About Me Contact Books Reviews Ask a Manager coworker has appointed herself the food police February 16, 2011 A reader writes: Lately, several members of the office staff have been whispering about the disturbing exchange between two of my co-workers. Co-worker A is 20-something, tall and very thin. would. Reply Mike C. MORE >>

Corn on the Job Wisdom for Job Seekers Blog About Archives COTJ Blog Roll Corn Heads Contact Subscribe Are you and your co-workers ‘Perfect Strangers’? Simply put, Larry and Balky come from different worlds and learn to co-exist. We never know what to expect when meeting co-workers for the first time. MORE >>

That way, you will never have to bring up the fact that you found out you were making less than your co-workers. Also, I'd recommend getting a mentor who may have previously been in your shoes and moved up the ladder. O’Donnell Recently, an Excelle community member asked me how to handle unfair pay practices at work. MORE >>

February 4, 2011 A reader writes: I have to send the “farewell&# mass internal e-mail to my co-workers. Posted in resigning A reader writes: I have to send the “farewell&# mass internal e-mail to my co-workers. former co-worker had decided to strike out on his own. Baldrick: Thank you, Mr B. MORE >>

About Me Contact Books Reviews Ask a Manager coworker monopolizes meetings with irrelevant topics February 11, 2011 A reader writes: I have a question about how to deal with one aspect of a co-worker’s conduct that is frustrating and annoying my colleagues and me. It lasts about 20 minutes, and is quite informative and helpful. MORE >>