November 2010

my ex-boss is telling my husband I cheated on him

A reader writes: Long story short, my ex-boss was my best friend for ten years but we couldn’t work together. He fired me from the small delivery company we both worked at in May. In July, he sent a text message to my husband saying “If you want to divorce her, I can give you dates and times […]

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should I tell my conservative coworkers that I’m gay?

A reader writes: I’m an associate at a mid-sized law firm (approximately 40 employees in three states), and I’ve worked here a little over a year. I love the job, and enjoy most of my co-workers, except for the handful of very conservative, religious ones (as you’ll see in the next paragraph, this isn’t just […]

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my coworker is physically bullying me

A reader writes: I support a team of professionals and one of them has what I call “personal space issues.” He stands uncomfortably close to me, causing me to move away and when we pass each other in the hallway or common areas, he walks right towards me, forcing me to maneuver around him or […]

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short answer Saturday: 6 short answers to 6 short questions

Once again, it’s short answer Saturday — six short answers to six short questions. I also want to note that I’m indebted to Evil HR Lady for her “short response” columns, which pre-date these short answer Saturdays by many months. Here we go… I was recently contacted by an external recruiter with a position very similar […]

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unreasonable job application instructions

A reader writes: OK, is it just me or is this crazy-making? I found a job listing via a national job bank specific to my field. I’m interested, but…it’s unclear to me if this position is based in their East Coast office, or if, since it’s a “Field Organizer,” it is based elsewhere. I’m only […]

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no one will hire me as their visionary

A reader writes: I am very talented in my creativity and thinking ability. I have a lot of ideas I would like to pass around a marketing firm or ideally to direct companies. I have no idea where to start. I also have started a small business and it’s profitable within the first year, but […]

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what do you want to talk to me about?

I’m doing a webinar over here soon, because I love webinars and am sort of becoming obsessed with them. It’s going to be either free or very low-cost. You’re going to be able to win things. Things from Apple. But the question is, what do you want the topic to be?

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my boss gives in to my co-worker’s temper tantrums

A reader writes: I’m preparing for my January yearly evaluation with my boss… and I’m already worrying about some issues I want to bring up. Our department is small with only four positions. The budget person in our office is rather controlling and has made my life difficult these past few months in particular. My […]

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