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Snarky comments on age deserve a ready retort

By Karla L. Miller
Sep 29, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I am an older woman working in a field among predominantly younger workers and would love insight on how to deal with frequent references to my age. I love what I do ...
Employers should develop clear-eyed policies about assessing threats

By Karla L. Miller
Sep 22, 2019 6:08 am - Q: I work in a quasi-governmental organization. My office is a public-access point for journalists, organizations and regular citizens to chime in and share information ...
New Zealand worker feared he might lose his job. So he brought an emotional support clown to work.

Jennifer Hassan and Siobhán O'Grady The Washington Post
Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - A man in New Zealand was called into a work meeting and feared the worst. So he hired an emotional support clown to join him. For Joshua Jack, the suspicion he might los...
When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the pain

By Karla L. Miller
Sep 15, 2019 6:09 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
This year's Apple event was more diverse than ever. But underrepresented minorities were still left out.

Marie C. Baca The Washington Post
Sep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Usually, Apple's events are heavily white and male. This year, more women and people of color took the stage, limiting the tally of white men. But the more diverse lineu...
Corporate Culture: Why Should I Care?

Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Corporate culture: why should I care? That was a question used during the promotion of the Corporate Culture Series' first event on Aug. 8. I was honored to be included ...
Employers who snooze will lose in hiring

Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - This summer, I spent a morning facilitating an interviewing and hiring program for a group of managers at one of our member organizations, a large medical association. S...
Updates on that 'girl' and the serial hugger at work

By Karla L. Miller
Sep 08, 2019 6:00 am - Today we check in with readers who wrote in earlier for advice. - - - From the female manager struggling to shed the "girl" label at work: Thank you for your advice...
Google memo to workers: Only talk about work at work - and definitely no politics

Greg Bensinger The Washington Post
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Google has a message to its workers: heads down and do your job. Google issued new guidelines in a memo for how its roughly 100,000 employees ought to conduct themselves...
Working for a friend's ex-boss can be like dating a friend's ex

By Karla L. Miller
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have applied for a position in a group where a friend previously worked. She transferred because she could not get along with the group leader. She had approached u...

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