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Tag: self-help

We Don’t Want to Quit Over Our Manager’s Gross Habit, Can You Help?
Coaching, Office politics

We Don’t Want to Quit Over Our Manager’s Gross Habit, Can You Help?

Question: If it wasn’t so petty and disgusting, this would be funny. Our small company has one restroom. A lock … Continue reading We Don’t Want to Quit Over Our Manager’s Gross Habit, Can You Help?

Caught Job Hunting During the Workday
Career, Personal growth, Professional growth

Caught Job Hunting During the Workday

Question: This morning my boss discovered I was job hunting during the workday. I have no idea how he figured … Continue reading Caught Job Hunting During the Workday

Offer Letter Blues
Career, Coaching, Professional growth

Offer Letter Blues

Question: I started a small business last year and am about to hire my first employee. I interviewed several candidates … Continue reading Offer Letter Blues

I’m Losing A Battle I Never Wanted To Fight
Career, Coaching, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

I’m Losing A Battle I Never Wanted To Fight

Question: I’m losing a battle I don’t want to fight. The problem recently erupted, but has simmered for three months, … Continue reading I’m Losing A Battle I Never Wanted To Fight

Fighting for My Job and Help With A Resume
Career, Professional growth

Fighting for My Job and Help With A Resume

Question: On December 3rd, a large national firm recently bought the company where I work.  By the following Monday, the … Continue reading Fighting for My Job and Help With A Resume

What Do I Do If My Boss is a Functional Alcoholic?
Business, Coaching, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, Professional growth

What Do I Do If My Boss is a Functional Alcoholic?

Question: I work for a small, growing company run by a charismatic CEO. He gets more done in a day … Continue reading What Do I Do If My Boss is a Functional Alcoholic?

How To Deal With Co-workers Who Develop Bad Habits
Coaching, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

How To Deal With Co-workers Who Develop Bad Habits

Question: After a coworker let me know that another coworker had a domestic violence restraining order filed against him, I … Continue reading How To Deal With Co-workers Who Develop Bad Habits

How Do I Handle A Workplace Infatuation?
Career, Coaching, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

How Do I Handle A Workplace Infatuation?

Question: Late last year, I fell into a mild infatuation with a sales rep that does business with our company. … Continue reading How Do I Handle A Workplace Infatuation?

How to survive workplace ‘mean girls’
Bullying, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

How to survive workplace ‘mean girls’

‘Mean girls’ can make the workplace difficult–but not impossible–to survive. The workplace mean girl. Have you tangled with one? Did … Continue reading How to survive workplace ‘mean girls’

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