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Rachel, I’m losing sleep worrying about my job

The writer, who has worked in media for seven years, can't sleep at night anguishing over whether she'll have a job in two years. ...

Rachel, should I consider studying media in college?

The writer is torn. Her father thinks she should. He mother says liberal arts is the way to go. Our career columnist weighs both p...

Rachel, the job they want me to take is pure hell

The writer, a rising star at the agency, wonders whether he can turn it down, knowing that if he takes it he will fail as have so ...

Rachel, I love my new boss but he sure tells whoppers

Here's our writer's problem. She doesn't know how to react when he lets loose with a doozy in front of clients. They see through t...

Rachel, I’ll have my degree. I can’t get the job I want.

A college senior studying media is not hearing back from an agency she interned at. She really worked hard and was counting on bei...

Rachel, I want a job out of the line of fire

The writer, a senior media person, is looking for a job down the ranks, one she doesn't take home at night. She'll take the cut in...

Rachel, this man is such a ^%&$# prima donna

Our writer is fed up, fit to be tied, over what she now sees as a bad hire. But as much as she'd like to can him, he has one savin...

As a new year begins, Rachel takes a look back

Our career columnist recounts her favorite columns of 2016, from the boss who expects work after hours to demystifying native ads ...

Rachel, this buyer tells you what gifts she expects

The writer, a seasoned rep, has seen it all but says this buyer takes the prize, sending out a list of presents she'd like and eve...

Rachel, your very best tips on resumes, please

A younger media person has asked the writer for her advice on resumes and job hunting generally and she, being a faithful Rachel r...

Rachel, all they do here is fight and fight

The writer is torn between taking a promotion and making more money or moving to another agency where the work atmosphere is less...

Rachel, give me your best tips on job hunting

The writer is leaving her agency and the city she's lived in for years for a new city. She hasn't been on the job trail for years ...

Rachel, yes, I’m a Millennial, no, I’m not shiftless

Why, asks the writer, do older people at work assume that because he's of a certain age he behaves in a certain way and has certai...

Rachel, I’ve just been fired. What do I do now?

He knew he had made a mistake almost from the moment he took the job. Now the inevitable has happened. Now he's out of a job. How ...

Rachel, this interviewer asked me goofy questions

Instead of asking about her experience he asked her to tell a story. Then he asked her to tell him a joke. She was totally flummo...

Rachel, how do I shut my boss up about politics?

The writer says she's being driven bonkers by the non-stop gabbing at work about the presidential race and wants Rachel's advice o...

Rachel, what the hell’s happened to the web?

She's a planner who got into media because she saw so much promise in the digital revolution. But these days all the talk is about...

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