November 2016

weekend free-for-all – November 19-20, 2016

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. (This one is truly no work and no school. If you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.) Book recommendation of the week: Cruel […]

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update: how can I convince my girlfriend to get a better job?

Remember the letter-writer earlier this year asking how to convince her girlfriend to get a better job, because of the joint financial plans they were making together? Here’s the update. Whoa! Re-reading that was a trip. I had forgotten about all the frustration and fear I felt when I was writing that letter. I definitely […]

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open thread – November 18-19, 2016

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted […]

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is it possible to care too much about your job?

A reader writes: My friend and I are both in service jobs (customer service, food service, retail). My friend has had full-time and part-time supervisor positions (one step below management), while I’ve only been a part-time sales associate mostly dealing with customers. Our main unhappiness in our jobs is not with awful customers, but with […]

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how to disagree with your boss in a meeting

A reader writes: I have a question about respectfully disagreeing with your boss in meetings. My boss is director of communications for the hospital, but I serve as the spokesperson for media during crises. When something happens, all the leaders, including my boss and me, will meet to make a plan of action. It’s not […]

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