March 2013

update from the lazy coworker

Remember the reader last year who struggled with being lazy at work and felt guilty and anxious about it? Here’s an update from him. I got through a big project barely on time due to my laziness. In the previous post, a commenter recommended “Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement,” which […]

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my boyfriend is getting work calls on his days off

A reader writes: My boyfriend works in the tech support department of a well-known retail office supply store (not Best Buy). Technology is not this store’s primary focus, but they sell a fair amount of computers and software. Therefore, he’s one of only three employees that knows the job. He’s also the best one they […]

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fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions

It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Mentioning money when asked where you’d like to be in a year I’m a program coordinator at a prestigious university and have held my position for a little over seven months. My question is this: when a self-evaluation questionnaire […]

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