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career advice columnist at The Stopgap (via The Toast, The Billfold, etc.). write to me! dearbusinesslady@gmail.com. IRL: Courtney C.W. Guerra, author of Is This Working? (Simon & Schuster, 2017). writer, editor, parent, person. a shoddy bomb casing filled with used pinball-machine parts

Dear Businesslady: Mismanagement and Mr. Hyde

February 22, 2016

Bosses who are vengeful perfectionists (and/or editors) … More Dear Businesslady: Mismanagement and Mr. Hyde

Dear Businesslady: Mismanagement and Mr. Hyde

Dear Businesslady: Feedback and Blowhards

December 15, 2015

Interrogating the Universal Theory of Female Niceness … More Dear Businesslady: Feedback and Blowhards

Dear Businesslady: Feedback and Blowhards

Businesslady and Aunt Acid: What to Do When Work Friendships Sour

November 9, 2015

A two-person look at the difficult storm that erupts when work friendships (or friend workships?) go awry … More Businesslady and Aunt Acid: What to Do When Work Friendships Sour

Businesslady and Aunt Acid: What to Do When Work Friendships Sour

Dear Businesslady: Flexibility and Not Being Friends

October 5, 2015

Pushing back against unsympathetic bosses and clingy coworkers … More Dear Businesslady: Flexibility and Not Being Friends

Dear Businesslady: Flexibility and Not Being Friends

Aunt Acid and Businesslady: On Religion in the Workplace

September 20, 2015

In a nutshell: avoid discussing religion and associated hot-button issues at the office. … More Aunt Acid and Businesslady: On Religion in the Workplace

Aunt Acid and Businesslady: On Religion in the Workplace

Dear Businesslady: How Do I Do Right By My Coworker?

September 2, 2015

Tackling tricky problems and trying to be a good mentor … More Dear Businesslady: How Do I Do Right By My Coworker?

Dear Businesslady: How Do I Do Right By My Coworker?

Dear Businesslady: A Garden Of Job Advice

July 30, 2015

Clearing my inbox and my conscience with some shorter answers to (somewhat) simpler questions … More Dear Businesslady: A Garden Of Job Advice

Dear Businesslady: A Garden Of Job Advice

Dear Businesslady: We Think One Of These Letters Is Fake

June 29, 2015

Two ways of looking at coworker drama
… More Dear Businesslady: We Think One Of These Letters Is Fake

Dear Businesslady: We Think One Of These Letters Is Fake

Dear Businesslady: Job Advice For Career-Building and Feedback

May 28, 2015

Don’t become too good at something you hate. And tell people what they don’t want to (but need to) hear. … More Dear Businesslady: Job Advice For Career-Building and Feedback

Dear Businesslady: Job Advice For Career-Building and Feedback

Dear Businesslady: How To Find A Job

April 29, 2015

A comprehensive primer on applying for positions and getting hired … More Dear Businesslady: How To Find A Job

Dear Businesslady: How To Find A Job

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