How can I report what I think are unsafe work conditions at a construction site near my house? Who should I be talking to, the developer? OSHA?
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posted by pallas14
on Mar 25, 2012 -
12 answers
How should I handle this tricky situation at work? My boss has taken me under her wing to guide me on the path of success. I feel she did this because I was open to her assistance. We have now developed a friendly "quid pro quo" type of agreement. She assists me by sharing her expertise on certain work-related items and vice-versa. I will in turn share with my colleagues when I feel capable of doing so. Some of my closest colleagues are feeling insecure about my friendly and close relationship with our boss. It seems like they feel threatened by it...like they think I am privy to all this "important information" that I won't share with them.
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posted by thatgirl1985
on Mar 19, 2012 -
15 answers
ADA, reasonable accommodation in the workplace, and supervisor resigning: I have questions. (This is in California)
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2012 -
4 answers
I get data review and entry work done extremely fast with no discernible lack of quality. But, I also have a persistent feeling I'm doing things wrong or missing important details. How to fix this?
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posted by reenum
on Mar 6, 2012 -
10 answers
My wife finds herself quite unexpectedly facing termination from her job and needs legal/employment advice quickly. Some details after the link.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2012 -
9 answers
I need a tactful but clear way to correct stereotype-based assumptions about my abilities.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 18, 2012 -
39 answers
I want to spice up a couple of the panels of my work cubicle, tastefully. I have something like
this in mind but I'm looking at different fabrics online and realizing I have no idea what type of fabric to go with (there's printed cotton, faux silk, linen, wovens) or even what category (sold for quilting, apparel, interior decorating purposes etc.). Does anyone know what I should go with? I'm happy to go to a physical store but I want to make sure I know what I'm even looking for in terms of look and feel. I don't necessarily need/want advice about pattern, just type of fabric. Thanks!
posted by lovingkindness
on Feb 15, 2012 -
8 answers
Workplace filter: I feel uncomfortable doing something.. give me a clue as to what to do? Details inside
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posted by xicana63
on Jan 23, 2012 -
27 answers
I have a colleague who is a lovely person. We get on quite well and have a fairly productive professional relationship. This person is an evangelical Christian, and has broached the topic of his god and his belief to me on a few occasions.
I am always polite, telling him that I do not have religious beliefs. I have not invited the discussion, and I would have thought my attitude would have been sufficient to ensure that he left the topic alone. I returned from holidays to discover that he has bought me three ebooks for my kindle – Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ and Case for a Creator – and some other book about god.
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posted by mattoxic
on Jan 9, 2012 -
45 answers
How do I manage a workflow that is dependent on other people's efforts? My (mostly administrative) job requires that I do things that are frequently dependent on the contributions and/or approval of other people, who frequently can't/don't/won't complete tasks in a timely manner. What do I do? (Details inside)
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posted by Wretch729
on Dec 13, 2011 -
11 answers
Should I run away from the job I just got because a to-be-coworker's wife is sending up danger signs?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 12, 2011 -
36 answers
Yesterday I was called into what turned out to be a humiliating tag-team meeting where my supervisor and the department director took turns berating me for my job performance over the past year. Short on specifics and long on phrases like "you don't display ownership of your projects," and "you're always late," etc. All this is odd because just a couple months ago I got an un-scheduled mid-year raise and 'ata-boy from the director. Yes, one of the same who was pounding on me yesterday.
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posted by markhu
on Oct 5, 2011 -
22 answers
How can I work more effectively, in an office environment, with people over 75?
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posted by skbw
on Sep 14, 2011 -
33 answers
My workplace has announced they will soon be offerings monetary rewards for employees who can think up ways to save money on operating costs. I want to cash in. Ideas?
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posted by JoannaC
on Sep 7, 2011 -
22 answers
Though I can be broodish and moody at home at times, I keep it in check. People at my workplace find me enjoyable and fun to work with. They find me humorous. I have friends there. Today, one manager out of the blue from another department told me "You are the most negative person I know." I told her in an even tone "That is not too nice a thing to say, you know?" She just rolled her eyes and laughed and said "You're a downer…like Eeyore". Context: She sort of glides from department to department with this air of superiority and says edgy things to people in a joking-but-not-really way. Many don't find her funny. I let her get to me as it cut me deeply. Real deep. Before that I was in a zen mode all day and at peace. How do I deal with interactions with her in the future as I can't change her and I secretly think she likes taking jabs at people. (moderate sociopath?) She is higher in the chain and is liked even higher up as a hatchetwoman and I don't want to be rash with something I might say back. I wish I could buy Thick Skin on ebay or something. Thanks for your answers. (If it matters, I am a male.)
posted by snap_dragon
on Aug 23, 2011 -
48 answers
Any good books out there on handling employee gossip, from a managerial perspective?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 17, 2011 -
8 answers
Divorce, downsizing and dealing with a workplace crush/connection: how do I behave like a grown-up when all I want to do is curl up under his desk and cry?
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posted by Fierce clam
on Aug 10, 2011 -
14 answers
Is there a technique / piece of ancient wisdom / secret phrase that (a) will get overzealous office conversationalists to back off, and (b) won't leave them mortally offended (or that at least will help me avoid Things Getting Weird in the workplace or elsewhere I have to interact with the same people regularly)?
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posted by aecorwin
on Jul 14, 2011 -
36 answers
I am a 22-year-old female who has just been informed that I have received a prestigious arts and culture internship in my Western U.S. city's government. This is my first real job, and I'm perplexed about what clothes to buy for a professional, yet comfortable summer wardrobe.
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posted by gothchick33
on May 19, 2011 -
12 answers
Should I inform my employer that I have just started taking Lexapro for depression and anxiety?
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posted by punkfloyd
on May 8, 2011 -
22 answers
Where can I find good ideas that a high-tech corporate office can adopt as part of a sustainability initiative
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posted by Mad_Carew
on May 2, 2011 -
9 answers
Does such a thing exist that will allow me to keep my shirt tucked in,
invisibly?
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posted by Solomon
on Apr 24, 2011 -
25 answers
A consultant who works closely with my department hates me. He's not going anywhere. How do I deal?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2011 -
29 answers
How do I address my manager about the obvious not work related tasks she doing all day? All of us see it and it's completely disrespectful and frustrating.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2011 -
33 answers
I'm having a hard time sussing out whether a recent job candidate's informality (and non-adherence to gender norms) should be a major warning sign, eye-rollingly insignificant, or somewhere in between.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 23, 2011 -
84 answers
My boss recently hired a former coworker for an open position in the department. This person will be working on many of the same tasks and projects as I am. He was both well-liked and skilled at the job when he left years ago, and I am afraid that he's going to come back and completely outshine me. How can I handle this situation professionally?
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posted by fanta_orange
on Mar 22, 2011 -
11 answers
I'll be jetlagged for the first day (and week) at my new job. Help me deal with this gracefully in my new workplace.
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posted by paindemie
on Mar 21, 2011 -
11 answers
I've been asked to put on a diversity presentation/workshop at my workplace on "underlying" diversity--not race, religion or age but different ways people think and communicate. Where do I start?
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posted by ista
on Mar 15, 2011 -
10 answers
