Of the many things the recession messed up — and I think we can all agree it really ruined a lot — plans were the biggest victim. Once the economy went kaput, your future suddenly became a little less certain. Could you afford to maintain your lifestyle? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Talk to The Work Buzz Contest winning question: Rejecting a social media request
- March 26th, 2010
- 22 Comments
This week’s winning question about co-workers comes from TJ. She or he submitted the following question to our Talk to the Work Buzz! Contest.
What is the best way to decline a co-worker’s social networking request?
The awkward thanks-but-no-thanks answer to any request in the professional world is always peculiar. Continue reading
Who’s hiring right now?
- March 25th, 2010
- 18 Comments
We like to think you come to The Work Buzz because you love our personalities and feel that a day without us is like a day without sunshine. However, we’re very aware that, in addition to advice on job-seeking and workplace issues and discussions on current events, many of you are also looking for jobs. Continue reading
Putting your foot in your mouth at work
- March 24th, 2010
- 73 Comments
What happens when you make a verbal blunder at work? Can you recover? Should you apologize? Should you even acknowledge it? It all depends on what you say, whom you say it to and who overhears it, says Joseph Grenny, co-author of “Crucial Conversations.”
“It doesn’t just happen to news correspondents or politicians,” Grenny says. Continue reading
One person’s scent is another person’s headache
- March 23rd, 2010
- 624 Comments
The people we work with are so many things to us. Heck, even our question of the week invites you to ask us your questions about co-workers! And just on this blog alone we’ve learned the following about colleagues:
Talk to The Work Buzz! Contest: Ask us a question about co-workers
- March 22nd, 2010
- 26 Comments
For the previous two weeks, we’ve asked you to send us questions as part of the Talk to the Work Buzz! Contest. The first week you asked us questions about interviews. Last week you asked us about accepting an offer. Continue reading
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