| 251 |
11/13/07 |
CHANGING JOBS |
Job seeker looking for direction for job interview question
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I just read your advice to someone and thought it was very good about not speaking negative about ex... |
| 252 |
11/13/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Company's big wig talks longer than he is supposed to
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I’m so embarrassed the way my company handled a guest speaker we asked to speak at one of our confer... |
| 253 |
11/13/07 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
True friend is tired of requested advice being ignored
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I have a friend that I’ve known for many years. She always seeks me out when she has problems with ... |
| 254 |
11/06/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Proof will give employee a real 'lift'
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I am trying to find some proof of the bridge lift on the Newport News, VA James River Bridge on Tues... |
| 255 |
11/06/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee has concerns about becoming 'exempt'
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My salary is $40K. I work 10 hours overtime every week and get paid time and a half for each hour b... |
| 256 |
11/06/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Supervisor is upset with his boss but not sure how to handle it
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I’m one of three supervisors in our office. My boss, the general manager for the whole office, gave... |
| 257 |
10/30/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker feels boss has favorites
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I have an issue at my workplace that involves favoritism. I work in a research lab where I am a sci... |
| 258 |
10/30/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss's behavior unnerves experienced employee
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I’ve had the same employer for over 25 years and I’ve been in the position I’m in now for over 10. ... |
| 259 |
10/30/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Blow-up between employees gets one in trouble
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I had a blow-up with one of my co-workers. It was not pretty. I had had enough of the way he talks... |
| 260 |
10/23/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Employee can't get along with rude co-worker, wants to punch her
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I recently started having a problem with a specific co-worker at my place of work. This person is c... |
| 261 |
10/23/07 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
Director doesn't want to leave office unattended
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I work for a family foundation. It’s just my secretary and me, the foundation director, in the offi... |
| 262 |
10/23/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Co-worker needs to do the right things
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I have a co-worker who doesn't like to do actual work when there is nothing to do in the shop. I wo... |
| 263 |
10/16/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss doesn't engender employees' good will
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National Boss’s Day is coming up on October 16th. I know it's a little late for this question, but ... |
| 264 |
10/16/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
College student needs to treat others with respect
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I go to Hickey College in St. Louis, MO, and there we are told to treat college like a job. So in m... |
| 265 |
10/16/07 |
WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW |
Worker is taken by surprise with firing
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How can you get fired on your day off when the week before you were told you were doing a good job? ... |
| 266 |
10/09/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Firing has office abuzz
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Not too long ago, I had to let go of one of my customer service reps. It’s never easy when you have... |
| 267 |
10/09/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Colleague is too close to department secretary
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I’m not a happy camper. I have a colleague whose judgment I initially trusted, but now I’m not so s... |
| 268 |
10/09/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
District manager needs to comply with employee's wishes
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One of my co-workers recently turned in his papers for his retirement at the end of the calendar yea... |
| 269 |
10/02/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Cussing gets employee in hot water with HR
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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no saint, but I pride myself in being a friendly guy, someone an... |
| 270 |
10/02/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Worker not upfront with his colleagues
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Our department chief asked us, the program managers, to meet and iron out the procedures for one of ... |
| 271 |
10/02/07 |
PERSONAL WORK ISSUES |
Non-receptive audience leaves speaker feeling distraught
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I understand that you put on a lot of workshops and seminars, and I was wondering what you do when y... |
| 272 |
09/25/07 |
WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW |
Injured worker looking for lawyer
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I was injured at my place of work in Sept '04, and since Jan '05 I've had to endure six surgeries. ... |
| 273 |
09/25/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Supervisor wants to skip luncheon for colleague
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One of my colleagues will be transferring out of our division in a few months, and I want to attend ... |
| 274 |
09/25/07 |
COWORKER RELATIONS |
Department secretary needs to fix printer
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I’m not sure what to do about this situation. A rat chewed up the cord to our department printer, s... |
| 275 |
09/18/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker wants more challenges on the job
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Six months ago I took a job with my local city government. Good salary, good benefits, nice people ... |
