http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes RSS Feed for WVEC - Community - Workplace Woes en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:01 GMT 2013-06-18T19:32:01Z en-us http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Summer-intern-worried-after-fashion-faux-pa-212024761.html I think I blew it. I’m an intern this summer, and at a cookout held by one of the Vice Presidents of the company, the person I report to told me I needed to go home and change my top because it was "inapproriate" | Click the link for more Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:01 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Summer-intern-worried-after-fashion-faux-pa-212024761.html 2013-06-18T19:32:01Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-shocked-by-bosss-insensitivity-210130441.html I was mortified when I had to hear from a co-worker I didn’t get a promotion I and one other guy put in for. I asked him how he heard about it and he said he saw it in an all-employee email from our General Manager (GM). | Click the link for more Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:02:32 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-shocked-by-bosss-insensitivity-210130441.html 2013-06-04T20:02:32Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-transferred-to-new-office-fed-up-with-bullying-208389921.html I’m a mid-level manager in my organization. I was recently transferred to one of my company’s offices where most of the senior managers act like they’re back in high school despite the fact that they all have their PhDs. | Click the link for more Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:33 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-transferred-to-new-office-fed-up-with-bullying-208389921.html 2013-05-21T21:24:33Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Intern-uncomfortable-with-asking-for-vacation-time-206482661.html I just landed a paid summer internship. My parents have planned a family vacation around the 4th of July and expect me to go. I don't feel comfortable asking for a vacation right away. What's the proper thing to do? | Click for more Tue, 07 May 2013 20:46:48 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Intern-uncomfortable-with-asking-for-vacation-time-206482661.html 2013-05-07T20:46:48Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-fearful-of-grudge-holding-boss-204357291.html I’ve always thought people in management would excel in decision-making, but my current boss proves my thinking so wrong. I had heard she holds grudges but this takes the cake. | Click the link to read more Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:33:53 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employee-fearful-of-grudge-holding-boss-204357291.html 2013-04-23T21:33:53Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Got-a-question-about-your-workplace-88853342.html Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:30:55 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Got-a-question-about-your-workplace-88853342.html 2010-03-31T13:30:55Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Boss-wont-address-co-workers-behavior-202201801.html I’m dealing with a co-worker who makes it part of his job to push my buttons. I’ve gone to my boss who is also his boss numerous times and she thinks I’m being overly sensitive and should concentrate on my work. | Click the link to read more Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:51:10 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Boss-wont-address-co-workers-behavior-202201801.html 2013-04-09T21:51:10Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Readers-friend-has-story-idea-stolen-200097661.html I feel so bad for a friend of mine. She’s a freelance writer, specializing in health issues. Recently, a writer for a major national newspaper heard about one of her ideas for a story and took it as his own. | Click the link for more Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:35:30 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Readers-friend-has-story-idea-stolen-200097661.html 2013-03-26T19:35:30Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Reader-asks-opinion-on-Sheryl-Sandbergs-Lean-In-approach-for-women-in-the-workplace-197522181.html What’s your take on the "Lean In" philosophy Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg advocates in her new book? Excuse the pun, but I’m leaning against it. | Click the link to read more Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:38:15 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Reader-asks-opinion-on-Sheryl-Sandbergs-Lean-In-approach-for-women-in-the-workplace-197522181.html 2013-03-12T20:38:15Z http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employees-praise-of-colleague-could-jeopardize-promotion-193370901.html The General Manager in my office asked me about a certain capability of a woman in my department. I could tell by the way he was asking, he didn't care for the woman and wanted me to confirm his negative impressions. | Click for more Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:01:21 GMT http://www.wvec.com/community/workplace-woes/Employees-praise-of-colleague-could-jeopardize-promotion-193370901.html 2013-02-26T21:01:21Z