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Ask A Manager

Ask a Manager: Ask Me Anything Edition

by David Brancaccio
Mar 30, 2018
This month we ask Alison Green about raises, regional wages, religion at work and more.
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TV writer Nell Scovell says men need to "make room"

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 22, 2018
It's not a pipeline problem, she says, but a "broken doorbell problem."
Nell Scovell says that when comedian Garry Shandling said she wrote like a guy, she took it as a compliment.
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Poll: Nearly half of the women who experienced sexual harassment leave their jobs or switch careers

by Erika Beras
Mar 9, 2018
New numbers from the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll reflect the economic effects of workplace harassment.
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How the right kind of conflict can lead to better management

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 8, 2018
Jeff Weiss, an expert in conflict management, has some advice for the president.
White House economic adviser Gary Cohn resigned after opposing President Donald Trump's decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs.
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Flu season could cost employers billions of dollars

by Reema Khrais
Feb 12, 2018
This flu season could cost businesses at least $15.4 billion in lost productivity, according to one employment consulting firm.
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on Jan. 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. 
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Ask A Manager

Ask a Manager: When your co-worker is driving you nuts

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 9, 2018
Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog gives her best workplace advice.
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What to do when a colleague gets on your last nerve

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 6, 2018
Alison Green shares tips for dealing with annoying co-workers.
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Even HR agrees that the day after the Super Bowl should be a holiday

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 30, 2018
About 27 percent of employees have skipped work after the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl can take a lot out of the person.
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Federal immigration agents say there will be more workplace raids like 7-Eleven

by Reema Khrais
Jan 25, 2018
Businesses are making plans in case they are raided by ICE.
Members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Why we're hanging up the power suit

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 10, 2018
Power suits are out. That may not come as a shock in the era of hoodie-wearing billionaires, but it doesn’t mean suits are gone for good. Millennial men are still buying suits, just not for work. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Robin Givhan, fashion critic for The Washington Post, who wrote about the demise […]
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