| 126 |
06/22/10 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
Should job seeker send overdue thank you note to interviewer?
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I had a job interview almost three weeks ago. It didn’t go well at all. Right after it was over, I... |
| 127 |
07/06/10 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
Caller bugged by call waiting
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What’s your position with the call waiting feature on phones? I take issue with individuals who cal... |
| 128 |
07/20/10 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
Worker wants cake and eat it too
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After a long search, I got a much needed full-time job with great pay, benefits, and a super boss. ... |
| 129 |
08/30/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee needs help working around insecure boss
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I have an insecure, controlling, vindictive boss who after three years will not provide me with any ... |
| 130 |
08/16/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Retiring worker ponders whether to complain about the boss
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I'm retiring in a couple of months and I'm contemplating whether I should tell my boss' boss how inc... |
| 131 |
06/21/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Manager wants salesperson to wear skimpy clothes
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I just got a job in car sales. I have the potential to make a lot of money, which is why I took the ... |
| 132 |
05/17/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee hired for one job, then given another
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I answered a company's ad for a data entry clerk position and I was offered the job after being inte... |
| 133 |
05/10/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker says eight is enough
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I give my job my full attention for eight hours, Monday thru Friday, but when the work day comes to ... |
| 134 |
05/03/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss tired of employees' sloppy attire
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I'm a manager in a pretty big company. I'm one of several supervisors that manage the workers in the... |
| 135 |
04/26/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Supervisor fed up with apathetic employees' mistakes
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I work in a billing office in the medical field and manage about a dozen people. On a regular basis,... |
| 136 |
04/19/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Workers can't respect boss with no guts
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My boss is so lame. I don't care that this is his first supervisory position. He should have a lot m... |
| 137 |
03/22/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Nervous boss making employees uncomfortable
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I have a boss who is so uptight. This is his first supervisory position in our firm and it appears t... |
| 138 |
03/15/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Woman disappointed with boss' attitude about maternity leave
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I've been with my company for over 18 years, which by today's standards, I think, is pretty long. I'... |
| 139 |
02/15/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee furious after project yanked during medical leave
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Dear Roze:
Recently my elderly mother became very ill, to the point of almost dying. My stepfath... |
| 140 |
02/08/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker feels office Valentine's Day party is a bit much
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I'm a team player but sometimes my boss takes this concept a little too far. She's all about everybo... |
| 141 |
01/25/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
"Acting supervisor" causing problems for employee
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I'm in a situation where I report to an individual who is a close friend of my ex-boss. I had major ... |
| 142 |
01/04/05 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
For new year, resolve to improve morale in workplace
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It's that time of year when everyone is making resolutions for both their personal and work lives. A... |
| 143 |
11/30/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee feels pressured to attend office Christmas party
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My office just sent out a flyer for our annual Christmas party, which is always on one of the few Sa... |
| 144 |
11/23/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss relies on office "snitch" instead of dealing directly with employees
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I like my job and my boss, but like any job and boss, neither is perfect. Understand that I work for... |
| 145 |
11/16/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
"Boss' pets" get preferential treatment, irritating co-workers
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I work in a department of 15 people. It is obvious to quite a few of us that our boss treats two of ... |
| 146 |
11/02/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Manager who runs tight ship looking for ways to loosen up
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I'm a manager of a collection agency. I run a tight ship. My employees know that I'm all about busin... |
| 147 |
10/26/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Sneaky boss takes credit for employee's work
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I am working for a guy who has taken credit for a couple of my ideas, but he's real sneaky in the wa... |
| 148 |
10/12/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Redhead offended by boss' stereotyping cracks
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Just because I'm a redhead doesn't mean I have a hot temper or that I'm easily angered, but for long... |
| 149 |
09/28/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Bank executive upset over tellers' revealing clothing
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I'm a senior bank executive with a Hampton Roads bank, who is sick and tired of finding our bank tel... |
| 150 |
08/31/04 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Manager wants to turn sales hotshots into a team
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I have recently ventured out on my own and started a sales company. I have three guys working for me... |
