Dave Barry’s 2012 Year in Review
It was a cruel, cruel year — a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead possum on the interstate. Example: This year the...
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Social media can link you to a job
Job hunters: If you're not on LinkedIn, you're not where three-fourths of U.S. job recruiters are posting jobs. LinkedIn far outpaces Twitter and Facebook for job postings, according to a...
Career dead? Maybe not — take steps to revive it
QUESTION: Three years ago, I was hired to set up and run a new hospital pharmacy. Everything was going fine until an external audit turned up some problems, and I...
Is a virtual office really better?
As a teenager doing freelance Web design, Chris Nagele was a workplace free spirit. His office was wherever he could plug in a computer. That's precisely how his company, Wildbit,...
There’s no end to workday
For Mario Contreras, putting in eight hours at the office is just the beginning of his workday. After he eats with his kids and puts them to bed, Contreras heads...
Brace yourself for negative feedback
Q: I have to call a disappointed client to get detailed feedback. I'm anxious about this, and would like some guidance on how to make this easier. A: Be open...
Scary boss must repair employee relations
Q: I supervise three technicians in a busy medical clinic. These employees recently complained to management that I belittle them, show them no respect, and occasionally cause them to leave...
Turn weaknesses into strengths
What's your greatest weakness? When job interviewers ask that — and you should expect it — don't say, "I don't have any." Of course you do. Everyone does. Treating it...
Q&A: Negotiation can be learned, expert says
Being a good negotiator isn't a skill reserved just for corporate CEOs and United Nations diplomats.It's an everyday tool useful for all of us, whether we're asking for a raise,...
Workers stand up for their health
MIAMI — When Citrix Systems redesigned its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., offices last fall, managers had a mission in mind: Kick-start creativity by getting employees to talk more and sit less....