Weekly, newspapers in Alaska, Washington and Illinois publish Dr. Lynne Curry’s workplace business column. Monthly, magazines such as Carolina Business, Alaska Business Monthly, Podiatry Management and Construction Supervisor use her articles.

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Ms. Fix-it may have come on too strong
Three weeks ago, a senior manager in the company hired me for an administrative job. Normally the office manager hires the administrative assistants because she supervises them, but she had just left on a two-week vacation when the last assistant unexpectedly quit. There was a lot of administrative work backlogged and the senior manager visiting from Chicago interviewed me. We hit it off, he hired me and I started, feeling excited about my new job. Full Article »

Office Affair May Lead to Legal Issues
Q. My boss and a senior female executive in my company are having an affair. They keep it out of the office but everyone knows it. I'd like to look the other way, but I can't. My title is accounting/human resources manager and I'm afraid I have liability here if I let the situation go. Full Article »

Seven-year mistake won't fix itself
Q. I've been doing payroll for years. I'm self-taught, I work hard, and I care about my employer. I want to do a good job and have always thought I had. I discovered three months ago I've been making an error that has underpaid every employee for the past seven years. Full Article »

Was she racist or just too darned perky?
Q. I'm not a racist, but I work alongside a black woman who is and who sees everything as a racial insult. She makes trouble for many in our department and seems to have a vendetta against me. I've tried to ignore it but things have gotten extreme. Full Article »

Ticklish staff should command early attention
A botched employee situation can cost thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars if it turns into a lawsuit. If you want to protect yourself and your company, consider these reminders: Full Article »

Office flirts show need for employee handbook
Q. Our company recently hired a young, shy, pretty employee, "Brandi," to work in the administrative area. Two of the senior managers flirt with this woman every chance they get. Full Article »

'Employment at will' means weight gain can ju
Q. I have to lose weight or I'll lose my job. I work in a public relations firm and my boss likes a certain look. I had thought his comments about the pounds I've put on this winter were simply irritating until one of the longer-term employees pulled me aside last week and told me he's fired other employees because they got chubby. Full Article »

Boss who ignores use of marijuana could smell
Q. Several months ago I smelled marijuana when walking through our warehouse parking lot at lunch time. Because our warehouse sits between a high school and a burger joint, I figured the teens were smoking when cutting across our parking lot to grab lunch, and didn't give the issue much thought, not even when I noticed the scent several weeks in a row. Full Article »

Salesman with DUIs may cost his employer
Q. My very best commission salesperson called on Jan. 2 saying he needed to take a day of leave. Since "Jake" had annual leave saved up, I said no problem. The next morning Jake arrived for work at the usual time and when he hadn't left the office by 10 a.m. for appointments I asked him how come. He told me he was planning on making phone calls the rest of the week so he could more efficiently batch all his customer visits the next week. Full Article »

Gift-givers shouldn't expect parity in return
Q. Christmas spirit created a real mess in our office and has led to three employees not talking to each other. Several of our employees take Christmas seriously and spent time and money buying thoughtful presents for every co-worker. Two or three other employees didn't reciprocate with the same generosity of spirit. One gave no presents at all, one was chintzy with his presents and one woman gave presents to some co-workers and not others. What makes this worse is that several of the most-giving employees make the lowest salaries, and Mr. Chintzy and Ms. Scrooge are two of our three highest wage earners. Full Article »

Eliminate regrets about office parties, plan
. Our Christmas party was a flop. Less than half our employees attended. Most everyone sat with co-workers they knew, not mixing with workers from other departments. The "highlight" was two drunken ladies who got off on male bashing, embarrassing their husbands. After that, everyone left as soon as they could make excuses. Full Article »

Employees need to park feuds at the door
I supervise nine talented individuals. Two can't stand each other. Recently I asked them to work together on a project and one said "no." When I asked "no, what?" he said he wouldn't work with the other individual, that I should give one or the other of them complete ownership of the project if I wanted good results. Full Article »

Let your staff handle the tasks; don't microm
Attention all hovercraft supervisors -- are you smothering your employees with unnecessary guidance? Does forward progress come to a dead halt when you travel because your employees hesitate to make final decisions in your absence? Have you overheard employees muttering "micromanager" when you pass them in the hallways? Full Article »

