http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:14 -0700 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:25:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Divorce-wrecks-havoc-on-employee-performance?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Vanessa in San Francisco writes, “I'm going through a very tough divorce and its impacting my job. I have a hard time feeling emotionally strong enough to go in to the office so I've called in sick much more then usual. When I spea... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:25:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Divorce-wrecks-havoc-on-employee-performance?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Convincing-a-manager-to-allow-telecommuting?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Alexandra in Corte Madera writes, “I've been working for a company the past 4 years and my performance has been excellent. Our company was acquired last year and we moved to offices that are about 40 miles from my home. At the time of th... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:53:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Convincing-a-manager-to-allow-telecommuting?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d2-My-boss-hates-me?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Chester in San Carlos writes, “I think my boss hates me. He keeps our interactions to a minimum and never just stops by to check in. And he often invites individual coworkers of mine to lunch but has never asked me. I have always b... workplace advice Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:35:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d2-My-boss-hates-me?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d26-New-responsibilities-new-stresses?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Maggie in Sausalito writes, “My boss is great and I enjoy working with her. Our company did some downsizing recently and so she has taken on some new areas of responsibility and she has asked me to help. While I appreciate the vote of confidenc... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d26-New-responsibilities-new-stresses?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d26-A-negative-boss?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Nina in Foster City writes, “I work at a start up company and the work is great, but my boss is difficult. He's very negative and critical and a general bummer about everything and I work closely with him every day. For example, we clos... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:41:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d26-A-negative-boss?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Coworker-attraction?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner LG in San Francisco writes, "I've gotten friendly with my coworker, even though he lives with the other of his child. He says this is "no strings attached" but I know better. And we have a strong attraction. I told a friend at work an... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:30:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Coworker-attraction?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Feeling-unpopular-at-work?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Peter in Foster City writes, “Several weeks ago I went to my human resources representative about an issue I was having with a coworker. I shared confidentially that this person arrives late, often leaves early and is generally unavaila... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:58:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Feeling-unpopular-at-work?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Infant-in-the-Office?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Lisa in San Francisco writes, “My office mate returned from maternity leave a few weeks ago and is back to work full time. Shortly after she returned her nanny was unavailable for part of the day so she brought her baby to the offi... Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:07:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Infant-in-the-Office?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d23-The-employee-who-requires-a-lot-of-time?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Jessica in Martinez writes, “I manage a group of employees who do entry level jobs. Typically we hire straight out of school so I spend a good deal of time training. Most of my employees can handle even more complex tasks after I'... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d23-The-employee-who-requires-a-lot-of-time?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d16-A-new-job-means-big-changes?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Nicholas in Foster City writes, “After working in the legal department for the same company for almost 15 years I just accepted a job with a new employer. While the job is also in the legal group, this is a new role that includes a few ... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:43:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m10d28-A-new-job-means-big-changes?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d16-A-family-member-is-a-poor-employee?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner Kathleen in San Jose writes, “I am in executive assistant to the VP of Marketing at a large company. I worked very hard to get into this job in my 20's. My sister graduated from college last year and my parents pressured me into helping... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:07:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m11d23-A-family-member-is-a-poor-employee?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d10-The-health-nut-boss?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Jennifer from San Rafael writes, “My boss, the VP of our division, is really into health food and exercise. At first he would just casually ask his staff, me included, whether we had gotten a workout in or what we were having for l... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:05:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d10-The-health-nut-boss?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Hiding-out-from-a-possible-work-layoff?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Meredith in Foster City writes, “My company started doing lay-off's on Monday and I was so upset I went home sick. I've called in sick everyday this week, I'm honestly ill to my stomach. I'm terrified of losing my job in this econo... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:01:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Hiding-out-from-a-possible-work-layoff?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Charging-employees-for-lunch-at-a-meeting?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Leslie in Mill Valley writes, “I work for a mid-sized company running the executive briefing center for the past 5 years. For full day meetings the company has always provided lunch and I have always arranged for appropriate and c... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:08:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Charging-employees-for-lunch-at-a-meeting?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Newly-promoted-manager-lacks-leadership?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Jack in Napa writes, “A coworker was recently promoted to manage our team so now she is my boss. I like her as a person but I'm concerned about her management. She is very indecisive and has trouble giving direction to the team, e... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:32:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Newly-promoted-manager-lacks-leadership?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Applying-for-an-internal-role-without-alienating-the-current-manager?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner I Chelsea in San Francisco writes, “I work for a large corporation and I have been in my current role for 2 years. I'm happy in my role but I would like to take on more responsibilities. There is a management role on another team that I... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:55:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Applying-for-an-internal-role-without-alienating-the-current-manager?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Uncomfortable-emails-from-a-valuable-customer?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Rebecca in San Ramon writes, “I'm in sales and I recently “inherented” a big client after another sales person left. It's a nice bump in commissions but I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable. The client rep is ver... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:27:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Uncomfortable-emails-from-a-valuable-customer?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Preassure-to-gamble-at-work-conferences?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner   Taylor in San Francisco writes, “I'm a new sales rep for a software company and the company has quarterly sales meetings in Las Vegas. My first sales meeting was this week and I discovered that the sales management team is very int... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:34:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Preassure-to-gamble-at-work-conferences?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Employee-fake-illness-revealed-online?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner William in San Rafael writes, “I am an HR director and I have 5 managers who report to me and each of them has several direct reports. We are all “friends” on Facebook and I check my account daily as part of my recruiting ac... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:26:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Employee-fake-illness-revealed-online?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Reviewing-a-managers-file-on-an-employee?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner (c)stopnlook2009Jack in Colma writes, “A co-worker told me that our boss is keeping files on all of us.  I asked him to show me my file but he refused.  I went to HR and was told that my boss was not required to show me my file. ... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:03:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8219-SF-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Reviewing-a-managers-file-on-an-employee?cid=exrss-SF-Workplace-Examiner