I overheard some executives in the lobby the other day say that we were out of cash, but still profitable. What does that mean?
Dear Tleed:
This is a hard one, because you may have only heard bits of the story; therefore, there could be lots more to it. Here’s what I would do, before you go [...]
If they’re coming to get you, they’re going to find you.
It’s pretty bad for the Worried Worker today. Jobs and careers are tough enough, but the current economic climate, constant news about job loss, predictions for continued widespread job loss are keeping a lot of people hiding.
That’s not much of a strategy so you better [...]
I just got an email from someone in the company by mistake. It’s not very nice and it’s about me and I know she didn’t mean to send it to me but now she knows because the other people on the email told her. I was hurt at first and wanted to quit, but then [...]
My boss recently got a huge promotion and now he’s bipolar. You’re probably thinking that a person can’t “catch” bipolar disease, but you’re wrong.
It happened within hours of the communication that was circulated throughout the company.
At my company all of the VPs and even the CEO suffer from some sort of bipolar disorder, so [...]
I’ve asked my boss where the company money goes but can’t get an answer. A friend of mine just lost her job and her 401(k) was tied up in her company stock which sounds like it’s worthless. Mine is ok for the most part but not earning a lot of interest. But, what I want [...]
The Chrystal Cathedral’s Rev. Robert H. Schuller fired his son, Robert A. after less than three years on the job.
They disagreed about the ministry’s direction. This translates to Dad not getting his way.
The Worried Worker recalls an old and confusing story about the elder Schuller, depicted in fundraising photographs atop the Great Wall of China, [...]
Most jobs that subsidize worker’s uniforms print the workers’ first name on a patch on the left side. These uniforms do little for fashion and are really focused on advertising the company that issues the uniform.
It helps to know who is who. For example, at a hospital, you want to be able to recognize [...]
One of our managers goes to the bathroom and regularly sprays all over his knee-caps, then comes back into the meeting, sits and crosses his legs and is oblivious to his wetness. Should I tell him?
Dear Harold:
Should you tell him? You state in your question, “he sits and crosses his legs and is oblivious to [...]
