March 2013

should you be earning more money? these 3 people want to know.

I figured I’d bundle three somewhat-related salary-related questions into one post. Here we go… 1. Should my promotion come with a higher raise? Today I accepted a promotion at work after waiting for the formal offer/salary for almost two weeks. The salary is about $5,000 less than I wanted (and I was aiming for $15,000 […]

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update on the networking group with the high-pressure sales tactics

Remember the reader whose new networking group used high-pressure sales tactics, including requiring members to promote and buy from other members’ businesses and pushing members to get friends to attend their meetings? Here’s her update. You were right – SCAM! I joined this so-called “networking group” in mid-October and by early February, members started dropping. […]

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does working for a small company harm your job search?

A reader writes: Here’s the deal: I work for a small nonprofit. There are currently 10 of us. I like the work I do but am on the lookout for new positions, as the organization is looking to merge with another organization at some point and I might be out of a job then anyway. […]

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how to check on the status of your job application

When you’re job-searching, waiting to hear back from an employer can be agonizing. Are you still being considered? When should you expect to hear from them, if ever? Is it okay to check in and ask? While in general, it’s best not to nag employers to respond to you, there are times when it’s okay to […]

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dealing with a coworker who hoards all the work

A reader writes: I perform the same job functions as a couple other people in my office. There’s one person who consistently does more work than the rest of us combined. She works late into the night, sometimes late into the next day, she gives up most of her weekends and always makes sure we […]

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you’re probably irritating your employees

If you’re like most managers, chances are good that you have at least some habits that irritate your employees. And if you’re like most managers, you might not realize what they are. Over at the Fast Track blog by Intuit QuickBase today, I talk about 10 of the most common ways that managers frustrate and annoy their employees […]

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