How to deal with a boss who might have Asperger's? I'm the new nanny for a 4-year-old child on the Autism spectrum. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 24, 2009 - 29 answers

What sort of training and orientation does your workplace provide to new employees? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Aug 6, 2009 - 10 answers

I disclosed depression at work. Most of the things people tend to do in response to a depressed colleague are things which actually make me sicker. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Inspired by this thread, how do I go about finding an employer that allows its employees to bring their dogs to work? For those of you fortunate enough to be in this type of situation, how did you find your job? I am a patent prosecution paralegal and open to the idea of relocating.
posted by invisible ink on Jun 4, 2008 - 11 answers

I do very small-time contracting for a small, casual, cutting edge usability consulting company and I'm in school at the same time. My boss (the youngish CEO) scheduled an ambiguous meeting with me this week which is surely to tell me I need to shape up. [more inside]
posted by oneous on Nov 20, 2007 - 13 answers

You thought "Official Use Only" included porn? For real? I was entrusted with a laptop owned by the public sector (recent employer). I let a friend use the laptop to do writing work while his computer was broken. I deemed this acceptable because at no time did he have access to employer's VPN-protected data. However, it would appear that he downloaded pornography. [more inside]
posted by colgate on Oct 7, 2007 - 21 answers

I quit my job 3 months ago and my former boss won't stop harassing/threatening me. Unfortunately, politely asking him to stop is not an option. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 13, 2007 - 24 answers

In DC, what can a previous employer who terminated an employee say to a job applicant's prospective new employer? [more inside]
posted by onepapertiger on May 30, 2007 - 14 answers

I work as a graphic designer for a small retail production company in a very rural area. We're a very tech-centric company with about 10 employees, and 4 core players: myself, two other managers and the owner. All of us are from the city, and the owner, one of the managers and myself have been friends since before I came to work for the company (I'm closer friends with the other manager than I am with my boss, but we all met online)... Here's the rub: [more inside]
posted by finitejest on Sep 6, 2006 - 14 answers

Why are there so many bad employers? [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero on Jun 19, 2006 - 42 answers

Eeeewfilter: What to do when boss in small office sends porn to employee? [more inside]
posted by Amizu on Jun 3, 2006 - 28 answers