Karla L. Miller
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Do I really need to write cover letters for online job applications?Oct 15, 2019 6:38 am - Q: In this day and age, are we still required to use cover letters when replying to online job postings, especially sites that have one-click "easy application" features...
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Devising clever responses for dumb, sexist remarks at her workplaceOct 07, 2019 2:17 pm - Q: Inspired by your advice, I've made a number of successful changes that involve actively denormalizing the [sexist] microaggressions and empowering others to do the sa...
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Snarky comments on age deserve a ready retortOct 03, 2019 6:18 am - Q: I am an older woman working in a field among predominantly younger workers and would love insight on how to deal with frequent references to my age. I love what I do ...
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Employers should develop clear-eyed policies about assessing threatsSep 23, 2019 1:15 pm - Q: I work in a quasi-governmental organization. My office is a public-access point for journalists, organizations and regular citizens to chime in and share information ...
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When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the painSep 16, 2019 6:31 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
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Updates on that 'girl' and the serial hugger at workSep 10, 2019 10:37 am - Today we check in with readers who wrote in earlier for advice. - - - From the female manager struggling to shed the "girl" label at work: Thank you for your advice...
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Working for a friend's ex-boss can be like dating a friend's exSep 04, 2019 10:07 am - Q: I have applied for a position in a group where a friend previously worked. She transferred because she could not get along with the group leader. She had approached u...
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It takes time to make friends at a new job — but a candy bowl is a good startAug 28, 2019 6:17 am - Q: I recently transitioned from a large agency to a smaller, quieter agency that is much better for me in almost every way, except the social environment. At my last job...
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Wife moved for husband's exciting career, but her own new job is uninspiringAug 21, 2019 6:27 am - Q: I moved to a new state some months ago after my husband got an exciting job offer. After a couple of weeks, I also got a job in my field. The problem is that I've bee...
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Don't be a slave to the tyranny of 'everything's urgent' cultureAug 12, 2019 12:50 pm - Q: Sixty days into a new job as a manager, after 20-plus years of leading teams in my field, I am seeing that my workplace operates under the tyranny of the immediate. M...