55 Articles for Joyce Goodwin

I'm considering taking a job as a radiographer where my mother is the manager. My brother says that I shouldn't take it. What do you think?

I've only been on the job for a few months and I found out that I'm pregnant. How do I tell my boss?

What happens when an uncoordinated 60+-year-old woman tries to play hockey with teenage boys?

How much information, as a manager, should you share with your staff – particularly about potential operational problems?

Recently, I've had telephone interviews for two different positions and the recruiter has told me that I've been declined because my English was poor. …

When I first started my job, I offered to do a lot of small favors for my coworkers (getting coffee, running errands, etc.) in order to make a good impression. …

My best employee is quitting her job. She has been offered a raise in pay and more responsibility at another hospital. …

I'm a nurse applying to do an MBA, and I'm having trouble writing the statement that must accompany my application. …

I've recently started a job as a department manager. The department had been without a manager for a long time, so there were really no reporting structures, policies and procedures, proper training for new staff, etc. …

I supervise a person who does outstanding work, except when asked to do something outside of her regular day-to-day work. …

I'm single, with no dependents, and still relatively young, and I'd like to work overseas and experience some adventure while I'm still free to do so. I like my job and like the hospital I work for. Here's my dilemma: I asked for a leave of absence, but my supervisor won't agree. …

My wife is a nurse, and has been one for a very long time. Lately, she's been coming home depressed about her work. It's happened before, but now it's more frequent. I've tried to talk with her about it, but she doesn't want to talk. …

Our department has recently gone through some changes and our work has changed significantly. It's taking me a long time to get up to speed – in fact, I'm still not. …

My supervisor mumbles all the time. He's also aggressive and in a constant hurry. When he says things and we don't understand, he acts like we're stupid and sometimes even walks away. …

My supervisor is a friend of mine. Recently our department went through a restructuring. There were some layoffs, but I wasn't affected. Now my coworkers act like I'm an untouchable teacher's pet. …

A nurse on the unit that I supervise is having trouble doing her job, because of problems at home involving her teenage daughter who is pregnant. The situation is really affecting her work …

Someone I work with completely lacks tact, and can be incredibly insulting and demeaning. He says that he thinks he's "got a slight case of Asperger's syndrome." …

I think that my boss is purposefully sabotaging the unit environment. She's playing two staff members off against each other. What can I do?

We have a weekly meeting at work. Someone who's slightly above me, but isn't my boss, will randomly bring up usually minor things that she had to correct about people's work, including mine. …

I'll be interviewing for a job that has just been created, and the job description is very sketchy. How do I know if I'm the right person for the job, or have the right skills for the job? And how can I know if I'll like it?