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the popcorn calamity, the chair battle, and more stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work

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A new unit was added to my state government division, and the unit’s purpose was bitterly fought in the media by locals losing the power to do this function. Because it was a new unit, a large percentage of the team were new to government service. I worked for a large government office where people would stay for 30+ years.

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my job told me to ignore safety rules for kids, should I tell my boss a coworker is job-searching, and more

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Since last time I applied, my Americorps position ended and I took a retail job while job hunting. I don’t feel slighted that they never actually told me that they were pausing hiring, it was easy enough to figure out and totally understandable, I’m just not sure how to begin a correspondence again. they soft ghosted me? That’s it!

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telling a college career center that they’re giving bad advice, I don’t want to go full-time, and more

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” Of course, in government it’s rarely possible to expedite things, so you might also see if you can get a little bit more time from the second employer. I took up a new hobby and a new circle of friends, many of whom are younger people who recently graduated college and are looking for their first non-retail jobs.

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As a strategic advisor, Egwuonwu consults on complex strategic problems and transformational initiatives for a diverse array of clients, including Fortune 50 companies, governments, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, small business owners, growth and early-stage startups and personal and leadership development clients.