight at a small cardiac telemonitoring company. My boss seems to be one of those ...
A: State law varies on lunch break compensation, so you need to check with your state Dept of Labor and ...
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| co-worker conflict. | 8/14/2006 |
Q: I am a computer engineer working for a big company. I had a serious tiff with a co-worker recently ...
A: Here's what I suggest -- sort of a mix of your ideas. First, do continue to interact with "X" like ...
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| bad egg | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I have a full time employee of several years whose attitude has suddenly gone sour. Shows up at ...
A: If she's a long-time employee who is suddenly having performance problems where none existed before, ...
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