Lynne Curry

Workplace advice: Early November is a perfect starting time. The end of daylight saving time reminds us of winter’s shrinking daylight and the need to make every hour of our work and lives count.

Workplace advice: In the wake of a charged election, emotions run high and are especially raw for those who saw their candidate lose.

Question: My employer fired me this morning for an “offense” so minor it's laughable — especially since dozens of other employees do the same thing.

Jeremiah avoided speaking up in meetings. Instead, he let others dominate team discussions. When his boss asked him to lead a department-wide update, he declined — and it cost him a promotion.

Question: This morning, I suggested to my husband that we temporarily shut down our small business over the holidays to give our employees a much-needed break.

An office building in Washington, D.C., in 2023. (Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer)

Workplace advice: A growing number of professionals are ditching the conventional idea of working for decades to enjoy a single, extended retirement.

“My job's been a pressure cooker of rush projects, travel and late-night emails for the last two years. The final straw came on Christmas.

Workplace advice: Unless employees buy into to their jobs, they’ll game any system employers design to measure accountability.

Workplace advice: Use self-deprecating humor, self-awareness and vivid storytelling while crediting yourself with traits like resilience, leadership, teamwork and innovation.