Ask L2: Should I be paid for a postponed start date?
“I could have stayed at my previous job a week longer making money, but now I'm out of pay for a week. Should I insist they pay me for...
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Lauren Howard
- Mar 15
- 3 min
Ask L2: New Entrepreneur Feeling Alone
"When trying to find examples on how to build better at the start - I'm at a loss as I don't fit in with the 'business crowd' I'm seeing...
Lauren Howard
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Ask L2: My direct report makes 150% of my salary
"The new HR assistant forwarded me the recruited senior engineer's contract (which I have no doubt I was not meant to see). That is how I...
Lauren Howard
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Ask L2: Too much work and a toxic boss
“My staff was cut in half, but the work was not . . . My boss seems to believe none of us are working ‘hard enough.’” Disclaimer:...
Lauren Howard
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Ask L2: Be Your Authentic Self
"People are encouraged to prepare 'walking decks' for themselves that represent their whole self, talking about what's important to them...
Lauren Howard
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Ask L2: Using Your Voice
"My boss had a long line of employees straight out of college who were afraid to speak out ... They left without saying a word. The boss...
Lauren Howard
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Ask L2: When a Micromanager Won’t Change
“All the typical feedback to give more information or change styles just results in MORE back and forth and questions, not less.”...
Lauren Howard
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Ask L2: Setting boundaries with an outside manager
"I raised this issue to my manager the first time it happened, and he didn't support me ... Is there anything else I can do to resolve...
Lauren Howard
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Ask L2: I'm leaving without a 2 week notice. Am I justified?
"Am I justified in leaving without notice the second my toxic boss told me to work over 9 hours in one day because she wouldn’t be...
Lauren Howard
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Ask L2: Lack of Leadership
" I feel like this is an appropriate forum to ask if I should be looking at this differently? Am I becoming defensive too quickly, is...
Lauren Howard
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Ask L2: Is it legal to work multiple jobs?
"I have a fully remote position and want to take on a smaller contract position." Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential. The...
Lauren Howard
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: Should I Use Fiverr?
"I don't know what to do? I'm in college. I'm a mom. I'm working full-time and part-time and earning less than $23,000 a year..."...
Lauren Howard
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: When the workload is too much
"Like, there is so much work on my plate that I barely can break away to pee when I have to much less take a break." Disclaimer:...
Lauren Howard
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: To speak or not to speak, that is the question.
"I'm torn do I wait until after my annual review to start pointing out the failures?" Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential. The...
Lauren Howard
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: Company restructuring = potential communication disaster
"I'm trying to balance logical business needs with the people needs and experiences." Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential. The...
Lauren Howard
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Ask L2: No pay increase without a performance review. HELP!
"I'm 52 and I've found not a lot of people want to hire someone my age." THE CLIFF NOTES Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential....
Lauren Howard
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Ask L2: HELP! I'm under 40 and 5'1 in the corporate arena!
"I feel like I'm being dismissed since I'm the only one in the room under 40 years old." THE CLIFF NOTES Disclaimer: Identities are kept...
Lauren Howard
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: "I'm Pregnant!" My Boss Literally Said THIS...
HORROR. "I was STUNNED. I couldn't fathom how could this happen to me. " THE CLIFF NOTES Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential....
Lauren Howard
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
From My Heart
"I want you to know that every loss is real." Written by: Lauren It looks like we have two children. We really have three. It’s...
Lauren Howard
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Ask L2: How honest should I be with my boss?
I'm getting my doctorate. Do I owe my boss that information? THE CLIFF NOTES Disclaimer: Identities are kept confidential. The advice...
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