Yes, your boss has to cough up your overtime pay
I’ve been working very late hours — not because my boss asks me to, but because there is so much work to get done. And now he is telling me I can’t put in for all of that overtime pay because he didn’t...
View ArticleMy employees hate me — can I fire all of them?
I just had a 360 review and received feedback from my employees that was hurtful. I know I’m not supposed to know who said what, but it’s hard to look at my staff and not feel like I don’t want them....
View ArticleHere’s how you fix that horrible email blunder on the job
To err is human, as the saying goes. “We all make mistakes — it goes with the territory of not only having a job, but learning and advancing, too,” says Lynn Taylor, career coach and author of “Tame...
View ArticleIt’s your own fault you get work emails 24/7
On most days, freelance writer Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal rarely goes 20 minutes without checking her inbox. “My phone is glued to my hand so it’s easy to constantly check and hit refresh,” the...
View ArticleThe wrong out-of-office message could ruin your career
The Fourth of July: Not only is it about celebrating our freedom as Americans, but it gives us some freedom from our work lives, too. Today’s holiday means that summer — and vacation season — is...
View ArticleI used a nanny cam to catch my co-worker stealing my lunch
None of her co-workers will fess up to the crime, but one of them stole Noelle Mulholland’s lunch. The burrito in question — a perfect mix of pulled pork, green chile queso, salsa verde, romaine,...
View ArticleShould I tell my boss that everyone hates him?
My boss has a habit of threatening to fire his employees if they don’t perform well. He does it half-jokingly, but he does it regularly and it’s making everyone unhappy. I want to tell him to stop, but...
View ArticleCan I tell my boss to stop cursing so much at work?
My boss uses profanity at work and I find it offensive. Others seem to follow his lead, so I think I’m the only one who has a problem with this. Should I say something to him? It is your !$&?#@!...
View ArticleBosses mocked my ADHD — and CC’d me on the emails
Two Manhattan mean girls violated the golden rule of e-mail — if you’re going to make fun of a co-worker, don’t accidentally copy her on your nasty missives, a new lawsuit says. Adrienne Thiery, 29,...
View ArticleNot taking vacations is ruining your career
No time for vacation? Apparently, there is — you’re just not tapping into all of it. According to Project: Time Off, which annually releases research conducted by the US Travel Association, last year...
View ArticleIt’s definitely weird if you give your boss an expensive gift
My internship ends this week. Is giving my boss a gift appropriate? I had a great summer and want to return. What are you thinking: cold hard cash, a little bauble from Tiffany, a bottle of Château...
View ArticleHelping your struggling co-worker is ruining your career
When project manager Karen Schneider worked at a cosmetics packaging company in Florham Park, NJ, three years ago, she was nagged incessantly by a new colleague with an endless stream of questions. “A...
View ArticleShould I rat out my lying, thieving boss?
I work at a boutique clothing store with two other people, including the manager. When the manager knows the boss is coming she acts like she’s on top of everything — but after he leaves she’s back to...
View ArticleHow do I get my co-workers to stop treating me like an intern?
I accepted a full-time job with the company where I just completed an internship. The problem is, I feel as if people are still treating me like I’m the intern and not taking me as seriously as they...
View ArticleHow to deal with colleagues freezing you out
You’d think that showing up at the office with homemade brownies would be a good thing. But Kathy, a 30-year-old creative manager at a Midtown marketing firm (who asked that her last name not be used)...
View ArticleOffice sexism reaches an absurd new level
When my friend told me that her male colleagues were keeping track of her period, my initial reaction was, “Wait? What!” When I asked her why, I couldn’t actually believe what she told me. “They want...
View ArticleFemale entrepreneurs are flocking to this women-only work space
Joanna Black is well-acquainted with the ups and downs of being your own boss: the nonstop hustle for projects, the independence and the excitement of taking on new work, the PJ-clad isolation that can...
View ArticleUse this excuse next time you want to call in sick
Forget saying you slipped on a banana skin or that your pet hamster has died, the most believable sickie excuse has finally been revealed. Telling your boss you have the flu was dubbed the top reason...
View ArticleOur ‘politically correct’ culture isn’t the problem — it’s you
I can’t deal with the new sense of political correctness at work. As a manager, I can’t even comment on how nice someone looks without being accused of making an “inappropriate comment.” Can I suggest...
View ArticleThe one way cursing out your boss could help your career
Eyeing the exit door? Before you go, there are several ways to announce your departure. A new study published by the Journal of Applied Psychology revealed that there are seven different methods of...
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