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Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Stay Productive Right Now?

Advice From A Nice Girl: When Is The Right Time To Leave My Job?

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Start Building A Professional Network?

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Avoid Being A Pushover?

Welcome to Refinery29’s career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Every month, readers can ask Fran Hauser, bona fide boss and author of the book The Myth O

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Take Back Credit For My Idea?

Welcome to Refinery29’s career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Every month, readers can ask Fran Hauser, bona fide boss and author of the book The Myth O

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Encourage My Coworkers To Speak...

Welcome to Refinery29’s career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Every month, readers can ask Fran Hauser, bona fide boss and author of the book The Myth O

Advice From The Nice Girl: How To Give Tough Feedback

Welcome to Refinery29’s career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Every month, readers can ask Fran Hauser, bonafide boss and author of the book The Myth Of

Advice From A Nice Girl: How To Advocate For Yourself

Welcome to Refinery29’s career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Every month, readers can ask Fran Hauser, bonafide boss and author of the book The Myth Of

Real Women Got Raises By Following This Advice (Maybe You Should ...

The first time I negotiated my salary was eight years into my career and it was by accident. I was quitting my job at Coca-Cola Enterprises and they counte

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Make A Good First Impression Wh...

Often I hear women say they’re stuck in a speaking-up bind: “If I keep quiet, my boss thinks I have nothing to add, but if I speak up too often, my cow

Advice From A Nice Girl: I Don't Feel Seen, How Do I Prioritize A...

Welcome to Refinery29’s new career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Each month, readers will be asking Fran Hauser, bonafide boss and author of the book T

I Was Sexually Harassed At Work & Now I Feel Nervous Asking For A...

Welcome to Refinery29’s new career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Each month, readers will be asking Fran Hauser, bonafide boss and author of the book T

Advice From A Nice Girl: How Do I Deal With The Office Bully?

Welcome to Refinery29’s new career column Advice From A Nice Girl. Each month, readers will be asking Fran Hauser, bonafide boss and author of the book T

Advice From A Nice Girl: How To Beat Imposter Syndrome

I definitely worked really hard to get to where I am, and I’m capable, but I do find myself being nervous that one day my boss will look at me, proclaim

Pushy Vs. Pushover: How Workplace Labels Are Holding Women Back

Women walk a high wire. You’re told to be nice, but not too nice, or you’re perceived as a pushover. You need to push people harder, but not too hard,