Is the supposed reason for the call the real point? When we talk, we're often asking for more than we express clearly.

In another post I mentioned a bathroom “refresh” project where I had yet to take action—delayed it by years, actually. I didn’t want the...

I resurrected an 1841 family heirloom that had been languishing inside a box I’d carted around for forty years. If I was ever going to do...

We’d been at it for an hour when I, for the second time, handed the banker a document I’d received in the mail. She gave it a more...

The adjoining conference rooms opened into one weird L shape. Seating was available but not one of the thirty people took a chair; they...

Signing bonuses, work from home options, pay competition, and leaping to the next job with a higher salary—nice work if you can get it!...

It’s been three and a half years since the pandemic threw everything sideways. The many and varied consequences of the shut downs,...

I’ve been pondering the question of whether the person who proceeds gamely forward without deep knowledge or experience is an irritant or...

I wasn’t planning on buying a new car that day yet I thought I’d look while the trade-in value for my old car was high. I’d had a decent...

To commemorate the one year anniversary of Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues print version, the audiobook...

Recently, I naively got into more than I’d bargained for. I didn’t know as much as I probably should’ve so I stumbled gamely forward...

The plane was still boarding when a man in an airlines uniform stopped to talk with the passenger ahead of me. “I know that guy,” he...

I’ve been hearing from clients about how demanding customers have become. Recently, three female business owners told me they are much...

It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t be accepted for a local author talk. The email I received stated, “The committee has decided not...

I f thou remem’brest not the slightest folly That ever love did make thee run into Thou hast not loved. William Shakespeare, As You Like...

Don’t let the compact size fool you—Dr. Arika Tyner’s book is jam-packed with wisdom, information, and necessary action for today’s...

I wondered if writing and publishing Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues could be considered a hero’s journey....

“I haven’t finished asking my question,” I snapped at my mother’s physician who had interrupted me at every turn. Because I’d spoken with...

It started on Saturdays when I was a motel maid. Our tight-lipped supervisor would depart after lunch which freed us to play at our...