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Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace

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Lynne Curry writes a weekly column on workplace issues. She is author of “Navigating Conflict,” “Managing for Accountability,” “Beating the Workplace Bully" and “Solutions,” and workplacecoachblog.com. Submit questions at workplacecoachblog.com/ask-a-coach/ or follow her on workplacecoachblog.com, lynnecurryauthor.com or @lynnecurry10 on X/Twitter.

Choosing yourself: When it’s time to take a breather

Pushing yourself to work beyond exhaustion isn’t productive.

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You’ve been reassigned to another department with no warning. Don’t jump to conclusions.

Before you quit or start a job search, learn the reasoning behind your reassignment. It might benefit you.

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You’ve created a leadership vacuum in your office. Here’s how to recover.

When supervisors create a vacuum, it’s often the most controlling, judgmental individuals who move in, and a toxic environment can follow.

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6 questions to ask before turning down an unsatisfying job offer

Although it’s hard to turn down a legitimate job offer, you may want to.

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Should I take a promotion without a raise?

Here’s why accepting a promotion, even one without a raise, makes sense.

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Lunch thefts and dirty dishes: How to navigate breakroom melodramas

If your office breakroom is a hotbed of unresolved conflict, you’ll recognize these characters and their dramas.

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We do the same job, but he gets paid a lot more

The wage discrepancy is the catalyst for asking for a wage increase but can’t be the crux of the argument you present.

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Employers need to realize some workers would rather quit than return to the office

Remote work can be a reward that trustworthy employees can earn.

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Fired for ‘not smiling enough’: Drop the attitude and move on

You don’t have to tell an interviewer you were fired. But you do have resist badmouthing your former employer.

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Hybrid employees create a workday dead zone. Here’s how employers can adapt.

Employee time flexibility doesn’t need to be a challenge if managers focus on what employees produce rather than when.

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Rage applying: An act of revenge against a problem employer

If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired at work, you have better options than applying for every posted job.

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Fear of risk can thwart office workers dreaming of self-employment

Workplace advice: If you have to drag yourself to the office daily, it’s time to plan a new career future.

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Employers should build defenses against the potential for banditry by departing employees

Workplace advice: If a former employee plans to launch a competing business or work for a competitor, the employer should preserve the former employee’s computer hard drive.

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Team building among disillusioned employees must go deeper than ‘rah-rah’

Workplace advice: Phony rah-rah turns off everyone when the underlying cause of a problem — leaders who fail to value employees — remains.

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Are employers not hiring anymore?

Workplace advice: I’m applying for jobs but rarely getting interviews or offers.

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