NINE TO FIVE: MAY 13, 2018 THE QUESTION I am currently being paid hourly, amounting to $1,350 on a 37.5 hour week. I have worked for my current employer about 15 months. Following a buyout of our company, amalgamation has started and, last week, my manager told me that in January, 2019, the work week […]

NINE TO FIVE: SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Published March 4, 2018 THE QUESTION I have been with a company for seven years, but an employee who has been there less than two years is making more money than I am. We both are classified under the same job. There are plenty of […]

NINE TO FIVE: SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Published January 21, 2018 THE QUESTION A position for an operations director has opened and I would like to apply for it. I currently report to an operations manager who reports to the now vacant operations director. The operations manager, my direct supervisor, is also […]

SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL: NINE TO FIVE: DECEMBER 10, 2017 THE QUESTION When the company named me a team lead 1 1/2 years ago, I was told that when the number of direct reports justify it, I would receive a promotion to a higher role as operations manager. But following a recent restructuring […]

Nine To Five: Special to The Globe and Mail, Published October 22, 2017 THE QUESTION I have worked as a technician for a medical company for more than 25 years. Over the past three years, my hours have been steadily reduced and I now get maybe 10 hours every couple of weeks. When I ask, […]

Globe & Mail – 9 to 5 – Sunday, September 10, 2017 THE QUESTION I work in a large corporation with more than 25,000 employees and moved from Vancouver to Toronto 18 months ago to gain more visibility and to climb the corporate ladder. Employees here often go on extended coffee breaks and assignments are […]

Nine To Five: Special to The Globe and Mail, Published July 16, 2017 THE QUESTION From my online searches, it doesn’t seem that career coaching is a regulated, professional designation. How do you know if they are reputable and qualified to provide advice? Is there a registry or a rating system, as with financial services? […]

Published Sunday, Jun. 04, 2017, Globe and Mail: Nine to Five THE QUESTION I’m very interested in entering the field of study abroad as an adviser/program co-ordinator at a university, but have no direct advising experience (though plenty of other relevant experience). I am thinking that a valuable way to gain experience and know-how in […]