Karla L. Miller
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Work Advice: How to deal high calorie events at workJul 22, 2013 12:46 pm - Q: I’ve always struggled with my weight, and after losing more than 80 pounds, I still have to watch what I eat. My problem is that within the past several months, every...
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Work Advice: Ask me no favors, I'll tell you no liesJul 15, 2013 6:48 am - Q: Several years ago, I was in a terrible job and networked with anyone who would help. A job came up in an agency where a guy I'd networked with for two years knew the ...
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Work Advice: ‘Biz With Friends’ is a dangerous gameJul 07, 2013 6:40 am - Q: A friend of 15 years and I started a side business a year ago. My friend referred me to my first client and told me she would help out for half of what I charged the ...
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Work advice: Should med school dream be deferred?Jul 01, 2013 6:22 am - Q: I’ve always wanted to become a doctor, but just getting me and my siblings through college left my family strapped for money. Long story short, I graduated with a loa...
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Work Advice: When HR goes off the railsJun 24, 2013 5:57 am - Q: I work for a large nonprofit (300 to 500 employees) that has recently restructured its human resources department. The new policy is that employees are not allowed to...
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Advice on handling problems at workJun 16, 2013 7:20 am - Reader 1: I work at a nonprofit that has a strong commitment to equality. We recently hired a younger, conventionally attractive woman. When she was introduced at a staf...
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Work Advice: Freelance doesn’t mean freeJun 09, 2013 6:35 am - Q: I’m a writer. Retired but still freelancing. I’m a pretty fair writer with a lot of experience. But what I’m really good at is computer-aided publication. I can creat...
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Work Advice: Unlinking from unwanted connectionsJun 03, 2013 5:37 am - Q: How should I handle a friend from college who, on his LinkedIn profile, has added my name to projects I didn't participate in and put his name on projects that he did...
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Work advice: Which comes first, business or pleasure?May 21, 2013 5:29 am - Q: I have an event coming up that I'm really excited about attending, have been planning for months and have invested significant funds into. My boss was recently discus...
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Work advice: The benefit of office bereavement policiesMay 13, 2013 7:19 am - Q: My mother died last fall, leaving me distraught. My boss eventually sent an email to our department about my loss and mentioned that he didn’t circulate a sympathy ca...