What to Share With Coworkers
February 17, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
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When you spend eight hours with a group of people, it’s hard not to share some details of your life. Part of what usually determines whether someone likes their job or not is the people. I always liked my job better when I felt I knew the people a little bit.
But things have changed in the workplace. Things that were once okay in an office might work against you today. This article, 13 Things Not to Share With Your Coworkers, gives some good guidelines on what to share and what to keep …read more
Do You Hate Your Coworker?
February 9, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
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I have to admit, one thing I don’t miss about working in a traditional office setting are annoying coworkers.
I met a lot of great people at work, to be sure. But it’s the annoying ones that really bugged me. The ones who had bad hygiene, who talked on their speaker phones all day (even though we were all in cubicles) and the ones who were just downright mean. Some of them got to the point where I’d want to quit just to get away from them.
I loved this article …read more
Competitive Coworkers
December 17, 2008 by Cherie Burbach
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I have to say, when I was younger I was much more concerned about “getting ahead” than I am now. Several years ago I had a coworker who did everything in her power to steal projects from me, including lie. She’d come in early, make up stuff about something that had happened the day before, and saddle up to our boss. She was ruthless.
In those days, I tried to just work harder. In order to get around her constant sabotage, I’d put in more hours, thinking that if I was there nearly …read more




