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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...

Mwikali
Jul 12, 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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Jun 5, 20202 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...

Mwikali
Aug 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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May 25, 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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Jan 13, 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...

Mwikali
Jan 4, 20192 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...

Mwikali
Oct 10, 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...

Mwikali
Aug 21, 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...

Mwikali
Aug 4, 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...

Mwikali
Jul 28, 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...

Mwikali
Jul 22, 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...

Mwikali
Jul 14, 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...

Mwikali
Jul 5, 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...

Mwikali
Jun 15, 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...

Mwikali
May 28, 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...

Mwikali
May 14, 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...

Mwikali
May 4, 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...

Mwikali
Apr 9, 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...

Mwikali
Mar 19, 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...

Mwikali
Feb 28, 20182 min read
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