Karla L. Miller
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Work Advice: Want a side of 'fry' with your order?Apr 27, 2015 7:28 am - Q: I sit in a cubicle next to someone whose job requires her to make lengthy phone calls to vendors. She's a capable, smart young lady whom I like. However, she regularl...
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Work Advice: The boss' jitter bugs this contractor; a job interview twistApr 05, 2015 7:30 am - Reader 1: I am a government contractor who sits about 10 feet from my government supervisor of two years. In the past several months, he has begun shaking his leg nonsto...
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Work advice: The 411 on a boss who reaches out 24/7Mar 30, 2015 7:03 am - Q: I work part time, paid hourly. There are only two employees: me and my boss. I receive no paid holidays or sick time, no health insurance, and one week's paid vacatio...
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Work Advice: Questioning pay docked for 'undertime'Mar 15, 2015 7:50 am - Reader: My son, a salaried employee, works well beyond eight hours in a shift. He sometimes gets early-morning calls and frequently stays late, works from home in his of...
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Work Advice: More workers wondering, 'Is this legal?'Mar 08, 2015 7:35 am - After my last "Is this legal?" column, I received that same question from other workers forced to put in grueling hours, paid and unpaid. According to Declan Leonard, ma...
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Work Advice: When a staffer struggles with the English languageFeb 22, 2015 6:30 am - Q: I'm a senior scientist in a research lab, supervising a Chinese technician. She is the best tech I've had: hard-working, competent, independent once she understands t...
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Work Advice: When the boss is dating a co-workerFeb 15, 2015 6:35 am - Q: Reader: A co-worker and I were recently promoted together to a small team. My new boss began dating the colleague who was promoted with me within six weeks of our arr...
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Work Advice: Smartphones and the slipperly slope of lost privacyFeb 01, 2015 6:30 am - Q: I am a federal employee. Our agency is deploying smartphones to replace our BlackBerry devices. The new phones have a GPS feature that cannot be disabled. HR says the...
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Work Advice: Readers on call center bathroom breaksJan 25, 2015 5:15 am - Reader: I wanted to give a perspective as someone who has worked in call centers for six years and in call center management for two different cable companies. In phone-...
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Work Advice: Dealing with a bad editor and someone who calls you a bad writerJan 18, 2015 6:40 am - Q: I'm a freelance writer. The solo editor of one publication I write for is prone to introducing mistakes, such as changing my meaning to the opposite of what I intende...