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Career Advice

I Was Ripped Off by My Co-worker's Brother. I Don't Want an Office Feud.

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

 

Our IT Guy Saw XXX Sites On My Computer. What Now?

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

 

I Didn't Get My Raise. What Now?

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

 

Is An Office Crush Always a Bad Idea?

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Your Jewish Fairy Godmother has an opinion, of course!

 

How to Seem Confident When You're Feeling Discouraged

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Here's a pep talk we all need

 

I Don't Want to Be Punished for Co-workers Who Goof Off

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

I don't want to be the one to be laid off

 

My Colleague Is Trying to Compromise My Reputation.

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

How Do I Stop Her?

 

'Should I Mention a Competent Yet Contentious Person for My Old Job?'

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Being Kind Could Put Your Job on the Line

 

'My Boss Always Yells at Me!'

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

It Makes Me Want to Quit. What Should I Do?

 

'How Can I Keep My Emotions in Check at Work?'

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Honesty Is Sometimes the Best Policy

 

'My Friend Is Exploiting My Jobs Skills'

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

How Do I Keep It From Happening Again?

 

'My New Boss Won't Respect My Boundaries.'

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

How to Create a Buffer Zone

 

How Can I Get Around a Bad Reference?

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Approach the Situation From Both Sides

 

My Coworkers Are Stealing From the Company

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

What Do I Do?

 

I'll Be Living Completely on Credit If I Don't Find a Job

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Trying to Stay Afloat Without Swiping Yourself Into Debt

 

How Do I Lay Off Employees?' and 'How Do I Not Get Laid Off?

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Downsizing From Both Sides of the Fence

 

I Am Desperate for Work, but Overqualified for Most Jobs

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

 

My Boss Is a Jerk

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

 

The Slacker Is Affecting My Year-end Bonus

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

One of the Boss's Favorites Isn't Pulling His Weight

 

My Moody Coworker Is Getting Worse

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Should I Say Something?

 

I'm Indebted to My Boss

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Now I'm Being Mistreated

 

The Job I Didn't Get Was Relisted

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Should I Reapply?

 

I'm Negotiating My Salary at a New Job

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

Should I Bid Higher or Lower?

 

My Coworker Is Extremely Rude

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

How Do You Deal with a Nasty Personality?

 

Our New Administrator Is a Micromanager

By Helen Rosenau, Your Jewish Fairy Godmother

How do I respond?