latestAugust 31, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 31, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: My workplace was closed down for quarantine. We were all notified of the temporary closing until further notice. After three months, I still hadn’t gotten a call or email from my compa... more

August 28, 2020

Reader Questions Asking Client for Money

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been going through my papers trying to get organized before the fall, and I noticed that one of my clients never paid me for a job I did last year. It has been several months, a... more

August 26, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 26, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: My wife and I want to open a restaurant. It has been our shared dream since the day that we met. Now that we are moving toward the first steps, we are finding that we have a lot of dif... more

August 26, 2020

Employee Wants To Take Action for Co-Worker

DEAR HARRIETTE: My co-worker is in a wheelchair. During quarantine, our general manager sent a memo for all employees to use a back entrance to our store in order to do proper check-in before our shif... more

August 25, 2020

New Employee Struggles With Anxiety

DEAR HARRIETTE: Since I was young, waking up in the morning and starting my day has always been a struggle, along with my lifelong battle with anxiety. I am starting a new job, and I face my anxiety e... more

August 21, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 21, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am in my mid-30s, and with the quarantine, I began to search for a way to earn a certificate online to start my own business, but I am not sure what direction to go in. I pretty much... more

August 20, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 20, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend and I are designing a clothing line together. She is a model I met doing a fashion internship where I was a seamstress. I am a designer at heart; I make all my own clothes an... more

August 20, 2020

Employee Needs Extra Time To Process New Information

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am half-deaf, and because of it, I have a learning disability. I just started a new job, and the hiring manager is aware of my disability. Now that he is training me, it is clear tha... more

August 13, 2020

White Reader Reflects on Racist Microaggression

DEAR HARRIETTE: When I worked at a heavily visited tourist attraction, I had a visitor interaction that ultimately ended with me escorting said visitor to a colleague (whom we will call “Annie”). I am... more

August 12, 2020

Readers Weigh In On Undeclared Student’s Options

DEAR READERS: So many of you had ideas for the student who was undecided when it came to determining a major in college and, in turn, a career path that I am printing a few of your letters here. Thank... more

August 12, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 12, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: Please allow me to expand on your excellent advice to a student seeking a college major. Most universities offer counseling or testing centers that help with this common problem, usual... more

August 12, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 12, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: Regarding “Undeclared's” question about choosing a major, I think my mother's advice when I was a student was wise. She said if you're not sure about a major, go with a professor who i... more

August 12, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 12, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have three kids who went through college. My advice to kids who are not sure of a major is to go the community college route and take as many courses as you can in all the discipline... more

August 08, 2020

After Loss of Benefits, Employee Questions Career Path

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a really great job that has good benefits. The job itself isn’t what I think I would want to do forever, but I’m comfortable. Recently, there were proposals for the reduction of... more

August 06, 2020

Sense & Sensitivity for August 06, 2020

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just turned 18 years old. I’ve wanted a tattoo for as long as I can remember, but my parents are against it. They say that it could disqualify me from getting a job or give a negativ... more

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