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    How to Ruin a Good Time – The Black Hole Situationship

    December 13, 2023 /No Comments

    My friend X left our holiday party in tears over a scrub who won't even call it a relationship. I watched him self-destruct and I have thoughts. Mostly: know your worth.

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    Unconscious Bias the Job Killer

    November 15, 2023 /No Comments

    My saga of work life with a horrible boss continues under the toxic cloud of unconscious bias.

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    Welcome to the Shit Show – It’s Gonna Bring You Down

    September 16, 2023 /No Comments

    My mentee asked for my advice about his workplace situationship. He did the opposite of everything I said. I am not a soft landing. I am the rock upon which people crash.

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    Fall Out Girl – Up and At Them

    June 7, 2023 /No Comments

    My friend piled on a female manager using gossip from the same people he can't stand. I defended her. I don't regret what I said — just the venue.

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    New Year, Same Old Bullshit – Tales of a Bad Manager

    January 8, 2023 /No Comments

    My boss is a textbook bad manager — demotivating, micromanaging, biased — and it feels uncomfortably familiar. On toxic masculinity at work and recognizing the pattern when you've lived it before.

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