These are the worst lunches to bring to work
Julie Russell, an editor at a publishing firm downtown, sits near the office kitchen, where she’s constantly subjected to questionable odors. One mystery lunchtime offender regularly warmed up leftover...
View ArticleFacebook unfriending ruled workplace bullying in Australia
Tempted to delete that annoying co-worker from Facebook? Think again. Employers across Australia will be scrambling to update their social media policies after a decision by the workplace tribunal...
View Article5 huge e-mail mistakes you never want to make at work
Like most desk jockeys, Kim spends a big chunk of her time on e-mail. Once, an intern asked her if it was OK to leave work four hours early to get a haircut. “This was just the latest in a string of...
View ArticleShould I out my colleagues’ office romance?
I share an assistant with a colleague, and both the assistant and I hate the colleague. The assistant wants to do more for me and give my work priority over the colleague, which is causing friction —...
View ArticleIf this is you, your co-workers hate you
Everyone has an office horror story — but are you one? Chances are you’ve internally fumed about a co-worker’s obnoxious habits or maddening mode of communication (or lack thereof), but there’s a high...
View ArticleYour messy desk is killing your career
In the office, one’s desk is one’s domain. But unlike your messy bedroom at home, this abode is on display whether you like it or not, especially in ever-popular open office plans. So what message does...
View ArticleHow to deal with your Donald Trump-loving co-worker
This election year is creating political discussions everywhere I turn and there is no escape — not even at work, where it should be prohibited. I find many of the views expressed to be offensive and I...
View ArticleYour employees are going to gossip about you — deal with it
This is embarrassing, but I was in the bathroom stall at work and overheard two employees on my staff making disparaging remarks about me. I am a new manager. Do I say something or forget it? It will...
View ArticleNot reporting sexual harassment could ruin your career
An employee whom I mentor asked if she could speak to me in confidence and I assured her that she could. But then she told me something about her manager’s behavior toward her that was causing her...
View ArticleCry at work if you never want to succeed
Sure, ladies, it’s OK to cry at work. If you want every male (and female) boss to think you’re a useless little Nancy who can’t and shouldn’t be trusted with a challenging assignment again. In a...
View ArticleHow do I tell a co-worker that he smells bad?
How do I tell a co-worker that he or she has really bad body odor? Did you lose a bet or something? Unless you’re a good friend, this conversation is best left with your manager or HR, given how...
View ArticleMillennials need to put away the juice boxes and grow up
In the song dubbed “the millennial anthem” by the Atlantic, two 20-something friends sing, Wish we could turn back time to the good old days when our mama sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out....
View ArticleOnly an idiot would ditch his job to move to a tropical island
I accepted an internship with a veterinary hospital, which is where I want to work when I graduate next year. However, I’ve now just been offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to live in Hawaii for free...
View ArticleIf you want productive employees, let them wear sweatpants
When senior account supervisor Kate Kulczyk primps for her workday at Turner, a public relations agency in Midtown, she doesn’t sport a suit. Instead, she and her colleagues are more likely to mingle...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn’t check your work email during a meeting
My boss just busted me in a meeting full of colleagues for being on my phone. It was humiliating — but it wasn’t like I was on Facebook, I was answering work email. She should have said it privately...
View Article‘Meternity’ author responds to internet firestorm
The article in The Post surrounding my novel “Meternity” has stirred up some controversy based on the book’s title and storyline. “Meternity” is a term I made up to tell a fictional story about a...
View ArticleDiscussing politics in the office could get you fired
The 2016 election has already had a major effect on the workplace — and a president hasn’t even been elected yet. Jim, a 25-year-old corporate trainer at a Midtown-based software company, says he bites...
View ArticleThe email gaffe that will make your co-workers hate you
I sent an email very critical of a co-worker to that employee by mistake, instead of to my boss! Is there any way to recover? Email is killing companies, careers and colleagues (I like alliteration in...
View ArticleInbox Zero is BS
It’s happened to me more than once lately: A friend sees the glaring red number on my iPhone’s email icon (2,052, if you must know) and their eyes do that cartoon thing where they bungee out of their...
View ArticleCan I force my employees to speak English in the office?
I manage a multicultural workplace where different languages are often spoken in the office. I think this is inappropriate and want to implement an English-only policy. Can I? Hola! You can with some...
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