Karla L. Miller
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Work Advice: When a business you've been doing contract work for files for bankruptcyOct 12, 2014 7:34 am - Q: I am a contractor for a company. After completing my last project, instead of a paycheck, I received an email informing me that the company was closed and filing for ...
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Work Advice: Handling a troubling Web search and a misdirected textOct 05, 2014 6:00 am - Q: Another female employee and I recently found out that a new hire on our team has an extensive court case history, including recent dangerous criminal charges — many a...
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Work Advice: Telecommuter not happy about video streaming planSep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - Q: I own a small recruiting firm and allow employees to work from home most days, but I find that company engagement and project collaboration is much better when we are...
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Work Advice: The actions of one jerk rattles a proven leaderSep 21, 2014 7:33 am - Q: My wife has a highly successful career as a plant manager. At the end of her last contract, the phone rang nonstop with calls from recruiters. She soon received an of...
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Work Advice: Impersonnel managementSep 14, 2014 6:42 am - Q: My 19-year-old son, in his first college summer-job hunt, interviewed with a temp agency that was staffing up for a project that seemed like a perfect fit. The first ...
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Work Advice: Thoughts on deflecting, or not firing off, casual insultsSep 07, 2014 7:35 am - Reader 1: My supervisor pulled me into her office and told me that a document I had written for her was "no good." When I read the version she wanted me to use, I saw th...
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Work Advice: Spheres of non-influenceAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Q: During a recent discussion with a friend, I mentioned that I keep my work and personal lives totally segregated. I never discuss my personal affairs with anyone at wo...
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Work Advice: Why are police paid differently?Aug 24, 2014 6:32 am - Q: I am a police officer. My department claims that police and fire departments are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirement that all overtime work ov...
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Work Advice: When your boss thinks you'll blabAug 17, 2014 6:42 am - Q: What do you say when a boss doesn't want to send you to a meeting or let you speak with a VIP because she thinks you can't keep your mouth shut? I've worked several y...
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Work Advice: Sticky political wicketsAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - Reader 1: Is it legal to ask a local government employee applying for a supervisory position if there is anything about the applicant that could cause a higher-powered e...