Your Co-Worker is a Slacker. Here’s Why She Gets Special Privileges
This #throwbackthursday post covers one of the most annoying things in the workplace: Perceived unfairness. Your co-worker seems to get special treatment all the time, and it drives you crazy. Now,...
View ArticleThe 50 Most Annoying Office Jargon Phrases
Expecting all your coworkers to understand your jargon is just blue-sky thinking. Maybe we should brainstorm or action a project so that going forward we can think outside of the box and make sure we...
View ArticleThe Surprising Source of Most of Your Problems
Do problems seem to plague you wherever you go? Are you always passed up for promotions? Have you struggled to get new jobs? Is your personal life filled with drama? Why on earth are you so plagued...
View ArticleYour Manager Loves You. Here’s Why Your Raise Is Awful
A reader sent me an email asking if a “1.75 percent raise” was appropriate for a salary in the $90,000 range. “It’s like giving a waitress a $7 tip on a $300 meal,” he wrote. First of all, wouldn’t it...
View ArticleIf You Say One of these 11 Phrases at Work, Prepare to Be Sued
One of the purposes of good Human Resources is to prevent lawsuits. But your HR person and your employment attorney don’t follow you around all the time. So, business attorney Josh Joel, Counsel at...
View ArticleEqual Pay Day Is a Farce (and Demoralizing)
This is an old post I stumbled upon today. Today (ed note: when this was originally published in 2019!) is Equal Pay Day and while it’s supposed to be a day where we focus on reducing pay...
View ArticleWhy You Should Hire People Who Make Typos
The best people for certain jobs may not have perfect résumés. Oh, sure, they’ll have the skills you need, but you might spot a “their” that should be “there” or vice versa. Many hiring managers...
View ArticleBoss’s Day Was Yesterday, and Thankfully I Forgot About It
Presents only go one way in the office. Down. Managers can buy presents for their direct reports, and CEOs are free to hand out bonuses at any time. But employees don’t get presents for their bosses...
View Article19 (More) Tales of Performance Review Horror
Everyone hates their annual performance review but we dutifully do them. (For some good reasons, but I digress.) I few weeks ago, I published 18 True Tales of Ridiculous Performance Appraisals, and...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day: These Jobs Increase Your Chances of Divorce
On February 14 we celebrate love in the name of St. Valentine, who was beaten, stoned, and decapitated because of his support of marriage. So, basically, it’s always been a bummer of a holiday, which...
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