Karla L. Miller
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Work advice: Is my boss breaking the law?Aug 04, 2014 9:45 am - Q: Welcome to the Work Advice lightning round, answering one question: Is what my employer is doing legal? A yes answer means the described situation is generally legal....
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Work Advice: What to do when maxed on raisesJul 28, 2014 7:53 am - Q: Over 15 years, I have worked my way up the corporate ladder with the same organization. I have been given a raise every year and excellent reviews, as well as several...
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Work Advice: When to speak up if you see problems down the lineJul 20, 2014 7:35 am - Q: Our organization has hired a new director. I am one of a number of division heads; above us, there's the associate director, and above him is the director. The associ...
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Work Advice: Leaving a job, by decree and by designJul 14, 2014 7:46 am - Q: I was laid off nearly a year ago. When I left, I received quite a few warm messages from my colleagues, but such messages soon ended. Since then, former colleagues ha...
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Work Advice: When colleagues are expected to carry a co-worker who is sufferingJul 06, 2014 7:05 am - Q: I work in a small government office. Over the last few months, one co-worker, "Steve," has lost both his parents, and his adult child was permanently disabled in an a...
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Work Advice: How women can hack into the programmer cultureJun 30, 2014 8:53 am - Q: I am a software developer who participates in various industry events and online chats. As a woman, I'm assumed not to know much, and thus many men give me know-it-al...
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Work Advice: After 10 years, can this grudge be overcome?Jun 23, 2014 9:19 am - Q: I need help ending a grudge held against me by a former co-worker. Nearly 10 years ago, we both worked in a toxic office. Her contract wasn't renewed, and I later hea...
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Work Advice: The delicacy of disclosing a disabilityJun 15, 2014 6:29 am - Q: At what point in the job application process should I reveal that I am visually impaired? Last time I was considered for a job, I did not mention my disability in sev...
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Work Advice: Should you share psychiatrist info?Jun 09, 2014 7:44 am - Q: I recently interviewed an applicant for a food service position for a residential facility. When reviewing availability for various shifts, the applicant mentioned th...
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Work Advice: Gimme a break, or at least pay me for itJun 02, 2014 8:07 am - Q: I am a security officer at a private hospital, on hourly wage. I was told my hours would be from 10 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. - eight hours with a half-hour lunch - but th...