Karla L. Miller
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Work advice: Exempt employees stuck with long hoursSep 23, 2013 7:47 am - Q: I am a midlevel manager at a distribution center. My seven fellow managers and I are all salaried, while the 100 or so workers we manage get an hourly wage. We make m...
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Work Advice: Assessing the move to a lower-paying jobSep 15, 2013 6:45 am - Q: I’ve recently moved from an expensive city to one with a lower cost of living. I’ve kept my job (not the best fit for me in a lot of ways) in the more expensive city,...
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Work Advice: Bunking with the boss; paycheck privacySep 09, 2013 7:51 am - Q: I have a job and a boss that I really like. Unfortunately, our company wants to save a buck by having my boss and me, forty-something females, share a hotel room on b...
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Work Advice: Giving notice, not offenseSep 01, 2013 7:45 am - Workaholics often ask what they owe soon-to-be-former employers. My thoughts: You owe them your best work while you’re there and no preventable messes after you leave. D...
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Career Coach: Beware the power-hungry bossSep 02, 2013 8:22 am - “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu - - - Have you ever observe...
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Work Advice: When a background check goes awryAug 25, 2013 6:35 am - Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: My relative was arrested in 2...
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How to handle moody bossesAug 19, 2013 10:10 am - Q: I work in a small division located away from company HQ. Three of us are in the office, not including my boss, and two employees work remotely. I avoid interacting wi...
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Work Advice: Potty clarity in the officeAug 11, 2013 6:50 am - Q: A longtime employee in our federal government office was “Bob” and now is “Barbara.” When it was time for Barbara to start living as a woman, she spent a year using a...
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Work Advice: Is the photo in your email G-rated?Aug 05, 2013 7:20 am - Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I am reviewing resumes from t...
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Work Advice: When a good boss goes badJul 28, 2013 4:22 pm - Q: For six years, I’ve run an office that has two employees: me and my boss. About two months ago, he started being rude and demanding. If I don’t respond to a text or c...