Bad job

Ask a Boss columnist Alison Green writes about what to do when your workload is crazy: think about prioritizing, but also talk to your boss.

Bad bosses contaminate the workplace. Some do so obliviously, while others smugly manipulate their employees, using them as instruments of their own success. Regardless of their methods, bad bosses cause irrevocable damage to their companies and employees by hindering performance and creating unnecessary stress. The stress your boss causes is bad for [...]

Chronic stress is known to cause major health problems, yet acute stress is thought to improve people's performance and health. A new study by UC Berkeley professor Daniela Kaufer shows why that is. Stress generates new nerve cells in the brain that, two weeks later, help people learn better.

Some advice on what not to do.

A job is more than a role description; it goes beyond the functions of that role. A job is the combination of the role, the environment, the team, and the boss. What does this mean? It means that not

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Quitting in style.

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Do not think of them as one-off meetings, rather a way of building relationships

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