By Ashley Faith For more than a decade I have worked with a difficult boss. She can be short, dismissive, uncomfortably silent, and occasionally flat-out rude. I’ve stayed because the schedule works well for my family. I stay too because I’ve worked long enough to realize that no matter where I go, there will always […]
Do you face difficult coworkers or bosses at your job? You’re not alone. Find tips on how to handle the conflicts that occur in the workplace.
By Karen O’Connor In a company where I once worked, two of the employees in my department stopped speaking to one another. Period. Each said the other was difficult and disrespectful. They had no intention of bridging the gap or healing the hurt. They simply avoided one another when they attended a meeting or even […]
By T. R. Robertson My son got his first job when he was 15, as a lifeguard. A few weeks into the job he was in a bad mood one day when I picked him up after work. He said his boss had yelled at him. I knew from having been accused of “yelling” at […]
By Eunice M. Porter When I lived in Portland, Oregon, each morning as I walked to the bus stop, I glanced into the lit windows of two large apartment complexes. I often saw retired persons enjoying a leisurely breakfast. I envied them; the whole day was theirs to do what they wanted, while my days […]
