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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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    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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    No More Room to Grow

    September 22, 2021 /No Comments

    Objective observations, when ignored, will not help anyone to get ahead, leaving them no more room to grow.

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    Women in the Workplace Pt 1

    June 17, 2021 /No Comments

    A colleague sulked her way out of a leadership role by hoarding information and skipping mandatory meetings. On work pettiness, and why reliability beats everything.

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