Office friends must respect each other's view
By accident a co-worker and I learned we shared a similar past. Both of us were raised by alcoholic parents and then married men who abused us. Both of us finally divorced and in each case it was messy. Needless to say, our similar backgrounds brought us together and we started talking every night. Full Article »

Try to critique son without losing mom
Q. I supervise a man who thinks he's the best thing that's ever happened to our company. He isn't. Full Article »

When pointing a finger
When confronted with problems, we occasionally stubbornly sit in a stalled position, refusing to take action. Like the fourth grader who jumps higher and higher in a desperate attempt to prove the laws of gravity don't bind him to the Earth, we ignore the forces of interpersonal gravity. Full Article »

Don't let that nasty-minded manager hurt your
Q. Every Tuesday I stand up to give a presentation to our senior management council and go brain dead. Before I stand up, I have my thoughts organized but then one of the senior managers eyes me up and down as if he's stripping me of clothes. Since the senior managers sit in a row and this man only moves his eyes, no one except me sees him doing this. His stare freaks me out and I stumble through my presentation. Full Article »

Train your brain how to recall new names
If you can remember faces, you possess all the memory capacity you need to remember names. So how come you forget the names of individuals you've met multiple times yet manage to recognize the faces of those you've met only once? Full Article »

Teaching talented jerks isn't impossible
He's smart, even brilliant. He's worked for you for two years. When he's on, "Carl" is your most talented employee. Unfortunately, Carl drives away other workers.You've tried to bandage the problem by reasoning with Carl and calming down those he's ticked off. Unfortunately, not only is Carl a jerk, he doesn't care how others react to him or that everyone else has had enough. Full Article »

Applicants should know the job to get it
When you interview for a job you really want, you have 30 to 90 minutes to prove yourself the best possible candidate. If this prospect gives you sweaty palms and panicked thoughts, try these strategies for acing that interview. Full Article »

Worker gets eyeful when going through old e-m
Q. I just took over the desk and computer of a fired co-worker. Because this woman hadn't handled customer situations well, my boss asked me to go through the former employee's Outlook delete and send files and handle any customers who might not have received good treatment. Full Article »

Don't give business managers free rein
Several years ago, our struggling engineering firm hired "Katherine" as our business manager. At first, we couldn't believe our good fortune. Full Article »

Don't take the bait of a workplace bully
Have you recently tangled with a workplace bully? Who got flattened? If you found yourself the worse for wear after encountering the bully and want your next experience to end differently, you need to understand the bully personality and how to handle yourself when a bully steamrolls toward you. Full Article »

A look at the books will reveal the story
Q. Four years ago I bought my family's restaurant from my parents. They'd always seemed to make money and I thought buying our restaurant would secure my future. I'd grown up in the restaurant, first bussing tables and waitressing, then working the floor as hostess when home from college. Full Article »

When boss asks, tell the truth
Q. A month ago one of my co-workers, "Allie," asked me to take her place at a meeting representing our agency. I was swamped but I like Allie, wanted to help out and the meeting sounded interesting. Somewhat surprisingly, Allie also asked me to represent myself as her... Full Article »

Office 'star' wants co-worker gone
Q. One of my most talented yet most temperamental employees, "Sandra," handed me her resignation this morning. Since Sandra recently finalized an innovative Internet marketing scheme that has the potential to make a tremendous amount of money for our company, this totally blindsided me. Full Article »

Sales, accounting should be a team
I manage the sales force for a local company. As you can imagine, the pressure is intense and the stakes are high. If our team doesn't produce, our company can't meet payroll. The accounting manager doesn't seem to get this. He acts as if accounting time frames are a supreme law of the universe. Full Article »

Stories differ; solution difficult
Q. How do I figure out what happened during a he said/she said fight that took place in our office last weekend? Full Article »

Giving at the office can be expensive
I like all my co-workers and want them to like me. My paycheck, however, barely covers expenses for my three children and myself. So how do I handle it when my co-workers ask me for donations to their teens' soccer and football teams and for marital shower presents for their children? Full Article »

Truth and responsibility can overcome firings
Q. I got fired from my last two jobs. I don't have any excuses. I was in a stormy marriage but I loved my wife. I often arrived at work in a bad mood and acted out. My supervisor got tired of it and fired me. Full Article »

