http://www.jtanddale.com Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:43:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear J.T. & Dale: I just graduated from college and can't find a job. I want to start my own business, but everyone says I shouldn't do it. I have some money saved and an idea for a company. I have no experience in running a business and didn't take ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1348 Dear J.T. & Dale: When a company says "five to 10 years of experience" in the job description, does that mean you should have only that much experience? I have far more years of experience than people are asking for. I recently applied for a job and heard nothing. I ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1347 Dear J.T. & Dale: My son recently began working at a refrigeration company and did not ask appropriate questions because he assumed all offices paid for a 40-hour workweek and a minimum of two weeks vacation. The employer was not forthcoming with this information either. Once he started and was ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1342 Dear J.T. & Dale: I am a nurse practitioner in a community health center. We have new management, and I question some of the new business practices. For instance, in the past, when leaving alone after-hours, I would walk out with a medical assistant. Now, however, there is no overtime, ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1336 Dear J.T. & Dale: I graduated last year and landed a job as an administrative assistant. This is not what I want to do, but I'd hoped to move up to a marketing role. I just had my first annual review and assumed it would be a good one. Instead, ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1326 Dear J.T. & Dale: I am trying to help my brother. He quit his job about three years ago because of back pain. He was close to being fired, and instead he just quit. He was told he could not file for unemployment insurance because he'd quit. He's been trying ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1322 Dear J.T. & Dale: I am a tenured faculty member at a small college. I have very good teaching evaluations and serve on numerous committees. The college's salaries have fallen substantially behind those of other similar institutions. I requested a raise but was told the college needed a competing offer ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1318 Dear J.T. & Dale: I recently met a woman who'd managed a coffee shop for several years, then moved to a job with a bank. After only four months at the bank, she was let go. That was five months ago, and she says she isn't in any rush to ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1315 Dear J.T. & Dale: I love my work, and in the beginning I loved working for my boss. However, during the past year I have realized that she has been taking credit for my work behind my back. In the past six months she has gone so far as to ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1311 Dear J.T. & Dale: A former employer (that I quit) manages to keep giving information to companies when I apply for jobs. I've had other jobs since this employer, and I don't even list the old company as a reference. How is it possible for them to know where I'm ... http://www.jtanddale.com/?p=1308