Why Is It Okay To Cry At Work?
They say, big girls don’t cry, or do they? We’ve all been there. The humiliating prickle of tears, the irresistible urge to sniffle, and the thought of feeling embarr...
What To Do When You Miss A Call From A Recruiter?
Are you in the job search mode? I bet you have missed a few calls from a potential employer. So, what do you do when you miss a call from a recruiter? Obviously, you pani...
Why Howard Schultz was right with ‘Race Together’?
The CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz got a lot more than what he bargained for when he launched the campaign ‘Race Together’ in 2015. The CEO planned to take an initi...
NOT TO DO GUIDE: Things Not To Do Within First Week at a New Job
You look at your surrounding as you enter the revolving door and walk to the elevator, not a single familiar face. You straighten out your suit, enter the elevator, press...
Your Guide to Building Positive Work Relationships
Do you know what the secret element that leads to job satisfaction is? It’s positive work culture with better work relationships. As human beings, we crave for positive...
Q&A with Jane: Can emotional reasons trigger cancer?
A Reader Writes: A conventional Chinese medical view claims that there are several possible contributing factors of cancer etiology. One of the principal causes is intern...
Why Not To Quit the Job without another Job Offer in Hand?
The conventional wisdom says – having a crappy job is better than having no job at all, especially when the unemployment rate is getting higher. But keeping that aside,...
Introverts at workplace – A guide to ‘thriving’
Today workplaces have been way more noisy and full of brainstorming and meeting sessions than it ever used to be. Being introverts at workplace, your only stimuli to prod...
Q&A with Jane: Older Male Colleague is Insufferably Condescending to Female Coworkers
A Reader Writes: I work in a small ad agency, 20 people total. I am in charge of slogans and audio scripts for advertising campaigns. I love my job and I have received gl...
Evaluating the Bright and the Dark Sides of Working for a Friend
So, you’ve been searching for a job since long, and you finally got a job offer? Great. The company is really good to work for and the pay is also up to the mark? Aweso...
Top Reads Of The Week: Things To Do Before Leaving the Office For A Vacation or Forever
You might be too excited when you are leaving the office, whether you are going for a vacation or are simply leaving the job to find a new one. But, with all the exciteme...
Survival Guide for a Free Spirit in an Office Environment
When you were a kid, were you habituated of doing things that were out of the norm? Were you the kid who always loved to do things differently may it be coloring the sky ...
It’s Time To Make (Un)Human Resources More Human
Human Resources – a department that is to serve as a resource for humans. But HR is losing its meaning over time. Today, HR professionals are the most people among any ...
A List of Things to do Before Leaving a Job
You might be tempted to turn into a short-timer when you are leaving a job. But, let me tell you, it’s not the wise thing to do. You may be too excited to just leave th...
Dealing With Different Types of Narcissists at Work
In our entire career journey, we work with and for different personality types. While certain people are easy to work with, there are other personality traits such as alo...
What To Do When Your Boss Finds Out You’re Job Hunting?
Even when your job hunting is supposed to be discreet, employers often find out when their employees are searching for a job elsewhere. Suppose you’ve been looking for ...
