From BUSINESS EDUCATION May 12, 2013

Lucy Kellaway answers students’ questions

Can I get to the top without being a nasty piece of work? Lucy Kellaway answers students’ questions – serious and less so

May 7, 2013

The next problem: Is it OK to get personnel in public?

I wonder whether it is wise, or even legal, to work on personnel information in public

May 7, 2013

Will travelling hurt my re-employability?

I wonder how long I can be away and still have a good chance of being re-employed on my return

Apr 23, 2013

Does an MBA deserve a pay rise?

Three of my staff completed their MBAs over the internet. All expect a meaningful salary increase

Apr 9, 2013

How do I discuss skirt length?

A very attractive 27-year-old at the office has been accused of violating the dress code

Mar 26, 2013

How do I get my househusband to do more at home?

I come home and find homework often undone and our kids not yet bathed

Mar 12, 2013

Can I end working from home?

It is company policy to allow people some flexibility, but it doesn’t seem to me to produce the best work

Feb 26, 2013

Should I opt for redundancy?

In theory, I like the idea of escape but have no idea what I’d do

Feb 12, 2013

Is being a CEO worth a pay cut?

I am paid well for doing the work of a head of a bank, but it is he who meets the big clients

Jan 29, 2013

How do I get my pay up?

I’ve found out that one of my male colleagues who is in the rank below me has just negotiated a pay rise

From BUSINESS EDUCATION Jan 28, 2013

Can I get a spouse with my MBA?

FT columnist Lucy Kellaway turns business school agony aunt

Jan 15, 2013

Are headphones too isolating?

A colleague tells me that putting them on to listen to music is unfriendly and unprofessional

Jan 2, 2013

Should I scrap bonus payments?

The bonus was to be kept secret but it has leaked out and is now the cause of much resentment

Dec 11, 2012

Can I ban my audience’s gadgets?

I am asked to present at various forums and I get frustrated with the lack of attention from the audience

Nov 27, 2012

Should I tell the truth?

The place that I am leaving is hateful, the senior managers unscrupulous, the culture toxic

Nov 13, 2012

Do I need to join in the Chatter?

My company has required us to post in its Twitter-like tool, but this has led to much drivel

Oct 30, 2012

How can I look inspired?

We’ve been instructed to prepare a five-minute presentation on what drives us

Oct 10, 2012

Is it OK to take time off for stress?

My doctor suggests that I take a few months off work to recover from exhaustion but I think it will damage my career

Sep 26, 2012

Should I aspire to the top toilet?

The lavatories struggle to cope after more colleagues moved in from other buildings

Sep 12, 2012

Why is there so much mediocrity?

Most of my colleagues are neither terribly bright nor terribly hardworking

ABOUT DEAR LUCY

Dear Lucy Lucy Kellaway, FT columnist and associate editor, offers her solution to your workplace problems in a fortnightly column in the Financial Times. In this weekly online edition of her 'agony aunt' column, readers are invited to have a say too.

E-mail Lucy your problems to problems@ft.com

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