Karla L. Miller
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How to cope with colleague you resentApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - Q, Reader 1: Some years ago, my employer purchased a smaller company and split accounting duties between me and the other company's accountant, "Ann." Ann repeatedly mak...
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Colleagues' mid-meeting party gossip is awkward for those not invitedApr 14, 2019 6:09 am - Q: I have worked at my employer for 20 years, 10 in my current department, longer than almost everyone. Last week at our department meeting, other staff members chatted ...
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Do fake situations during job interviews reveal candidates' true selves?Mar 24, 2019 6:09 am - While browsing Twitter recently, I came across a post that suggested an innovative interview technique: Take a job candidate out for a lunch interview, then secretly ask...
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How to ask for a salary in an online job applicationMar 17, 2019 6:11 am - Q: I applied online for a job I would love to have. Their system required me to submit the salary I'm hoping for, with no way to put in a range or skip the question. I s...
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When your boss seems to 'hear' men in office more than womenMar 10, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I am a midcareer woman, recently promoted to management. While I love my job and genuinely like my peers, I am getting increasingly frustrated. At least once a week, ...
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Dads-to-be must tell bosses, too. But when?Mar 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I am in my early 20s and recently accepted a position working for an elected official. However, I did not mention before accepting that I'm expecting to become a fath...
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After being passed over for promotion, is it time to move on?Feb 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I'm a midcareer public servant. Last summer, the funding that supported my position ended. My supervisor did everything possible to retain me, and I remain employed a...
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Harassment safeguards should work against false claims, tooFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I'm a male program manager in my thirties. I often have to request information from other departments. Recently, I asked "Stacey," a female co-worker in her mid-twent...
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Do you look like a job hopper? It depends.Jan 27, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I am a furloughed government contractor, currently on unpaid leave. I am tired of living with the threat of shutdowns disrupting my work. I've been at my current posi...
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With skill, determination and some lucky timing, it's never too late to find a new jobJan 20, 2019 5:00 am - Starting 2019 off right with a happy job-hunter's update. Longtime readers of this column may remember the librarian-turned-accountant who was over 50 and in despair aft...