Archive Monthly Archives: January 2009
My Newly Inaugurated Boss
Dear Lynn, My boss was just laid off last week. Suddenly I have a new one, who got pulled over from another department, and is now doing two jobs. She’s totally different from my former supervisor, who I loved. She literally stands behind me and watches me work. It makes me sweat! I’m not sure […]
Read MoreHigher Unemployment: A TOT Incubator?
A few business executives have repeated an almost identical office scenario to me lately. And with December 2008 unemployment reaching 7.2 percent, it’s no wonder. The scene: The boss, let’s call him “James,” calls an employee, who we’ll call “Steve,” into his office. (TOT alert?!) Steve opens and closes the door behind him, and apprehensively […]
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