Recently I was searching through old email (for my mom's blueberry torte recipe, if you must know) and I came across a bunch of old Listserv posts I wrote for a group of professional women in Chicago. One of the members had a corporate background and was interviewing at a non-profit and wanted to know … Continue reading Job Search Red Flags & Due Diligence
Tag: human resources
#395: Confronting offensive bosses and coworkers.
Dear Captain Awkward, I have a dilemma that I suspect is quite common, but I'm still running into mental roadblocks as to how to properly approach it. Background: I'm a lesbian and a big-eff Feminist working in a male-dominated field, in a male-dominated company. I've worked marketing, event planning and PR for rape crisis centres, … Continue reading #395: Confronting offensive bosses and coworkers.
Saying “No” At Work
There were a few requests in the "no" threads this week to write about saying no at work. I want to write about saying "no" to sexual/romantic interest from people you work with (and who you will have to interact with again, so you might need a more nuanced approach than you do with subway … Continue reading Saying “No” At Work
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