First refusal no reason to give up on a dream
My husband and I never thought we could amount to anything. As a result, we didn't try. We worked at odd jobs. We never worried if we lost a job or if our employer cheated us. We just moved on. Six years ago this all changed. Full Article »

Document harm done by manager
work for a company that has branches in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage. I manage the Fairbanks branch. My Anchorage counterpart takes kickbacks, allows his girlfriend to live in an apartment the branch owns and bullies employees who tell him he needs to clean up his act. Full Article »

Co-worker's sex change is upsetting
I work for a large federal organization, and for three years I've worked with a man who's a bit of an odd duck. "Frank" is moody and indecisive. Full Article »

His pot-growing could burn you, your business
I'm not a drug user. My fiance, however, smokes grass. He also grows it. I run a music studio in my home and tutor children ranging in age from 5 to 15. Full Article »

Grievance overtime may be off the clock
Q) This morning, our administrative assistant asked to meet with me privately. She then presented me with an eight-page grievance. As today is payday she also submitted her time card. On it she included seven hours of overtime pay for the time she spent over the weekend writing up the grievance. Full Article »

Calls from kids can disrupt work flow
During the school year, the phones start ringing as soon as the kids get home from school because all the parents insist their kids call them as soon as they get home. Although the calls can be annoying as we work in close quarters and everyone hears everything, I understand the parents want to make sure their kids get home safely. Full Article »

Employee needs to use study skills
Q. Every year I have to take a certification exam to maintain my credentials and qualify for promotions. I'm scheduled to take one this week and fear I might fail. Last year, I had to retake the exam twice before I passed it and looked bad in front of my supervisor and co-workers. The fact that I didn't pass it the first time cost me a promotion that should have been mine. Full Article »

Tell co-worker you care to help her end boozi
Q. I have a problem I would do anything not to have. A co-worker I really care for has a serious drinking problem. "Jan" is an incredibly special person and has a horrid and abusive ex-husband who destroyed her relationship with her daughter. Full Article »

Fast pace with work demands regrouping
I supervise seven talented, intense professionals. Each comes at me daily with demands for changes in assignments, issues with compensation and other requests on which I often need to make fast decisions. Full Article »

Often-absent employee a candidate for firing
Q. We want to fire one of our employees but don't know if we can. For his first six months of work, "Jason" had a pattern of being absent at least four days a month. At first, we were forgiving because he always had a good reason and would often arrive the day after an absence looking as if he was recovering from a cold. We also appreciated how hard he worked when he returned. Full Article »

Workers need to see they are valued
Ahead of the meeting, the owner worried he'd made a mistake. He knew he wanted more for himself and his business and more from his employees. He'd worked diligently for 27 years and built a thriving construction business. He'd weathered economic storms. Full Article »

New employee torn between two viewpoints
Q. A month ago I started a job more interesting than any job I've ever held. I really like my work, co-workers and supervisor. The problem is my co-workers can't stand my supervisor. Full Article »

Job offer pitches employee into limbo
I wasn't looking for a new job but one found me and now I don't know what to do. Full Article »

Happiness turneth away meddlers
My supervisor at work, "Bernice," tries to boss my entire life. She's always telling me I shouldn't let my husband tell me what to do and that I need to lay down the law with my children before they're teenagers and it's too late. Full Article »

If employee is sick, don't let her stay on th
Q. What do other managers do when employees arrive at work too sick to effectively work? Full Article »

Employees who are not engaged on the job miss
Chances are you've met the man (or woman) who keeps his job options wide open. Even after he lands a great job, he keeps his resume on monster.com, scans the classifieds with his Sunday coffee and attends as many trade conferences as he can to network. Whenever he meets a manager who might hire him he suggests lunch just to "explore the opportunities." Like the person who avoids commitment in personal relationships, this employee continuously seeks a more appealing job. Full Article »

Sincerity is critical in the wake of any trag
Q. One of our newest hired employees, "Mike," just received the news every parent dreads. His son, fighting in Iraq, died. Because Mike moved here from another state, none of the rest of us knew about his son until the receptionist called because Mike didn't show up for work. When she asked if Mike was sick and coming in to work, he broke down and a neighbor got on the phone. Full Article »

Five strategies to ease transition
You expect to feel angry when fired from a job you enjoy. You expect to feel scared when laid off from a job at which you felt secure. You don't, however, expect to feel rotten one week after you intentionally make a career move from a job you've outgrown to one that promises to be challenging and rewarding. So why do so many people feel rattled during their first week on a new job? Full Article »

