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Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:57 PM

The money's great, but the wife's not happy

I wasn't that surprised when I read Rajeshwari Sharma's story this morning about Indian firms seeing costs surge by hiring expats . And I think at some levels--namely, middle management--it is resulting in upping expenses all around as you manage...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:48 AM

At Citi, there go the colour copies and BlackBerrys...

Citibank just told its employees to get a better handle on costs, including measures as saving colour copies for presentations, making double-sided copies more often, restricting mobile expenses to just business calls and limiting the BlackBerrys... Sounds...
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Friday, August 22, 2008 11:03 AM

What's Kashmir got to do with placements and exams?

A lot, actually. While my column today focused not on issues related to workplace or education, two professors I interviewed for the piece (but didn't end up quoting) were downright sorrowful over what the recent violence and curfews have meant for...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:29 PM

Is your office filled with early birds?

What's the best time to get to work? I ask that question today with a confession--I got in really late, like 11:30. I was working this morning, mind you, but I had these stories I had to edit really fast so I just did it from home. I also had phone...
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Friday, August 08, 2008 2:06 AM

Does your office loo still have tissue?

I am not sure what reaction I will get to this week's column . Regular readers know I usually stick up for the worker, with a few exceptions . But about two years ago at my first press conference as a journalist in India, I was astounded by the spread...
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Friday, August 01, 2008 11:48 AM

Complete this sentence: My best teacher was...

... a journalism instructor in high school named Mrs Bonnie Blader. She was nurturing but blunt, idealistic but practical. It is because of her encouragement that I went anywhere with words. Nobody in college came close, except for one history teacher...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:14 PM

So the guy who sits next to me sends me an email...

Did the headline on today's Careers story describe your life, maybe even just your morning? (Reminder: It asked, "Drowning in email?") It certainly did mine. I am trying harder to delete, to respond, to move into folders -- but somehow I...
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:17 PM

Reservations on reservations?

After a year of back and forth, the decision's out - 27% of seats at public institutions must be reserved for members of other backward classes. Readers of my column likely know how I feel about this but let me know if your workplaces or campuses...
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