How do I deal with a difficult boss?
Do you have a difficult boss? Do you find it hard to work with your boss or feel that you cannot do anything right? Having a difficult boss can make life hard. At the end of the day, you want to have a good relationship with your boss as they can influence your career and affect your work experience.
Q: Sara has a friend that has always been there for her, but her friend is always negative, can’t seem to go a day without saying something nasty about someone, be it a co-worker, a stranger or a celebrity …it’s making Sara uncomfortable but she knows that if she says anything to her friend, she will get upset ….
A: Sara’s friend is obviously unhappy with herself and nothing Sara can say will change that. sara has to maintain a positive boundary, walk away when it gets to be too much. Try to help her feel more positive about herself switch the topic to something else with a positive spin.
And finally question what you’re getting out of this negative relationship?
Q: First question comes from Lisa …… I am having trouble changing my eating habits. I want to get away from the foods that are bad for me, but I’m finding it really hard to have any will power. Any suggestions how I can tackle this and get on the healthy track?
A: Lisa; First you have to decide if u are doing this because u want it or because you feel u have too. 2nd Purge your cupboards remove all unhealthy foods from your house. Set realistic goals and rewards. If u feel yourself giving in ask Is there a choice to be made? If so what choice am I making? Will this choice bring me happiness and closer to my long term goals. Remember if you slip up you can start over.
I have a new Director and I have been trying to build a rapport with them (I am their admin support). It’s proving to be much more difficult than I ever expected. Sometimes my Director won’t talk to me at all – all day. They rarely even say good morning. With this silence comes ahuge lack of communication. It’s making it very hard, sometimes next to impossible, for me to domy job or answer questions because I am completely unaware of many things. Like when theyplan to take vacation.
The information below has been borrowed (and altered in some places) from an article by Donna Ballman , “Give Thanks To The Labor Movement”, Posted Oct 7th 2011 @ 8:35AM
A lot of things have changed for workers in the past century and that is thanks to the Labor Movement. Not so long ago, things were much different for workers in North America. One story that sticks out was Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop. Women and children, mostly immigrants, worked for terrible wages in terrible conditions. When a fire broke out, they couldn’t escape because the employer had locked them in. The employer said it was to stop theft, but many others say it was to keep the workers from leaving and taking breaks. The fire escapes had collapsed and the elevators stopped working in the 10-story building. One hundred forty six workers died that day in 1911, many as young as 14.
Before the labor movement, it wasn’t uncommon for sweatshops to engage in human trafficking. Workers in coal mines, factories, farms and many other workplaces were sometimes forced to work while getting further and further in debt. Many workers were paid in company “scrip” that they could use only at the company store. They could never save for their families and never hope for a better life. Children had to work starting very young, to help support their families, with no opportunity to go to school.
The labor movement created much needed change for workers. It is important to remember that, without unions, workers would not have these benefits we take for granted:
You might be thinking to yourself, “Wow, my job doesn’t look so bad after all”. Well, you can thank union leaders for the rights that many of us take for granted. These rights were hard won, and they can be taken away. It is important for unions to remain strong and defend those rights, or risk losing them and the benefits that we all enjoy and deserve.
There was a time during your grandparents’ lifetime that life was much harder. What we take for granted now was not so back then. A work day was long. Fourteen hours was quite common then and there were no breaks. If you had to use the restroom your pay was docked a nickel (an hours’ wages). Weeks were six work days with Sunday off.
Life coaching services are an essential element of Local 70713’s pilot project focused on a holistic approach.
Although we offer union counseling, there are times when our members require a different kind of support and to meet those needs a life coach is brought in to help those members in need.
Without doubt, one of the greatest impediments to career success is anger. The source of the anger can be anything from lack of restraint or self-control to being overly sensitive/suspicious to lack of self-esteem. Other factors may contribute as well but, regardless, anger must be controlled and managed or there will be consequences. The following information is intended to be helpful but people who are inclined to reacting emotionally either in writing or verbally (especially at the workplace) should definitely consider anger contacting EAP or VICR in order to get professional advice and training.
“Grief”, written by Barrie Davenport on January 3, 2012 in health, life coaching, self improvement
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The big losses, like death and divorce, serve up enough platefuls of grief to keep you reeling for months or years. But even less dramatic life events and changes can feel like profound loss and cause us plenty of pain and heartache. These are some of them: