With the advent of Myspace and Facebook and Twitter and the like, social networking has become embedded in American life and in the mainstream. When I used to get online back in the mid nineties, most people thought sharing your…
Dealing With A Workplace Slacker
Working in an office with different personalities and work ethics can be a difficult task. What’s even more is when you are working with a person in your organization who is always passing the buck and dropping the ball on…
Do You Discuss Your Salary With Coworkers?
Let’s say you got a raise recently and you couldn’t wait to tell your friend the coworker about your latest evaluation and raise in pay. You want him or her to be just as happy as you are about your…
Do You Have a Hater In Your Office?
Every office has one. The person who always has to rain on everyone else’s parade when good news has been given. The person who always has to go back and be a news gazette to management. The one who will…
Are You The Anti-Social One at Work?
Every office has one. The team member or coworker that never wants to go to lunch with the others, who rarely engages in small talk or anything other semblance of communication if it doesn’t involve work, or never attends the…
I Hate My Job
This blog is not an advice column, but I received an email about from one of my readers who wanted some feedback on what to do: Dear TheCubicleChick- I am appealing to you because I notice that you blog a…
Workplace Matters- Embracing Disabilities in the Office
While I was perusing the boob tube today, I came across a television commercial about disabilities in the workplace. I am not sure if you have seen it before, but it has a great concept and makes a good point…
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
No one likes to talk about sexual harassment but it is something that happens in almost every office in the world. It can start off as harmless comments and innuendo, but it is a serious issue that must be addressed…
Workplace Drama- “He Stole My…”
Picture this. You are in a pleasant office environment where everyone gets along for the most part. It’s an office full of mostly women, a few men here and there, but the estrogen in the air usually makes the male…
Workplace Matters- Dealing with an Angry Co-Worker
We’ve all been there. In an office setting, there is always that one person who seems to be mad at the world and everyone in it each and every day. They never have anything positive to say or anything positive…
Surefire Ways To Get Your Resume Tossed In The Trash
As a former Human Resources Generalist, Manager, and Hiring Manager in sales and customer service, I’ve seen my share of resumes, good and bad. Presently while working as a manager of a team, I get an influx of resumes in…