Work Advice: Karla's final performance review, part 2
A few last reader updates, and how to write a farewell letter.
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Newest firstWork Advice: Karla's final performance review, part 1
Readers provide updates on their work dilemmas, and I unload some excess advice inventory.
Work Advice: Do I have to host an out-of-town colleague for our holiday party?
Advice on protocols for hosting out-of-town colleagues for the holdiays.
Work Advice: When you're a buffer between coworkers and a prickly boss
My colleagues come to me instead of my difficult supervisor. How can I stay both neutral and effective?
Work Advice: I'm frustrated with the gender imbalance at work
Women handle day-to-day responsibilities, while the men have separate meetings. How can a young female hire find her voice in this environment?
Work Advice: When you offer an ex-colleague help but then regret it
You don't have to serve as a reference for someone you no longer trust.
Work Advice: Noisy colleague makes it impossible to concentrate at work
Before everyone turns on her, try making polite, direct appeals to tone it down.
Work Advice: California workers get good news on 'stay or pay' contracts
Despite setbacks at the federal level, a coalition of interest groups is successfully combating extortionary employment contracts state by state
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Work Advice: How to avoid 'workslop' and other AI pitfalls
AI at work has drawbacks such as 'workslop,' which can hinder productivity. Strategic AI use and transparency are top solutions.
AI
Work Advice: My boss loves AI. I want nothing to do with it.
Even if you don't need it yourself, learning about AI can help you separate the helpfulness from the hype.
Work Advice: When you're a difficult co-worker's only 'friend'
My quirky co-worker says I'm his only friend, and he's becoming increasingly combative with other colleagues. Should I say something to HR?
Work Advice: How to handle rejection after a weird interview
My friend said the boss at a prestigious company hired her after a seven-minute interview. My experience was completely different, and I don't understand why.
Work Advice: How long is too long to wait for my company's 401(k) match?
Also, is it safe to reveal that I have a disability on a job application?
Work Advice: Reader tips on battling impostor syndrome
How to stifle the voice in your head that tells you you're not good enough, you're not smart enough and people don't like you.
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Work Advice: Oops! I stumbled across a higher-paying job. Do I dare?
I stumbled across a higher-paying job. Do I dare apply?
Work Advice: Managing a quirky colleague's interactions with outsiders
How can I help a teammate who comes across as rude, loud and abrasive to people who don't know him as well?
Work Advice: When the boss's buddy gets a chance you've been denied
Our manager says I can't attend our annual conference, but she brought my colleague. Is she playing favorites?
Work Advice: No one heeds my warnings, even though I'm usually right
Worker doesn't want to say "Told you so.†They just want to be believed the first time.
Technology
Work Advice: How to keep workplace tech off your personal phone
Tech and legal experts outline the real-life risks and benefits of using personal mobile phones for work tasks.
Work Advice: A 'provocatively' dressed worker needs a fit check
Work Advice: A 'provocatively' dressed worker needs a fit check
Work Advice: His bosses loved his work - until they didn't
After giving him kudos for managing a major project, this worker's supervisors now say he's not meeting expectations
Work Advice: My boss wants me to install a work app on my personal phone
For privacy-minded people, are there boundaries that employers should respect when it comes to personal devices?
Work Advice: How to help a friend stuck on the career ladder
My friend is burned out on her management duties but reluctant to step back and take a lower-paying job. What other options are there?
Work Advice: How to help young women find their voice at work
The women I mentor say they're being dismissed or questioned by male colleagues. How do I help them speak up for themselves?
Finance
Work Advice: Risk your bonus or your reputation?
What to do if you risk your bonus for the sake of your professional reputation.
Work Advice: Manager hints that age, caretaking make me bad at my job
Turn to your own connections, and maybe a lawyer, to protect your rights.
Macro
Work Advice: Should you list a job you got fired from on a résumé?
A lapse in ADHD treatment led to mistakes that cost him his job. Can he leave it off his résumé?
Work Advice: Obey the boss, or do the right thing?
Her new boss forbade her from working on a project that could benefit clients. She wants to ignore him and do it anyway.
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