Karla L. Miller
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What to do when your boss is a bad tipperOct 19, 2015 6:32 am - Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Reader: My boss is a bad tipper. When we ...
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Work advice: Employees left to their own devicesOct 12, 2015 6:43 am - Q: I am a general manager of a store in a large retail chain. Recently, our VP mandated that each store conduct online consumer outreach through its own Facebook and Ins...
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Work Advice: She thought her hours were 8 to 5Sep 21, 2015 6:22 am - Reader: I have been the executive assistant to a CEO at a 40-person company for six months. The company's core hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As the sole administrative emp...
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Work advice: Transgender co-worker hits the showersSep 13, 2015 7:25 am - Reader: Two years ago, I wrote you about a transgender co-worker, Barbara, and her decision to use the ladies' bathroom even though she is not undergoing surgical reassi...
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Work Advice: Turning over old leaveAug 30, 2015 7:16 am - Reader: I am getting ready to give notice at my employer in New York state. I planned to use my accrued vacation time during my last two days, because our handbook state...
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Workplace advice: First job, lasting lessonAug 23, 2015 7:35 am - Reader: My 17-year-old daughter started a job at a national retail chain store two months ago. After working there for a couple of weeks, she asked for a weekend off to ...
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Work advice: When microwave manners stinkAug 16, 2015 7:23 am - Q: For the past few months, my co-worker has been cooking frozen fish and vegetables in the common work microwave every day for lunch. He cares deeply about nutrition an...
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Is prayerful boss acting in good faith?Aug 10, 2015 4:05 pm - Q: I work for a large nonprofit - tax-exempt, but not faith-based. Our new supervisor is a conservative Christian who formerly worked for a faith-based organization and ...
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Retailer's 'flexible scheduling' leaves worker in knotsAug 02, 2015 7:45 am - Q: My 23-year-old daughter was hired by a local branch of a national clothing store. During her interview, she was told she would be scheduled to work at least 20 to 25 ...
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Work advice: Boxed in by office lunch menuJul 26, 2015 7:35 am - Q: Our department often holds catered lunches for meetings and training. Although I've been with the company seven years, and everyone knows I'm a vegetarian, our lunche...