Career & Professional Growth

boss told me my dresses need to be longer, I wish my job would just fire me already, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss told me my dresses need to be longer My line manager told me yesterday that there had been “c…

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our jobs have wide salary ranges — how can we be up-front about that without every candidate expecting the top of the range?

Two questions, similar answers. The first one: I am hiring my first ever direct report, and I live in a salary transparency state. My HR department notified me…

Nina Wright

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my coworker keeps giving me unsolicited advice

A reader writes: I’m about six months into a job and I’m having an issue with someone on my team, Sally. She is very lovely, kind, and a team player. Our roles…

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Romain Dupont

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boss doesn’t want to give me a bonus because I’m leaving soon, candidate’s resume has different job titles than LinkedIn does, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss doesn’t want to give me a bonus because I’m leaving soon I am moving soon to another state an…

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email signatures gone wild

A workplace email signature is normally the most forgettable part of a message — just a name, a title, a phone number, and maybe a logo dutifully appende…

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Olivia Stone

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weekend open thread – April 25-26, 2026

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend p…

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Stefan Nikolaou

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firing someone after years of underperformance, coworker keeps falling asleep, and more

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How do I fire someone humanely when management ignored years of underperformance? I’m a manager at a small…

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Julia Falk

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how do I interview with the person I would be replacing?

A reader writes: I have recently made it to the second round of interviews for a role I’m very interested in. The conversation is with the person who is leavin…

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Lucia Vega

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coworker threatened me and HR isn’t doing anything, telling someone they need editing, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker threatened me and HR isn’t doing anything Last fall, a coworker made an inappropriate comment towa…

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