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A reader writes:

I’ve been unemployed for more than six months after a layoff, and I’m extremely discouraged. My industry is being cannibalized by AI, and my ambivalence about our robot overlords is one of many factors making it hard to find another role. My husband has been operating a very successful business in the trades for nearly 12 years, and he has been wanting...


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In honor of Halloween, here’s a round-up of letters about magic, curses, and other supernatural matters at work.

curses and magic

an employee is putting magic curses on her coworkers


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Did you ever work somewhere haunted? Feel the ghost of your predecessor marooned in your office? Encounter an evil spirit lurking in the coffee maker?

It’s almost Halloween, so let’s hear all your stories about spooky experiences at work. Share in the comment section!

And to start us off, here are some particularly creepy stories from past years:

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…

1. My coworker says hi to everyone but me

I work at a bank in a small lending department. One of the lenders, Vivek, has had a reputation in our department for some time that it seems he can do whatever he wants and no one will say anything to him about it. For example, he pretty much is always we...


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I’ve been working on making Ask a Manager more accessible, and I want to tell you about some changes I’ve made (and one new tool you can use if it’s helpful to you).

First, Dan Hoover at MakeWPCompliant did an accessibility audit of the site, and I’ve been working to fix everything h...


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