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<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Let me say this at the onset -- I like you. I really like you. Unfortunately, your co-workers may feel differently.

2012-05-10T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanLet me say this at the onset -- I like you. I really like you. Unfortunately, your co-workers may feel differently.I know it's difficult to...b382604e-6366-4760-b5cb-ec184720b524

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Of course, for people like you, undermining your ability to get work done is exactly the reason you need all this snazzy technology. How you could ever survive an 8-hour day without the distraction of Angry Birds or the titillation of the Paris Hilton's twitter feed?

2012-05-05T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanYou know how it is -- after doing all the really unimportant things you don't have to do, there's never enough time for the really important...f74ec0f5-3261-4447-b944-121eb9a5fc46

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> You're really doing a good job. You have a big career ahead of you here. Your raise is in the works. All these wonderful, workplace statements have one thing in common -- they're lies.

2012-04-19T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanYou're really doing a good job. You have a big career ahead of you here. Your raise is in the works. All these wonderful, workplace statements...267f9173-b42b-4603-86e5-634d0000170b

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> One of Tugend's strategies for coping comes from career planning expert, Dawn Rosenberg McKay, who suggests that instead of making yourself sick, you make yourself a list.

2012-04-13T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanHey, if you hate your job so much, why don't you do something about it? It's a good question. Too bad, for most people, there's no good answer. ...50c662d4-4ae4-44a1-a3bf-d5f656bd3ea5

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> What we need is a lot less doom and gloom and a lot more boom and zoom. And you can quote me on that.

2012-04-05T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanDo you know what's wrong with the world today? People who think there's something wrong with the world today. Am I right, or am I right? What we...b201b553-4f39-4d1e-8686-32f19f64dfc5

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Now, how can I put this delicately? You stink!

2012-04-02T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanNow, how can I put this delicately? You stink! No, I am not referring to your abilities at your job, though I can understand why you took it that...d93d989c-d115-4007-8cca-41938da84289

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> It's 9 a.m. Do you know where your references are?

2012-03-30T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanIt's 9 a.m. Do you know where your references are?It's not a trick question. In today's turbulent job market, you may need to marshal your...07b88383-a796-4196-853f-1e4fb1b1fbde

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> While a nice plate of sliced fruit would be so much better for us, office parties invariably include forbidden fruit, such as rich carrot cake and dark chocolate mud-slide muffins and irresistible red velvet cupcakes and creamy rich ice cream and delectable mountains of whipped cream.

2012-03-22T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanHello there! Didn't hear you come in. I was wrapped up in the latest issue of my new favorite magazine. It's called Obesity, and it's all about...9b50d8a0-cc79-4423-8ec8-2d9ca1d8e53e

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Let's face it. Meetings are the red-headed stepchild of business today. And I'm sure if we could get a bunch of red-headed stepchildren together for a meeting, they'd dump on meetings, too.

2012-03-15T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanI want to have a meeting to discuss the sad state of meetings. Every time some business know-it-all decides to write-it-all, the subject of...26690040-ce24-44f3-8ba6-b92c3e3f3922

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> When your manager tells you that you stink, it's natural to think it's a comment on your performance at work, not the lack of performance of your deodorant at work.

2012-03-12T00:01:00-04:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanNow, how can I put this delicately? You stink! No, I am not referring to your abilities at your job, though I can understand why you took it...d003d9c9-5c45-4c50-b72e-7c8e3a60efa9

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Personally, I can be honestly insincere, or sincerely dishonest, but that's about as far as it goes. Honestly. Sincerely.

2012-03-01T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanI know. These days, we don't have a lot of reasons to be thankful. The employed human is becoming an endangered species. If you do have a job,...061fa76c-fc4a-47ba-b7b7-fc430cb2538d

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> If a recent research study from a team of Harvard researchers is correct, there's a very good chance that contemplating your accomplishments, or lack thereof, will leave you overcome with sadness and doubting your own self-worth

2012-02-23T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanSo, what did you accomplish today? Don't answer that! If a recent research study from a team of Harvard researchers is correct, there's a very...8aaa1746-83be-4c43-b06f-56a26a4677d1

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> It's your fault! I don't know what happened, or why it happened, or when it happened, or, even, if it happened, but I do know that the person who did it, whatever it was, was y-o-u.

2012-02-16T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanIt's your fault! I don't know what happened, or why it happened, or when it happened, or, even, if it happened, but I do know that the person who...3e9e535d-49c2-43af-b424-986f02e0cb8c

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> The cubicles of the lovelorn in IT start blooming with heart-shaped balloons, a lovely sight until they are burst by the technicians' pointy, little heads.

2012-02-09T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanI'm in the mood for love.Every year, as we get closer to Valentine's Day, cards and candy start showing up on nearby desktops. The stupid cupids...0ce2ea9f-c7b7-4d83-92d3-dab81f41f26a

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> I found two articles and a blog post on the subject of stress in the last two weeks, and well, it's making me feel stressed.

2012-02-02T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanThere must be a lot of stress at The Wall Street Journal. I found two articles and a blog post on the subject of stress in the last two weeks, and...9006fe07-dc15-4103-b9ea-fb226d174a2a

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> You know what's really depressing? The fact that your job is really depressing.

2012-01-28T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanYou know what's really depressing? The fact that your job is really depressing. Really! I feel your pain. With all you have to put up with, it's...828db78f-b285-4791-881c-520a31c29f98

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> If it wasn't for your job, you'd be sitting at home all day, chugging Red Bulls and watching "American Hoggers."

2012-01-22T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanAre you happy at your job? Does it really matter? After all, your employer gives you a paycheck, puny as it may be, and a place to go between 9...a4b79e7b-e83f-4cb1-b9a7-aefa345bac51

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> You'd never leave a solid, horn-rimmed, school librarian of a company for a sexy, starlet-type temptress of a firm that promises you wild salaries, sizzling stock options and all the limelight of a Hollywood premier.

2012-01-14T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanI know! You love your job. It may be boring and dreary, but you're loyal. You'd never leave a solid, horn-rimmed, school librarian of a company...e7175808-6680-4f25-823e-c4a2b9e71136

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> Of course, being a perfect human being, you may feel you really don't need to make any resolutions. After all, 2011s "try to share my genius with others less brilliant than me," resolution really didn't pan out.

2012-01-05T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanYou should be ashamed of yourself. 2012 is already here, and you still haven't made your New Year's resolutions. Obviously, you need to hurry. How...0533fbeb-374b-480a-a5d0-f5fed4304c5a

<a href='http://townhall.com/columnists/bobgoldman/'>Bob Goldman Column</a><br /> I'm a mite sentimental about the Christmas turkeys management handed out to every employee -- a wonderful tradition, now banned by the human resources department and their crazy obsession with political correctness.

2012-01-02T00:01:00-05:002012-05-16T11:36:07ZBob GoldmanGather around, children. We're approaching the end of the year, and Uncle Bob is feeling nostalgic. Don't worry. Uncle Bob is not going to regale...