Dear Lucy | Lucy Kellaway answers reader's management questions for the Financial Times

9:52pm

The next problem: My team leader needs a tissue

I am trying to pluck up the courage to suggest she blow her nose. Would this be a career-limiting move?

9:37pm

How can I beat my detested rival?

I give as good as I get, but he’s clever – he never does anything I can complain about without looking pathetic

Jun 4, 2013

Is it OK to get personnel in public?

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

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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

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

Can I get a spouse with my MBA?

FT columnist Lucy Kellaway turns business school agony aunt

Jan 15, 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

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

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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I am trying to pluck up the courage to suggest she blow her nose. Would this be a career-limiting move?

I give as good as I get, but he’s clever – he never does anything I can complain about without looking pathetic

My daughter doesn’t respect my opinions and addresses me by my first name in the office

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FT columnist Lucy Kellaway turns business school agony aunt

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABOUT DEAR LUCY

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