How hard would you fight to keep a job you love? I love the work I do, I have great colleagues, and I had planned to stay here for several years. This job was not easy to land, either. I'm well-liked and respected and saw a great future. Problem is....my boss is a conniving bully…

I’ve been at my current employer 25 years but this seems to have a negative impact in getting interviews or during the interview process (why would you leave after all this time; how will you adapt to a new organization). I speak about being ready for new challenges and growth…

I am trying to show appreciation to overworked staff but I can't pay them more. I would love to but the organization won't authorize the funds. In the meantime, some staff are in mandatory overtime due to short staffing, and everyone is in voluntary overtime. One idea I have is a…

Possibly getting into a new industry… I've been in higher education for the last 7 years approximately. Although there are aspects I like, I’m not so sure it’s something I want to do the rest of my working life. I’ve considered changing industries all together, but I’m not sure…

I'm hoping to generate a discussion with this! I've noticed that one of the biggest obstacles for, specifically, women trying to climb the corporate ladder, is other women. Obviously this is not always the case but you see it all the time. It's almost as if there is that fear,…

I have been interviewing for the past few months off and on. With the job market turning in our favor, getting amazing interviews that seem promising and have been advanced to the next stages of the process. One went as far as three interviews and even asked for references. Then…

I share an office with another administrative assistant. When I first started, the other admin said "I liked having the office to myself." I've ignored comments about being disappointed that I didn't take a whole day off when I took some PTO for personal needs. Not long after I…

How do you stay positive through the interview process? I feel so beat down interviewing. I get 3 rounds of interviews in, I think they went well and get a form email that they went with someone else. Every time I don't get the job, I beat myself up (because I'm my own worst…

What about your job makes you feel lucky? I'll go first: I feel lucky to work for company that has an empowering mission and lives out that mission with their internal employees, too. I feel empowered, I feel supported, I feel valued. What about you? P.S. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My company is making us go back to the office on Monday. I have since found another job and plan to give my two weeks notice on the Friday before we go back. Is it acceptable to tell them that I will continue to work remotely during my final two weeks? When one of my coworkers…

Would you complain about your boss? I have a new boss who undermines my authority in front of my staff, tries to micromanage me to the minute (is asking for a list of everything me and my staff are working on, including all my meetings), is straight out rude and abruptly…

Are you paying more to go into the office (or more at home!)? I recently saw a tweet from someone who admitted they forgot about how much they pay for lunch when they're in the office — and they totally have to redo their budget after two years of working from home! Have you…

Would love to hear some success stories on returning to another place of employment? Long story short - I had worked in what I considered my dream job for 4 years and left last year (for another position within my company) for a variety of reasons, mostly being the direction my…

Advice on how to gracefully say no to coworkers while retaining empathy and compassion? Kindness, compassion and empathy are sentiments that have come up a lot lately over the past two years. While it’s very important to me to embody these characteristics, I fear that saying no…

Staying Organized? I am trying to migrate to digital planner life, keeping track of my to do list and action items, as well as notes. I am a spiral notebook bible person and have stacks of them. It is NOT efficient as flipping back through pages is just taking too much time. I…

Stayed at my company as I was promised a promotion. Due to staff changes, I don't think my 'new' role will ever come to fruition. I'm frustrated as I turned down a great offer at another company to stay here. Seeing the potential, I wanted to help the department succeed. In the…

Hello everyone, I'm writing to ask for some advice on this current situation I find myself in. Before my first 'real' tech role, I was an admin assistant. I joined a certification program to earn certification as a front end web developer and got hired on to my first role as a…

Looking for Advice About 2 months ago, I started working for a community college that I didn’t know was so dysfunctional and I’m struggling to not put in my notice and look for something else. When I started my role as an Admin Assist, I learned shortly after starting that I am…

Compensation for Increased Responsibilities How does your employer/organization handle compensation for increased responsibilities? As an example, let’s say one manager is taking over three teams, increasing his count of direct reports from, say, 9 to 25. He is technically still…

I'm looking to change paths & I've been looking at working more for a software company TL/DR: I'm curious if anyone can share advice or tips for making this jump into project management, or product management, or even jobs that involve simple programming and how I can sell myself…