Scary Colleagues? How To Deal With Aggressive Personalites In The Office

November 8, 2025

There's always someone in the office who scares everyone. The fierce, no-nonsense go getter who's direct, abrasive, and demanding. Maybe they're just trying to get ahead in their career; as non-confrontational and easy-going Malaysians, someone who's so focuse...

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Here's How You Should Deal With A Slacking Colleague

October 29, 2025

There's (at least) one colleague in the office who only does the bare minimum (or nothing at all) at work, expecting the others to pick up the slack. They are often tardy, leave early, barely contribute, and while the time away watching videos, reading novels,...

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9 Things You've (Probably) Stolen From Work

October 18, 2025

Workplace theft can range from a few fries from an UberEats delivery to millions of dollars in high-profile embezzlement scandals.

But if you're like every other employee you'll fall somewhere on the lower end of the spectrum - even if you don't think you've re...

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What's A 'Team Player' Anyway?

October 18, 2025

Are you a team player?

It's often listed as a requirement in professional job posts, and hiring managers love asking that about if during the interview. You're friendly and personable, sure, but being a team player means much more than the ability to get along...

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How To Avoid Miscommunication At Work

October 4, 2025

Every relationship needs good and clear communication to work - more so in the office when your job and professional reputation are at stake. However, different communication styles and clashing personalities could lead to catastrophic communication breakdowns...

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You're The Boss' Favourite - Now What?

September 21, 2025

It's totally unfair, but your workplace is often not a level playing field based solely on your skills and personality. There always seems to be one colleague who has it good - the favourite.

Deserving or not (who wouldn't value a terrific rockstar of an employ...

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OP Answers Job Interviews: "Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?"

September 5, 2026

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OP Answers

We often get jobseeking queries from fresh graduates and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. Some of them ask for pointers on how to ace the interview - and get that job. We've decided to take on the most common challenge when it comes to a job inte...

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Things You Need To Know To Make It In Your Career

August 30, 2026

What you learn in school is not all useful in the workplace (finding the hypotenuse of the triangle, for one. Unless you're an engineer or something). The transition between student life to work life can often be hard. Even as a seasoned worker, every workplac...

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OP Answers: How To 'Sell Yourself' For A Job

August 24, 2026

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OP Answers

We often get career questions from jobseekers and professionals via email, Facebook and Twitter. We’ve decided to tackle them and get to the bottom of things. Today, we get to the bottom of an oft-asked question - how do you 'sell yourself' to potential employ...

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You're Not A True Workaholic If You Don't Do These 7 Things

August 9, 2026

The high-performing, highly-driven, overworked professional is glorified. Who, after all, doesn't admire the dedication and energy current Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad puts into his job, at 93 no less? Who wouldn't like to be motivated, always on-the...

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