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From the mailbag:
I know that I’m about to be fired. My boss has started the paper trail. I’m being written up and “counseled” for every tiny thing. For example, I forgot to sign one form out of 30 that I complete each day and was written up for not following procedure.
My question [...]

From the mailbag:
My boss is a flake and I think it could ruin my career by him going overboard and me be pulled down with him. What should I do?
While this isn’t a true mailbag (I was asked it on Instant Messaging), it is a great question.
People always seem to get nervous whenever their boss [...]

I have a strange question for you, but I am quite stumped how to handle this situation. I was hired to work at Company X in November, as an associate buyer for e-commerce products. I have 5 years in the industry. Week one on the job, I found out my job moving cross country and my supervisor is leaving the department. HR has a position for me to move into that is the same job title, but it a product that I am completely uninterested in and I truly feel I will have quite a challenge with this product. My question is; is there a tactful way to say this to HR? I don’t want the position you are trying to move me into? Do I have a choice?

So you finally get the courage to ask the guy or gal of your dreams out. It is a fantastic day because the stars have aligned and they have accepted your invitation. You make all the plans as to what you are going to do, what it is all going to involve, times and dates. [...]

I was thinking about the holidays and how people who have been fired right before a holiday get more sympathy than just a normal firing.
I don’t get that. There is no good time or even better time to be fired. That’s of course is leaving out the possibility that you were fired after winning the [...]