| 301 |
09/11/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee anxious to get a definitive response from manager
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An official from a rather small city asked me if our agency would like to participate in a career da... |
| 302 |
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 ... |
| 303 |
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... |
| 304 |
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... |
| 305 |
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... |
| 306 |
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 ... |
| 307 |
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... |
| 308 |
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. ... |
| 309 |
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... |
| 310 |
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... |
| 311 |
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... |
| 312 |
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... |
| 313 |
11/20/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee is disappointed by boss's no-show
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Our boss set up a special meeting at our office to recognize a couple of the guys in our office and ... |
| 314 |
11/27/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
New employee wants challenging work
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I’ve had a new job for almost five months and it hasn’t been as challenging as I thought it would be... |
| 315 |
12/04/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee discovers that his times are being monitored
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I happened to see that my boss is keeping book on my times – when I get to the office and when I dep... |
| 316 |
12/11/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee feels unappreciated during Employee Appreciation Week
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I can’t help but often wonder how some people become bosses. My company had Employee Appreciation We... |
| 317 |
12/11/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employee lacks good etiquette
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I have an employee who is great but needs help in the professional etiquette area. I am trying to co... |
| 318 |
12/11/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss doesn't provide the help he could and should have
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I’ve had the same boss for more years than I care to remember. I don’t think there’s enough time for... |
| 319 |
12/18/07 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker feels like prisoner at work
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I feel like I’m a prisoner where I work. I literally am not allowed to move from my desk when my bo... |
| 320 |
01/22/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Manager no longer wants collateral duty
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I have worked in hotel management for almost 20 years. I can retire a year from now, and that date ... |
| 321 |
01/22/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Supervisor has change of heart with a particular meeting
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Plain and simple, I don’t like attending meetings, and believe it or not, I’m a supervisor. The few... |
| 322 |
01/29/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Worker feels blindsided by boss
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My boss continually pretends to have previously asked for a task to be accomplished that she had nev... |
| 323 |
01/29/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Boss does not know how to do her job
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I’ve got what I call a hovering boss. She got this promotion as my boss almost a year ago because s... |
| 324 |
02/05/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Former employee never did her work and never told the truth
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I’m a co-owner of a small web development company. We hired a part-time marketing manager the last ... |
| 325 |
02/12/08 |
EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS |
Employees question supervisor's administration of self-survey
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Our organization is having one of those 360-degree feedback sessions for our supervisors, and there’... |
