2011

update from the reader whose disgusting boss was fixated on her weight

Remember the reader whose disgusting boss was fixated on her (perfectly normal) weight, constantly making jokes about anorexia? Here’s her (even more disturbing) update: I can’t believe how many people responded to that post. I was actually reading through the comments again today! The reader comments really gave me the strength I needed to pull […]

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3 more “where are they now” updates from readers

Here are three more reader updates. The subject line for each links back to the person’s original post. 1. The reader whose boss was monitoring his computer usage I ended up requesting a meeting with my boss to talk about it. He said that he had noticed a drop in my productivity, and other employees […]

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update from the manager who inherited a bad staff

Remember the reader who had inherited a staff of people who had been held to a low bar and was trying to figure out if his expectations of them were too high? Here’s his update: I wish I had a more definitive update about my question but it is still very much a grey area for […]

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my 10 least popular posts of 2011

Around this time of year, lots of sites have lists of their most popular posts of the year. I’ll have one of those on December 31, but for now I decided to entertain myself by doing the exact opposite and listing the least popular posts of the year. Here are the 10 posts that generated […]

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fast answer Friday: 7 short answers to 7 short questions

It’s fast answer Friday!  Here we go… 1. Quoting from performance reviews in a cover letter I recently went through some old glowing performance reviews from my past that I thought about incorporating into the cover letter in some areas. Comments on my reviews include examples like “His creative work is excellent and produced in […]

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