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Question: Dear Luise: I’m 23, live at home because I can’t afford to move out. I get fed, watered and I’m fine with that but lately my mother had gotten really bad. I am applying for medical school, and for that am taking two exams in a few months to try and get in. I [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My husband and I own our own business and my mother-in-law has worked for us for over a year.  At first, everything was great – it seemed liked she really had our and the company’s best interest at heart. Over the last several months, I have received complaints from customer that she [...]

Dear Luise: I have been unemployed for the last 8 months now. I have been on a 13-week course to help me get back to work. I have been on the web looking for work and its getting me down. I feel very defensive when people say, “Got a job yet? You have been looking [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I have two jobs, one of my jobs I just started. Anyway my other job has been giving me a hard time with availability. They work Monday through Wednesday, but sometimes Thursday and they don’t tell you until the last minute about Thursday because it’s based on production. Anyway my new availability [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am a 19 year old with a Social Anxiety Disorder, which pretty much means I get really nervous talking to people and being social all together. My problem is that my grandparents and family keep telling me to get a job and start my career but they don’t understand what my [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I got off to a difficult start in my career in management with a company – the performance of my group just was not there. I’ve now turned it around and am performing very well. (I was rated “exceed expectations” in my last review). However, I believe I am still “marked.” I [...]

Question: Dear Luise: My employees seem to be floundering and I don’t know why. They have adequate supervision and detailed job descriptions, but I am getting inconsistent results. Do you have any background in this area and/or any suggestions? Thanks, Ben Answer: Dear Ben: As a matter of fact, I was in mid-management in the [...]

Question: Hi Miss Luise: I feel like a Starbuck’s Dropout! I go in there and can’t relate to anyone, even the clerks! I could use a little advice. It’s obvious to see that I am an ambitious person, but I find that I have no social life. I wonder how I might ever meet the [...]