Work Coach Cafe

As far as I know there are no college majors preparing us for reception work. And yet it’s an important job that makes a real difference to almost everyone we come in contact with. Many of us have held this honorable and often under-appreciated title. And there are many many more of us who [...]

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Dear Work Coach,
I read your blog and it makes an interesting read. I am looking for some answers. I hope you can help me.
I have been working for more than 3 yrs in my company. I joined from a fresher level to go on to become one of the leads (though not on [...]

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Doug Conant has some great career advice. He’s the CEO who turned around Campbell Soup…asked what career advice he’d give recent graduates just starting out

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As someone who’s used temp jobs and free-lance work to get myself to better jobs, I’m a huge advocate of the power of this simple no-risk-to-either-side method

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One of the hardest things for many working people to get a handle on - especially women - is how to negotiate for what they want and deserve. Like…raises.

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I graduated with my IT degree 2 years ago and have been trying to break in since then. All I want to do is start from the bottom, yet the bottom won’t take me.

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About 20 years ago I worked for a man I used to call a living brain donor..always wondered how he managed to become a bank Vice President with so little smarts!

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Dear Work Coach, I took a position at a tech firm and went to night school for the past year studying finance…looking for a new job in the finance field

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Well I didn’t get the job. Feeling pretty darned upset about it. HR was good…informed me…in good time…I can’t begin to tell you how insecure I’m feeling!

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In the 1970s, for the first time…women were taught to be responsible for our own orgasms..It’s a good philosophy…more you participate, the better the result

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