When making difficult decisions, you won’t help matters by over-explaining that you did what was best for everyone.
Category: Careers and Professions
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Tesla’s Board Chair Under Scrutiny for Oversight of Elon Musk
Robyn Denholm, who has led the electric car company’s board for more than five years, has been criticized for not serving as a check on Mr. Musk.
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Some Fall Out of Vogue. She Jumped.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on surviving Ye, quitting Condé Nast and speaking her mind.
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What’s My D.E.I. Training?My Own Life.
Sometimes brutal honesty isn’t the best policy when interviewing for a new job.
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Crying at Work and Other Experiments in Emotion
A member of a laboratory team wants her colleagues to share their feelings on the job.
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Not This Kind of Sweat Equity
When a colleague appears to be midworkout midmeeting, something should be said. But maybe not to the boss.
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As Mikaela Shiffrin Considers How to Top Herself, She Studies Taylor Swift
Shiffrin, the champion American ski racer, is an unabashed Swiftie, and has long seen the pop culture force as a textbook guide for navigating fame, adversity and unprecedented success.
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When You Can’t Give Your Boss a Timeout
One thing a micromanager who has anger issues can’t control: how you handle the behavior.
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When Freelancers Are Treated Like Full-Time, All the Time, Employees
Why do employers think freelance equals full time, all the time?
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Is Remote Work the Answer to Women’s Prayers, or a New ‘Mommy Track’?
Post-pandemic work-from-home norms allowed more women to stay in the work force than ever before. Remote work could also make it harder to get ahead.
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Surviving the Holidays at Work When You Dread the Season
Just because you’re not feeling festive doesn’t make you the office Grinch.
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For China’s Jobless Young People, Hostels Are the Place to Be
Chinese backpacker hostels offering bunk beds for a few dollars a night have become hubs for the anxiety and ambitions of job-seeking youth.