I’ve been at this company for three years. I’ve never been a great employee, but I did my work and it was fine. Then I got a new boss who really pushed me. I admit, I reacted poorly and started doing things like coming in late. Still, I
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It’s been many years since I have had interns, so I said yes when the opportunity popped up. Meet the summer interns: This is Havana. She’s 14 months old and loves climbing and wet food. She hides whenever one of the supervisors comes by, but you can lure
I have been with my company for 25 years. I LOVED my job until about 18 months ago as the Division I worked for was sold. My job duties started to decrease, and I could no longer fill my day. I told my boss this in my review
When we talk about labor shortages, we should be honest: there aren’t shortages in all areas. It can be challenging to find jobs in a lot of fields. But the one thing that is consistent just about anywhere is that employers are desperate for entry-level employees for service
We had a conference that required us to work weekends. I worked two weekends in a row, plus the week. So, I worked 19 days straight when it usually would be 15. (3 weeks, plus two weekends.) My boss said I could take four comp days, but they
I’m a W-2 employee on salary, and I’m exempt. I have two weeks of PTO. Can my boss do the following? 1) not give me a bare minimum of 2-3 days of paid sick leave 2) not allow me to make up time that I take to go
I stumbled upon this post on LinkedIn. I strongly disagree with the concept that it’s a mistake to ask about salary at the beginning. It doesn’t matter what the business’s mission is, how flexible they are, or if it would allow me to simply sit in a leather
I’m super thankful for my administrative assistant. Without her, I’d fall apart. I’m thankful for teachers. Without them, I’d have never gotten to where I am today. I’m thankful for nurses. Without them, our healthcare would be rotten. These three professions have national days that we celebrate. And
“Almost anytime is a good time for alcohol in Jude Maboné’s office these days. “The 26-year-old marketing professional in Washington, D.C., says her workday usually ends at 6 p.m., but on a recent Tuesday most of the staff called it quits and broke out the drinks at 4:30
I had a long conversation with a delightful woman yesterday. I asked her what she did for a living and she said she was a stripper. After ensuring that she was not joking, I asked her a bunch of questions about her job. Here’s what we have in