Busted by boss, worker finds regret
Q. I did something stupid. I promised my supervisor I wouldn't make any more personal calls on work time. Then I got online on Yahoo personals and was e-mailing guys and she caught me. She gave me a written reprimand and told me any further misuse of my computer or work time would result in termination. Full Article »

Take the high ground
Recently I gave a co-worker everything she needed to handle a project for our department in my absence. I returned this morning and when I checked my e-mail I found messages from others to myself and her asking where things were. To my total astonishment, I saw my co-worker had replied to several individuals' queries with "I have no idea; no one left me any information on that." Full Article »

Addiction to the job a matter of priority
Q. I'm addicted to work and don't want to be. I just don't know how to change. Full Article »

Employer is liable for porn of worker
Q. Last year we discovered one of our best employees visited kiddie porn sites during the lunch hour and after hours. We counseled him and he stopped. Full Article »

Banter with boss has wife on edge
Q. My boss and I get into political discussions and we both enjoy them. His wife, however, hates it. She is the office manager at our chiropractic clinic and thinks our jibes at each other about Bush, Clinton and Murkowski turn off customers. Full Article »

Turn off office gossip; just don't listen to
Q. My supervisor, "Sally," recently left a relationship with an abusive husband and moved in with another woman. Everyone at work is discussing this, wondering if Sally's gay and also what led her to marry and then stay with an abusive man. All of us saw her soon-to-be former husband treat Sally like dirt at the company Christmas party. Full Article »

In search for work, don't hide pregnancy
Q. I'm 16 weeks pregnant and interviewing for jobs. I'm worried about confessing my pregnancy when I'm interviewing. Since I was thin before I became pregnant, I can dress in a way that makes it look like I'm just chubby. Full Article »

Job chat brings on irritating feedback
Q. As far as I'm concerned, my manager blew it last week. I was talking with another employee about work issues when he walked by and said, " 'Angela,' you need to get back to work Full Article »

Sharpen skills, aim in search for new job
Q. I'm a good-looking woman many consider beautiful. All my working life, this has caused problems with jealous co-workers. Full Article »

Take chance to improve life at work
You have an opportunity ahead of you. Do you plan to take it or pass it up? Full Article »

Set limits on topics with boss and friend
Q. My friend got me hired three years ago at her company. Since then, I've moved up into management and she hasn't. I know she resents my promotion into management because she jabs at me, calling me a brown-noser. Full Article »

Work hurting marriage? Think about part time
Q. Every night I drag myself home. I like my job but it's way too intense and there's always work I'm leaving undone. As a result, I often bring work home to do in the evening, and my husband and I fight about it. Full Article »

Boss needs peace plan for departments at war
Q. I oversee two departments that constantly war with each other. The managers don't like each other and the employees wage battles over ridiculously small matters. Full Article »

A new attitude can enliven boring job
Q. I'm in graphics. I'm good at it but I'm totally bored by my job. I know I shouldn't be and everyone else in the company thinks I create cool materials for our marketing department, but they have no idea how mind-numbing it is to create graphics all day. Full Article »

Take chance to improve life at work
You have an opportunity ahead of you. Do you plan to take it or pass it up? Full Article »

Waitress slugs man, puts employer at risk
Q. One of our restaurant's waitresses got upset with a customer and socked him. Although our waitress weighs 120 pounds, she punched the 260-pound man so hard she dislocated his jaw. Full Article »

Saturday Night Fever lingers Monday morning
Q. One of our employees calls in sick at least two Monday mornings every month. Although she sounds genuinely sick, when other employees learn she called in sick on Monday they tell us that they saw her at IHOP late Sunday evening looking in apparent good health or dancing Saturday at Chilkoot's. We're getting frustrated by her pattern of absences and yet she's still within the acceptable amount of sick leave. Can we do anything with this? Full Article »

Company and its owner hurt by growing pains
Q. Our company recently grew from six to 45 employees. I created the company and run it. I feel overwhelmed, particularly this last year, by the minutiae of small decisions I need to make daily. Full Article »

Behavior exposes necessity for rules
Q. One of our maintenance guys wears low-slung jeans. Because he works on equipment and often has to bend to fix things, those of us in his vicinity can see the top several inches of his butt. Full Article »

