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How to Handle an Emergency at Work
I didn’t know what time it was when I stepped into the news station’s breakroom. I sat at a round kitchen table and stared at the white phone on the white wall, with its over-used cord stretched to a loose loop. I would use the phone to call my mom — long distance — in […]
How to Manage Your Weight at Work
Chances are, if you are an American adult, you are overweight. Per the National Institute of Health, 70% of all American men and women were overweight, and many of that number were obese, according to a 2015–2016 study. But we weren’t born with a craving for unhealthy foods that fill us with calories our bodies […]
An Avoider’s Guide to Resolving Conflicts at Work: An Interview with Professional Mediator Jessica Notini
I cannot count the number of times, in the middle of a conflict, that I’ve wished I knew what to say to resolve the argument in the best possible way. Instead, I’ve said whatever came to mind, which often worsened the conflict or accommodated the other person in a way that felt untrue to myself. […]
Is Temp Work Worth It?
I didn’t want to take the computer-proficiency tests required by the staffing agency. I tried to convince the hiring coordinators — who were all a decade younger than me — that I didn’t need to be tested. I was well-versed in many computer programs. But the hiring coordinators wouldn’t budge from their stance that “to […]
How to Recognize Your Implicit Biases and Benefit Your Career
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up on a workday morning? Maybe you hit the snooze button, or check your phone. Maybe you’re a morning person and you jump out of bed. Your routine may vary depending on the day of the week but, overall, nothing could be more mundane… or so […]
Should You Say Something to Your Co-worker about Their Substance Abuse?
My best friend leaned across the small table between us, careful not to spill her drink. “I saw a police officer at the scene, and he was getting sick.” Her eyebrows lifted and her eyes widened. “When I drove past, I saw that the car was totally smashed. Like, it was in pieces.” She leaned […]
How to Be an Expert (Not an Egotist) at Lending Your Expertise at Work
Listen, your heart’s in the right place. You want to be helpful, and not just because you read that being helpful will make you happy. You intend to be helpful because you want to do some good in the world, and you feel that there’s no better time than now. The idea that you would […]
Why Work-Life Balance Still Eludes Us
I woke up in my mother’s arms just as she handed me across the threshold of our next-door neighbor’s front doorway. I recognized Donna’s different scent and feel, and the midnight dark and quiet in her entryway. Donna and my mother exchanged hushed words. Then, the front door closed on my mother’s fading presence. Donna […]
How to Stand Up for Yourself at Work Without Being a Jerk
Let’s get a few things straight. Conflict makes my palms sweat and my heart race. If I cannot immediately resolve a conflict, I put as much distance between myself and it as possible. In fact, I once left a job in order to avoid dealing with a conflict that sprung up between me and a […]