Karla L. Miller
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Eager to quit you job? Tips on bowing out gracefully.May 20, 2018 1:00 am - Q: After years with my company, I've finally had it. Our executives divert resources and change priorities without consulting project managers. Our micromanaging CEO ins...
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'Girl talk'? Let's get real: This is bullying.May 13, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in an elementary school with predominantly female teachers. Some of the ones I work in close quarters with enjoy gossiping about female colleagues. I do not pa...
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When losing your faith could mean losing your jobApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I am a layperson (not an ordained member of the clergy) working for a religious nonprofit that requires its employees to be members of the faith in good standing and ...
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Should this manager step in to quell gossip?Apr 15, 2018 1:00 am - Q: A colleague at my private-sector employer recently let a contractor go for poor work. I was not surprised, nor were most other members of my team. One of my direct re...
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He's not a colleague; he's an emotional vampireApr 08, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I started a new job in the past year, working in the branch office of a medium-size business. We stay connected with the main office through an instant-messaging serv...
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Prank calls at work aren't just a jokeApr 01, 2018 1:00 am - Q: One of our colleagues is known for hiring internet services to make prank calls to others in our department. Apparently, she tells some colleagues when she's chosen h...
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When an at-work love triangle starts a company war, stay out of itMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work in a large company, under a manager who has had a long-standing affair with the company owner. The owner's spouse also works for the company. The owner is divo...
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No, the boss' e-cigarette vapor is not 'just steam'Mar 18, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I work for a performing arts organization. Over the past two years, several employees have taken up vaping. When they first started, there was constant unchecked vapi...
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When a good friend (and co-worker) flips for a bad bossMar 11, 2018 12:00 am - Q: We recently got a new manager, "Damien," who is the poster child for bad bosses: incompetent, lazy and immature. After six weeks, when he started feeling heat from hi...
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A manager can't shrink from this dutyMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Q1: Our administrative staffer takes breaks to smoke and is a heavy coffee drinker. The combination of these odors, plus some kind of sickly sweet odor (body odor or som...