Working With Disabled Co-workers
What's the best way to prepare my team for a new hire who's blind and will be accompanied every day by a guide dog?
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What's the best way to prepare my team for a new hire who's blind and will be accompanied every day by a guide dog?
Should I give our new interns feedback as a group or individually? And what should I do if one of them just isn't working out?
Should my brag book be an actual book that I can take with me to interviews, or should I only have one online?
What's the best way for a team leader to handle someone who constantly interrupts and tries to take over every group discussion?
How can I tell our new intern that her clothes, which are technically business casual, are clearly too close fitting and inappropriate for the workplace, without hurting her self-steem?
What's the best way to approach my boss about tuition re-imbursement? Can I still get it if my company doesn't already have an established program?
How can I let a gossipy coworker, who I happen to like in spite of her gossiping, know that I'm not interested in listening to her "updates" without hurting her feelings?
I allow one of my employees to take extra long lunches in order to take a class; she compensates by skipping her 15-minute breaks and coming in 30 minutes early. The other members of my team only seem to notice that she's taking extra long lunches and are beginning to complain. Do I need to tell them all the details of our arrangement in order to get them to stop complaining or is there something else I can do?
I'm in charge of event planning in our company. One of the department managers ALWAYS waits until the last minute to give me the information I need to reserve venues and equipment, then she gets angry with me when she's unable to have a certain venue or get certain pieces of equipment that she "must have!" How can I get her to let me know what she needs sooner, without going over her head?
One of my clients repeatedly makes passes at my secretary when he comes into the office. I've tried lunch or dinner meetings instead, but there are certain materials that can only be accessed in the office. My secretary never complains, but she's visibly relieved when he leaves. How can I get him to back off without losing his business? And is it really worth it? I value my secretary more.
What are some things I can do to save money on college expenses? I have already applied for FAFSA and scholarships and other financial aid; I want to know what I can do to save on the overall cost, please.
I just got hired to work for a company that requires its sales associates to be "open to a little traveling now and then." What I didn't know is that a "little traveling" meant two or three trips overseas for anywhere from 3-12 weeks at a time. When I asked about this during the interview, the hiring manager actually said, "Oh, you'll only be required to travel two or three times a year ... on average." (a technically true statement) He said that some years I wouldn't have to travel at all, so I thought it would be all right. Now, I feel duped and stupid. Is there any way that I can fix this without going out to look for another job? I don't like the idea of being away from my family for two or three months at one time.
I work in a hospital that is a little short staffed, so occasionally someone needs to work double shifts to cover for co-workers who call off or go on vacation. Lately, it seems as if I'm the only one working double shifts. I'm single and don't have any children so any time our supervisor asks for someone to volunteer to work a double shift, I step up if no one else does. After six months of this, I'm starting to feel resentful. Should I just start looking for another job or have a heart-to-heart with my supervisor first?
I have two employees who argue with each other constantly, yet the nature of their jobs requires that they work together sometimes. What can I do to resolve this?
My company offers a telecommuting option and I'd like to try it. What do I need to know about working from home that will help me make a successful go of it?
The following comes from the comments section of the Internship Experts blog, in response to the article Student Lands NFL Internship After Being Rejected. ca
I left my job at the one of the largest resorts in the country where I'd worked for 8 years, in order to go back to school full-time to earn my bachelor's degree. I had hit a wall in my career path, and decided that this was the best investment I could make. There is one very large frustration for me currently: I am earning a Restaurant & Food Service Management degree (in which I am an honors student), and I am required to do 3 semesters of co-op in anything that is hospitality related, yet any previous experience does not count. I feel that I have to compete with inexperienced students for something I already have (experience in my field of study), and the fact that I am at a different stage in my life (I am a mother in my 40's, I have a family with small children, and my schedule is not as free as most of the other students), and given the current economic conditions, the "over-qualification" bias I have been experiencing in trying to find a part-time job with flexible day hours to satisfy the co-op requirements (I was turned down for a job at my own campus as a CASHIER) [is daunting]. I see all these kids around me getting their degrees and hitting the professional market well before me.
The internship/co-op department at my school assures me that if I don't find something by the time I finish my courses (the end of next year), I [may] still be able to apply for a professional position with a degree-in-progress. Is this sound advisement? I am skeptical - and angry - that my past years of experience are so easily dismissed in such a program.
Thank you,
Mrs. Malee Holland
I want to get my master's degree because it will make me more valuable to my company and help me advance further in my career, but the company has discontinued the tuition re-imbursement program. Are there other alternatives or should I wait until the economy gets better? I can apply for scholarships but everyone knows they're a crap shoot, so I don't want to rely solely on that option.
I've been working - off and on - for thirty plus years and have had a lot of jobs. If I use a standard chronological resume, how far back should I go when listing my work experience, and can I list skills that I learned on the first job I had as a teenager?
I'm fortysomething and my twentysomething new boss is clueless about how things work in our department but he won't ask anyone for help. How can I help him out without creating the impression that I'm trying to "mother" him or, worse, tell him what to do?
Is it safe for me to invest in my company's 401(k) plan?
I built a Web site for my new company and assigned my admin assistant the task of writing the company profile; she plagiarized the profile of one of my rivals. Fortunately, I found someone who was able to rewrite the profile before the site went live. How can I make my assistant understand the seriousness of what she did without hurting her self-esteem. I don't want something like this to happen again, but I also don't want to lose an otherwise great assistant.
I was recently hired to work as a customer service representative for a cab company. On my first day, they told me I had to join the union. Do I have to join? Could they have legally fire me if I'd refused?
When I interviewed for a job in a department store recently, I and several other candidates were given a psychological test. Why would someone need a psyche test to work in a department store?
I'm preparing to interview for a job that would require that I relocate to another state. Should I bring up relocation concerns now or wait to see whether I get a second interview or job offer?
I found a university that will accept the credits I earned in community college. Is there anything else I need to know about transferring to a major university?