Your Brilliant Career Archive

Sure, I enjoy cake in the afternoon, but do I have to pitch in for every coworker's birthday, even the people I'd never talk to outside the office?

Dear Cubicle Coach: My consulting firm just oversaw the downsizing of a client, and the company--or what's left of it anyway - was so impressed by my insights that they've offered me a job.

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Although none of my colleagues knows it, I'm going through a divorce. I'm an emotional wreck at work, acting irritable and sobbing in the bathroom. Should I share what's going on or keep my problems to myself?

Dear Cubicle Coach: What's the best response when a recruiter asks in an interview how much money you make at your current job?

Fewer than half of all new businesses are still alive four years after they start.

You've always dreamed of busting out of the cubicle and doing your own thing.

My team recently got a new director who has us do bonding and trust-building exercises, like telling revealing personal stories. I feel uncomfortable doing this. How do I bow out without looking like a whiner?

Dear Cubicle Coach: The younger staffers in my office feel entitled. They leave on time and get sullen when I ask them to go above and beyond.

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While my supervisor has been on maternity leave, I've stepped up and become the leader of the department. Can I ask for a new title, or at least a raise?

Sometimes I like to take a snooze for 15 minutes during my lunch break, either at my desk or occasionally in the stairwell. Bad career move?

I have this annoying colleague who simply won't leave my office. I've tried the usual tricks but she doesn't get the hint. Other than calling security, what can I do?

One of my coworkers makes racist jokes — and seems to think I won't be offended because we're in the same ethnic group. I don't want to be a scold, but how do I get this to stop?

I've been with my current company for seven years but am now moving on. How do I leave on a good note for everyone?

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Our manager often makes the work of those with kids a higher priority so they can be the first ones to leave. I shouldn't have to pick up the slack for my colleagues, should I?

I'm a new boss with a hiring quandary: The internal candidate is competent but ordinary, while the other choice is a wild card.

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