Screening out young bad policy, illegal too
Q. Many resumes we receive for our lower-level jobs come from employees in their 20s. As a company, we have a bad history with these younger employees, who often quit three months later for a job that pays 50 cents an hour more. They don't even give us a chance to potentially raise them 50 cents; they just announce they're leaving with an e-mail that says they've left, or sometimes they just don't show up. Full Article »

Opposing extortion may end standoff
Q. When do the rights of lying ex-employees end? I thought I did the right thing last month when I fired an employee for downloading sexually explicit material on his computer. This morning, I received a certified letter from his attorney accusing me of "setting this employee up," stating that this man never accessed this Web site and that I or one of my employees intentionally counterfeited dubious evidence leading to this employee's humiliation and unjust termination. Full Article »

Planning helps avoid pitfalls of partnerships
By the time they reach me or an attorney, it's often too late. Full Article »

Employee should see how profit, raise mesh
Q. We pay our employees well and expect our salaried employees to do whatever it takes to do a good job. Except for one employee, all do this. Full Article »

Become a team member to improve situation
Q. I consider myself the devil's advocate of our management team. When I joined this organization two years ago, the general manager promised me an exciting opportunity. The day after I hired on, he left. The man promoted into his place is nice enough but not capable of taking this company where it needs to go. When a new opportunity arises, his first instinct is to study it to death, allowing our competitors to take the lead. The rest of the managers aren't any better. They have textbook knowledge but lack practical experience, and their collective lack of knowledge about how to do anything leads to a complete lack of guts. I'm the one sitting outside the groupthink saying: "Let's do something. It doesn't matter if what we do fails, doing something is always better than nothing." No one listens to me and they remain stifled by analysis paralysis. How can I get them to move off the dime? A. You need to transform your "them and me" to "us." Those who see the need for change in their Full Article »

Definitions of priority on family may not jib
Q. My manager has read every management book ever written and can spout chapter and verse on how to treat people. In his mind, he does everything right, and others in the industry think a lot of him because he says all the right words. Full Article »

Checking out applicant on Web is risky
Q. We're hiring a production manager and our newspaper ad resulted in a landslide of unqualified applicants and some resumes worth considering. On paper a couple of the applicants looked too good to be true, and we were pretty skeptical but decided to interview them first. When we interviewed the two standout resumes, both applicants wowed us and we decided not to look further. Full Article »

Boss's trust worth more than cash thief steal
Q. We have a thief in our office and we don't know who. Full Article »

Here's how to neutralize negative supervisor
Q. I work for the supervisor from hell. I'd heard she was a witch before I accepted the job but foolishly thought if I was a good enough employee she'd treat me differently. I soon learned I was wrong. Others tell me daily the derogatory remarks she makes behind my back about my weight and physical appearance. Full Article »

Felon can move on by ending excuses
Q. Until I started working for a small contracting business, I was an honest, loyal employee. I don't really know what happened other than that I lost my moral compass. I want to put this behind me and get on with my life. I don't want to give up on myself or my career. How do I say this all to a prospective employer so I can be given a chance? I've had two interviews that went well until they learned I was a felon, and then I was dropped cold. Full Article »

An offensive T-shirt may not justify firing
Q. I supervise a bigmouth who likes to have the last word. Last Friday, I shut him down when he mouthed off to me and told him to get back to work. He was pretty upset. Over the weekend, he apparently stopped at one of those make-your-own T-shirt stands and printed his opinion of me as a manager on the back of his T-shirt. On the front he block-printed "FREE SPEECH" and wore the shirt to work this morning. Full Article »

Working for your husband may not work
Q. My boss is my husband and I love him. We both work for a company in turmoil and my husband manages the toughest department. Due to a corporate downsizing, I got moved six months ago into a position in which I'm directly reporting to my husband. I feel like when this happened I lost my rights as an employee and as a wife. Full Article »

Learn to handle etiquette matters
Some etiquette scenarios: • Your boss asks you to leave your cell phone on so he can reach you in an emergency. You head out to a client meeting. Because others have your cell phone number, you receive two calls interrupting the meeting. Even though your cell phone only vibrates and you don't take the actual calls, the quiet interruptions disturb the client. Full Article »

