After some years working in different organizations, I have come to realize that many professionals make the mistake of confusing colleagues for friends. Just because professionalism calls for being ...

A toxic coworker can sabotage not just morale but productivity, and with most employees reporting hostile environments, knowing how to respond has never been more urgent. You have likely walked into ...

Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. It’s anonymous! Dear Good Job, My co-workers kind of hate me. I’ve ...

One of the best predictors of your happiness at work is whether you have colleagues that you are close with. You don’t necessarily need to be friends with your colleagues—that is, you may not want to ...

We are deep within one of the harder seasons for work-life integration. Yes, integration. I don’t like the word “balance,” because we never really have clean-cut boundaries between work and life. We ...

I have a colleague, “Dave,” who is a very nice person but very bad at his job. He makes frequent mistakes and creates extra work for the rest of the department on a near-daily basis. He works from ...

Being appreciated by colleagues can help employees cope with negative experiences at work, according to a new study. Researchers found that employees experience 'embitterment' -- an emotional response ...

This week’s Careers newsletter covers the importance of work friendships, including advice on building relationships with colleagues, the latest on remote work, hybrid creep and more. Editor’s Note: ...

Coming out (aka telling someone I’m queer) isn’t a one-off thing. Every time I meet someone new, I need to do the math. Do I want to share this part of myself with them? Do I have the energy to deal ...