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Mwikali
Jul 12, 20202 min read
How Can You Explain the New, Foul Mood That Has Engulfed Our Workplace?
Q: I am one of the lucky workers whose terms of employment have not been affected in any way by the current situation. We resumed work...
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Mwikali
Jun 5, 20202 min read
What are Some Top Tips for Handling Video Interviews?
Q: I was invited for a video interview a few weeks ago and although I did my best, I was not successful. I really needed the job and I am...
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Mwikali
Aug 25, 20192 min read
Should I Keep Accepting These Strange Gifts My Boss Keeps Giving Me?
Q: My line manager and I are not very close. Our relationship is purely professional. However, each time she travels abroad, she brings...
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Mwikali
May 25, 20192 min read
You Are Up to the Task – Go for It!
Q. I am 28, a HR manager with a real estate firm with 50 employees. I started off as a secretary but returned to school to get the...
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Mwikali
Jan 13, 20192 min read
Expect to be Treated Differently by Co-Workers After Being Promoted
Q. I recently got promoted and now supervise four former teammates. It has been three months since and I'm surprised at how differently...
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Mwikali
Jan 4, 20192 min read
Why Frequent Changing of Employers May Weigh You Down
Q. I find it difficult to stay on the same job for more than two years. Familiarity and routine wear me down. I am on my fourth...
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Mwikali
Oct 10, 20182 min read
How Can I Decline to Answer Intrusive Interview Questions
Q. I work as a human resource officer for a local real estate company and recently, I went to interview for the same position in a...
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Mwikali
Aug 21, 20182 min read
Ask HR: How do we Escalate Our Work Frustrations Amicably?
Q. I work at an organisation where the immediate bosses are not supportive to staff. For example, one has to write to them to request for...
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Mwikali
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Should I Adhere to the Dress Code or Join the Bandwagon?
Q: I work as messenger at a medium-sized auditing firm in Nakuru. Most of my colleagues dress casually all week in total defiance of the...
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Mwikali
Jul 28, 20182 min read
To Quit Business or to Shoulder on in Consultuncy
Q. I am a 29-year old communication professional. After finishing my university studies, I ventured into the consultancy world by...
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Mwikali
Jul 22, 20182 min read
Should I Accept Job Offers or Follow My Passion for Academia?
Q. After completing my undergraduate studies in 2010, I chose to pursue a Master in Communication after one year of unsuccessfully...
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Mwikali
Jul 14, 20182 min read
Are Millennials a Misunderstood Generation?
Millennials have been sometimes portrayed unfairly as self-seeking and people who do not know much about the work place and are not...
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Mwikali
Jul 5, 20182 min read
How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty
Q: I get very easily attached emotionally to things and feel the need to be loyal even when I want to move on and try other things. How...
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Mwikali
Jun 15, 20182 min read
I Work Odd Hours. Who Should Cater for My Commuting?
Q: I am a digital marketer for a local company. On most days, I am expected to work early morning shift starting at 4 AM. Those working...
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Mwikali
May 28, 20182 min read
How Do I Handle Unwanted Sexual Advances from Male Workmates?
Q. I recently joined an accounting firm in Eldoret. While I was received warmly by my workmates, I now feel uncomfortable around male...
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Mwikali
May 14, 20182 min read
How Do I Handle My Desk Mate Who is Always Gossiping?
Q: My desk mate is fond of gossiping, worse, she does it loudly, and in public, even in a lift full of people. As a result, most people...
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Mwikali
May 4, 20182 min read
How to Make Friends at a New Job
Q: I am a couple of weeks old into my new job, which is also my first job, but I am yet to make friends. Most of the time, I forgo lunch...
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Mwikali
Apr 9, 20182 min read
How Do You Give Your Best With All This Apathy Going Round?
Q: Right now, my colleagues and I are working in a very demoralising environment. There is a lot of apathy all around following recent...
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Mwikali
Mar 19, 20182 min read
How to Prevent Your Employees From Going to Competitors
Q: I am a distressed employer. I run a pharmaceutical business and have three employees. All the three come from very poor backgrounds...
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Mwikali
Feb 28, 20182 min read
I Am Jealous of My Colleague Who Seems to Have It All
Q: One of my colleagues seems to have everything going for her – she is attractive, has a fabulous dress sense, and seems to have a much...
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