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| hr keeping info confidential | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I had some questions & concerns, hopefully you are able to help me. I left a company I had been ...
A: I apologize, I was on vacation and had put that I was unavailable but for some reason it wasn't ...
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| work privacy violations | 6/28/2009 |
Q: our hr program has been installed on several front office pc's. all of our person info is there: ...
A: I am very sorry to hear this and I agree, personal information should only be looked at by ...
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| Key Employee - started a side business | 6/26/2009 |
Q: I am the owner of a small service company. We have 21 employees. My top employee, who manages 15 ...
A: I apologize, I didn't see this in my inbox and so I didn't get to read until this morning! ...
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| Difficult employee | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I have an assistant who I have been trying to mentor to the best of my ability. She has been with ...
A: What a frustrating situation for you! And it sounds like you have been doing a good job of ...
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| my boss shares confidential information about coworkers | 3/12/2009 |
Q: A few months ago my boss told me some VERY confidential information about a coworker's personal ...
A: I have been trying to think of other avenues you could take to be proactive but am so surprised that ...
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| Negative info made public | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My current supervisor is slated to do my review. Director (her) to Manager (me). On her Outlook ...
A: This is really unfortunate and I do think unprofessional of your direct supervisor. How did you ...
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| New Hire drinking on the job | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I have a new hire who is in his fourth day of training. Every day up until now he has been fully ...
A: Wow, this is not a great way for this employee to start a new job!! Is he aware of the zero ...
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| Confidentiality/Privacy Violation | 2/17/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago I transitioned to a new position in my company designed to give me better visability ...
A: I sincerely apologize. For some reason your question didn't get into my email inbox so I am just ...
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| my boss shares confidential information about coworkers | 1/20/2009 |
Q: A few months ago my boss told me some VERY confidential information about a coworker's personal ...
A: This is so unfortunate when this type of behavior happens... confidentiality means just that! Do ...
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| termination rights | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I was terminated from a job on 12/04/08, and have personal equipment (tools, etc. that I need for ...
A: I am very sorry that this happened to you. I am afraid that this really is outside of my expertise ...
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| Recent promotion | 12/8/2008 |
Q: This is going to be a long one... I started working for a casino about 8 months ago as a bartender, ...
A: Congratulations on your promotion! And you are in somewhat of a challenging situation but this ...
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| Employers Rights to Privacy | 11/3/2008 |
Q: Kristin, I forwarded you the following question and you responded that you did not understand the ...
A: I guess what clarification I needed is what is your position with the company. And you state in the ...
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| New young supervisor | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I recently accepted a supervisor position, and it is my first chance to prove I can handle this job. ...
A: And I see that this is a dilemna for you. I am wondering, why were the two other supervisors fired? ...
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| Invasion of privacy at work | 8/27/2008 |
Q: My company has just released everyones phone numbers in the office and I was wondering if the ...
A: This is an excellent question. Unless your company has indicated that they were going to release ...
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| Invasion of Privacy? | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I know for a fact that my previous employer keeps the email accounts for terminated employees active ...
A: My apologies, I just got back from vacation and am trying to play catch up! This is a great ...
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| Trouble with ex-employee | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I run a cleaning business that has been in existance for almost 20 years. Last month an employee was ...
A: I am sorry to hear that this is happening to you. Unfortunately, I think a legal expert would be of ...
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| Can this help avoid future litigation | 3/18/2008 |
Q: Our office is based in California. We have never kept track of employee breaks and lunches are only ...
A: I am assuming you are referring to non-exempt employees as you don't have to track exempt employees' ...
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| Tardiness | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I have one employee that I supervise that has been chronically late, she has been given verbal & ...
A: You are in a tough spot! BUT, as manager of the department, you are charged to run the department ...
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| Invasion of privacy | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I work for a large retirement community. At yesterday's well-attended board meeting, an employee ...
A: I believe that board member is right. I looked into this further and don't see that there are any ...
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| Invasion of privacy | 3/5/2008 |
Q: I work for a large retirement community. At yesterday's well-attended board meeting, an employee ...
A: Sorry for the delay ... I just got your question! This would seem like a privacy violation and I can ...
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| manager | 2/13/2008 |
Q: My father owns a Construction co. and he and I have continually discussed the idea of me coming to ...
A: I think you have already gained a significant amount of respect for working at your father's company ...
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| A problem subordinate | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I supervise a team of five directors, all of whom have several subordinates they supervise. I joined ...
A: I have been in a similar situation and bottom line, this director is not respecting you as their ...
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| Weak manager, unruly employees! | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I wonder if you can help me with a problem that has been developing over some months. I lead a ...
A: Honestly, I think you have answered your own question but believe me, I have been in a similar ...
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| difficult employee | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I have been working @the same Insurance company for 14 years, I started @19 years old, so I'm ...
A: This is a frustrating situation. But remember, you ARE the supervisor so despite the fact that you ...
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| newly promoted | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I have just been promoted to Assitant Branch Manager of a bank. I work along two other Personal ...
A: Congratulations to you on your promotion! I am wondering if you directly manage these two other ...
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| New Team | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I am going to be taking over an established team of about 17 staff... where i have previously been ...
A: Congratulations to you for the "promotion" to manage 17 staff members ! That is quite a group and ...
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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: It sounds like you are more than qualified to gain a position at Company B. I am not sure what ...
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| Hard worker, but horrible attitude | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I am newly appointed as a manager in small department of a larger business. Although I come with ...
A: This is a difficult issue because I know that finding an employee who is hard working, dependable ...
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| URGENT boss sold me out | 8/2/2007 |
Q: shortly after starting at a new company, I was put in charge of a project nearing completion and ...
A: How many performance reviews did you do for that particular employee? And can you get a copy of ...
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| Performance evaluations | 7/1/2007 |
Q: Myself and four other managers are responsible for writing performance evaluations for a number of ...
A: Giving performance feedback and writing performance reviews is a challenge for most managers and I ...
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| Employee drinking before/during work? | 7/1/2007 |
Q: I manage a team of 17 employees and recently, four or five of my employees have come to me and I ...
A: It doesn't sound like your other employees dislike this particular individual whom they suspect ...
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| Need to take some time off work-- nervous to ask | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I am recently divorced and the past two years of my ex-husband and my separation, custody battle ...
A: If your doctor advises you to take some time off work you should follow his advice. It sounds like ...
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| problems with the boss?HELP | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I have been working with the company for over a year and really enjoy my job as far as hours,the ...
A: First and foremost, I am pleased to hear that you like your current job and that you have some ...
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| Secretary takes too many personal phone calls | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I really like my secretary and she does a good job but she spends an incredible amount of time on ...
A: .. I think you should just have a conversation with your secretary and say that you have observed ...
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| Employees who take frequent smoke breaks | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Kirstine: I have been a manager for almost five years now and for some reason, I have only been ...
A: This is a great question! I have encountered the same issue in my own career. I wonder, does your ...
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| Managing a team of 18 employees! | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I have recently been promoted to a manager of a department and initially, I had a staff of just ...
A: Great question and it does sound like you have your work cut out for you! I think you should think ...
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| Difficult employee- chronic tardiness | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I have an employee who is repeatedly 5-10 minutes late for work. I have had two discussions with ...
A: It is good that you have had those couple of conversations with your employee but it sounds like you ...
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| Frustration with my manager/coworkers | 5/28/2007 |
Q: I have worked in retail for about three years now and I have a new manager of my department who I ...
A: I understand your frustration with both your manager and coworkers. Sounds like you are dedicated ...
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