2009

is my wife’s boss coming on to her?

A reader writes: I’m writing this for my wife, who has an interesting situation at work. Since it’s the holidays, I figured that there may be other employees going through this same situation with their bosses. So here goes… My wife was assigned a new manager 2 months ago during an office reorganization. Since it […]

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I hate talking on the phone

I hate talking on the phone. When I was a teenager, I lived my entire life on the phone. I even worked a part-time job just to get money to pay for my own phone line, so that I could talk on it as long as I wanted without anyone kicking me off. I was […]

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why do employers re-advertise jobs after interviews?

A reader writes: Is it normal for employers advertise again a position after the second round of interviews? I’ve encountered this situation a few times and the first thing I imagine is that none of the candidates met their expectations, but they still want to keep these people as second or third options. What is […]

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do managers this bad really exist?

A reader writes: I’ve enjoyed reading your blog the last few months. I am however left wondering – where do these people work? After reading about the interactions your readers have with their leaders, I am stunned. Am I this sheltered? Do managers this clueless and/or evil really exist? They do exist. I don’t believe […]

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will being on reality TV hurt my job prospects?

A reader writes: Do you think that being on a reality TV show would adversely affect my ability to get a job? I am not currently slated to be on one, but if I were to do this, I wonder what the ramifications on my future job prospects might be. I’m talking about a Survivor-type […]

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the weirdest interview question ever?

This amazing story comes from one of the commenters on my U.S. News & World report post earlier this week about how to handle inappropriate interview questions. Linda R. wrote: When I was just out of college (ahem…the early 80’s, a less enlightened age), a friend went on an interview for an administrative position. She […]

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