Karla L. Miller
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Work Advice: Minding your own business; getting others to mind theirsMay 26, 2014 8:08 am - Q: A co-worker recently asked me what was going on between a new male manager (divorced) and our female boss (married). She said they appeared to be quite smitten, an ob...
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Work Advice: Headed for a training wreckMay 19, 2014 7:55 am - Q: I am a part-time hourly employee at a local hospital. The hospital has enrolled me and my fellow hourly colleagues in an e-learning program that we are expected to co...
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Work Advice: Pressing a pair of slackersMay 12, 2014 7:57 am - I'm not a fan of keeping close tabs on co-workers' comings and goings. But when their work habits harm your performance or the employer's bottom line, sometimes you have...
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Work Advice: Offering unsolicited solutionsMay 04, 2014 5:26 pm - Q: Aside from counseling, how do I learn to handle frustration in the workplace? I am, unfortunately, a very emotional person and show my frustration with situations whe...
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Work Advice: Just say no, or quit?Apr 28, 2014 7:38 am - Q: My company recently instituted a randomized drug testing policy. If called, you must report to a testing center within three hours or face termination. I am morally o...
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Work advice: Music teacher's lost income not a minor issueApr 21, 2014 7:59 am - Q: I have been teaching piano for 13 years. It is my main source of income, and I love doing it. The problem is that every so often, one of my students quits with little...
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Work advice: Jokes on men? Still not funnyApr 14, 2014 7:03 am - Some responses to a recent column on inappropriate workplace comments. Reader 1: The points raised in your column are serious, but it is also important to acknowledge th...
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Work Advice: A know-it-all who knows how he soundsMar 30, 2014 4:34 pm - Q: I'm in the fortunate position of being able to attempt to fix a problem. Some background: I am more intelligent than average (150+ IQ) and have lived the cliché of so...
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Work Advice: If a dangled promotion goes nowhereMar 23, 2014 6:50 am - Q: During my midyear review, my boss asked, "So, do you want a promotion?" I said yes. He told me I had been doing a good job and he'd love to get me a raise, but added:...
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Work Advice: Is her cousin's ex a patron or potential predator?Mar 16, 2014 6:26 am - Q: I am a 24-year-old female college grad trying to break into an extremely insular field. At a recent family funeral, I met an older cousin's ex-husband who, it turns o...