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pretending to be Canadian, and other Machiavellian triumphs at work

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My coworkers asked me what kind of food we ate for the holiday. Do Canadians celebrate with different food traditions? When I went on vacation, she manufactured an emergency – a missing document, and she’d looked everywhere – EVERYWHERE – except MY locked drawer. When I requested Canadian Thanksgiving off, it was approved.

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asking for a big raise to take on a second role, employees held a party without asking us, and more

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I’m a first-time manager, overseeing two staff members at a nonprofit. He was not offered a plate of food or an invitation to sit with the staff or recognized in any way. We only discovered this party at the time it took place. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go….

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The most innovative companies in the workplace for 2025

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For example, one global manufacturers IT leadership team recently completed an update of its system architecture in 20 minutes. Since the release of Slack AI, customers (including Wayfair, Beyond Better Foods, Anaplan, Anthropic, and Uber) have summarized more than 600 million messages and saved a collective 1.1 million hours.