Handling workplace affair a delicate dilemma
Q. Two of my employees are having an affair. The affair started about a year ago when I sent them out of town on a business trip. What I hadn't realized before sending the two of them together was that the woman's marriage was rocky. When the two returned from the trip, it was obvious that something had changed. Full Article »

Jealousy, incompetence are tall hurdles
Q. I work in an intolerable situation, for a doctor and his wife. He likes to hire pretty women; she likes to fire them or make them quit. Full Article »

Dealing with bully isn't part of the job
Q. I work in a job I really like. Unfortunately, besides managing the office for an apartment complex, I'm charged with noting when other employees come late or leave early. As a result, some employees don't like me. Full Article »

Beware snakes and lions of office
Is your workplace office a jungle? Perhaps you've met a human snake or been pounced on by a two-legged puma. Maybe some of the guys you work with remind you of monkeys, boars or hyenas. If you want to avoid an unexpected mauling or other jungle disaster, try these strategies. Full Article »

To change supervisor's behavior, document it
Q. I work for the supervisor from hell. She berates my co-workers and me in front of other employees and customers. We all hate this humiliation. Full Article »

Peer deserves another chance
"Everybody hates him," his manager said. "He really knows his stuff, but he can't get along with anyone." Full Article »

Stop Talking
If that person across the desk isn’t listening to you, stop talking. Sometimes, the more we try to put our point of view across, the less we succeed because our words make the other person shut down or tune us out. Full Article »

Drunken Technician and Closing Statements
We sent one of our technicians to a very expensive training program in Chicago so he could get certified in a software program important to our firm. Because our secretary forgot to promptly make the plane reservation, we wound up paying a premium and flying him first class. Full Article »

Bear and Laptop Picked On
One of the senior members of our technical team, “Walt,” can’t stand one of the junior employees. I don’t know what “Mary” said to get under his skin, but Walt makes it clear he wants Mary gone. When they work together, Walt simply ignores Mary and acts as if she doesn’t exist when she speaks to him. Full Article »

False Imprisonment
We’ve been losing software, flash drives, blackberries and other computer related materials for close to a year. Because I haven’t wanted to consider any of my employees as thieves, I’ve not investigated as seriously as I should have. Full Article »

Cell Phone Robin Hood
One of our employees carries a camera cell phone and has been snapping others’ pictures over the cubicle walls. He considers himself the “Robin Hood” of employee misdeeds and delights in catching people goofing off. Full Article »

Attitude and enthusiasm help
Q. I recently quit a position after completing the 90-day probation. When my supervisor asked why I was resigning, I said I wanted work more in line with my degree. Full Article »

If you drink, think before you speak
Q. I went to our office party and had a few too many drinks and told my boss what I thought of him. How do I recover from this? Full Article »

Braving slick streets for a job your call
Q. This morning, when I drove in to work, the streets were a sheet of ice. Schools had closed and my kids were home. But I've missed so much work in recent months that I didn't dare call in sick. My company doesn't recognize any other reason for not coming into work. Full Article »

A quitter has tough road back to old job
Q. I quit a job based on bad advice. I'd had a couple run-ins with my supervisor and asked my co-worker what she thought. She and I compared notes and we had the same concerns about my supervisor and department. After a great deal of thought, I resigned. Full Article »

Performance review should focus on job
Q. I supervise a highly opinionated, intense employee. He thinks he's right even when he's wrong. We get along, as long as I don't supervise him. This means he does his thing without worrying that it sometimes throws a monkey wrench into the workings of the rest of our organization. Full Article »

Nonverbal clues may indicate lies, truth
Q. I run a business with six employees. I suspect an otherwise very talented employee of lying. I've never been able to prove it, so my hands have been tied. Full Article »

A new outlook can benefit your career
Have you already back-burnered your New Year's resolutions? Or worse, didn't even set them? If you want greater professional success in 2006, yet don't feel New Year's resolutions work for you, try these strategies. Full Article »

Don't expect one person to work all holidays
Q. We definitely started out the new year wrong in our company. Full Article »

Co-workers didn't give you gifts in return
Q. I gave each of my co-workers a really wonderful Christmas present. Because I don't have a lot of extra cash, I went without lunches for two months to save enough to buy these gifts. Full Article »

How can you avoid dreadful parties?
Q. I hate going to my company's annual Christmas party. This year's party was the worst ever. I had a fight with my husband on the way to the party because he hates these things. Full Article »

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