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Calling Out Sick the Right Way
If you’ve read Six Things to Know About Calling Out of Work, then you know that calling out too often or the wrong way can cause you harm on the job. Now that we’ve looked at how not to do it, let’s look at the best practices for calling out sick. At the risk of...
Social Worker Burnout – My Close Call and How You Can Avoid It
Burnout is a serious condition caused by extreme long-term stress in a person's professional (or personal) life At the same time, sometimes a challenging career, especially one that you love, takes a lot out of you. As a social worker, administrator, and the poster...
Five Warning Signs of Burnout on the Job
What is Burnout? And, more specifically, what is burnout on the job? We hear the term used so often it can sometimes lose its meaning. Having a bad day or being under stress at work do not mean you are suffering from or in imminent danger of experiencing burnout....
Handling Anger at Work Effectively
Whether it’s an annoying colleague, a difficult customer or an unreasonable policy, we all need to learn about handling anger at work. As a manager for over thirty years, I have seen many responses to anger in the workplace, and have had my own experiences with it as...
Make a Great Impression at a Job Fair – Follow these 4 Tips
Whether in-person or virtual, a job fair can be a good way to get yourself in front of people who are hiring. As a recruiter, I have been in many a job fair booth and have seen all manner of applicants. If you want the experience to be worth your time, here are some...
Practicing Gratitude at Work (especially if you don’t love your job)
I have a full time job. I just want to say that before anything else. I have a full time job and, while it doesn’t pay a whole lot, it’s enough to live on and lets me have time for blogging. I should be grateful. I am grateful, but sometimes I have to remind myself....
6 Qualities of People Who Have Integrity at Work
Sometimes it’s all you’ve got. Your integrity. That quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. That air about you that makes others know that you are not corruptible. That you won’t spread gossip, or take credit for someone else’s work, or stomp on a...
8 More Tips for How to Build Credibility at Work
There is nothing more important that your credibility in the workplace. If you are not credible, you won't be taken seriously, and then you won't get the shifts, promotions and recognition that you want and deserve. Below are 8 tips on how to build credibility at...
How to Establish Credibility at Work – 8 tips
It doesn’t matter whether you’re in an entry level job or well into your professional life. You need to know how to establish credibility in order to be taken seriously on the job and to be able to take advantage of any opportunities that come up. Once lost, it is...