Working with my father is a nightmare. Should I quit? How do I deal with the repercussions? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2008 - 47 answers

Life kicked me in the teeth, but I've got work to do. I don't need anyone to cheer me up, I'm just looking for a specific bit of advice: how do you get things done when you're depressed? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 39 answers

I am a new college graduate (last June), a typical overachiever, and I landed one of those high-paying, high-stress, high hours analyst jobs at an investment bank in New York City. I am now seven/eight months in and struggling with some pretty serious depression. [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 22 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 on Nov 20, 2007 - 13 answers

I am suffering from depression, do I tell my employer? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - 26 answers

How to explain recent absenteeism (due to depression) to my boss? [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2007 - 8 answers

What's the proper way to disclose my disability to my employer (a nonprofit) so that they know what reasonable accommodations to provide me with? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2007 - 21 answers

This last wknd I had a little mental breakdown...three days of crying, incredible anxiety, not able to eat. So I took some time off from work and thankfully have a vacation scheduled for the rest of the week. The problem is that in 1.5 wks I am slated to go back overseas (the day after I got back was when the melt down started)... [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 15 answers

I get depressed when I don't have any work to do, but get totally stressed with the workload I usually have. What gives? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2006 - 17 answers

I am having difficulty working. What are your tricks to get moving? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2006 - 26 answers

How to stop making self sick with anxiety? So today I found a file from my boss among the stacks of paper on my desk. It had a sticker on it referring to a very fixed deadline for an important application. A deadline that had already passed!!! [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2006 - 33 answers

Cheer-up-a-friend-fliter: My friend was just let go from her job because hiring someone new would be cheaper on her employer's budget. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2005 - 16 answers