
Karla Miller
Columnist at The Washington Post
Work dramas and traumas? Come talk to the smart-aleck down the hall. Appearing weekly in Washington Post Sunday Business section. (She/her)
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Karla Miller
Work Advice: A business view of baby bonuses (washingtonpost.com) Work Advice: A business view of baby bonuses By Karla L. Miller 2025050511000000 Imagine a job offer where you're promised a signing bonus, plus a special award after you meet a specific production quota. But once you've signed and committed to the job, it's entirely on you to secure the resources you need to perform it — paycheck, benefits, health care, co-workers.
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1 month ago |
unionleader.com | Karla Miller
By Karla L. MillerQuestion: I work in retail at a big-box store. A female cashier has been stalking and harassing me for nearly five years. I started avoiding her in the summer of 2020, after she made an inappropriate comment to me about claiming my son as hers. At first, she would say, “Really?” A couple of times she yelled things like: “Sure.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Karla Miller
Work Advice: His co-worker is stalking him. Can he do anything about it? (washingtonpost.com) Work Advice: His co-worker is stalking him. Can he do anything about it? By Karla L. Miller 2025042111004400 Reader: I work in retail at a big-box store. A female cashier has been stalking and harassing me for nearly five years. I started avoiding her in the summer of 2020, after she made an inappropriate comment to me about claiming my son as hers.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Karla Miller
Reader: I’m a site manager for a health-care company. One of my direct reports gives gifts no one asks for and dabbles in messy office drama. She has bought chrysanthemums for the fall, beverage cups filled with candy and socks for Valentine’s Day, and a candle and decorative initial letter for my desk on one random occasion. Whenever a male driver makes a delivery or pickupat our office — which is staffed entirely by women — this employee ensures she’s the only one to interact with him.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Karla Miller
Work Advice: With age comes experience — and discrimination (washingtonpost.com) Work Advice: With age comes experience — and discrimination By Karla L. Miller 2025033111000000 Reader 1: I'm applying for jobs adjacent to, but not directly related to, my current field. I do have relevant experience, but it's (mumble mumble) years old. Is it okay to put it on my résumé, even though I am told not to go back too far?
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