About the Author

Carrie Mason-Draffen is a reporter and columnist for Newsday, a daily newspaper based on Long Island, New York. She writes the newspaper’s syndicated “Help Wanted” column, which runs in several papers throughout the country. Through her column she has helped hundreds of employees and managers to find solutions to difficult workplace problems. She lives on Long Island with her husband and their three teenagers.

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