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Sam Altman's OpenAI is considering a funding round...

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OpenAI is weighing a private round at a $1.2 trillion valuation, the Financial Times reported, ahead of a listing it has been prep...

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Billionaire Phil Knight gives another $1 billion a...

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Phil and Penny Knight are giving $1 billion to Providence St. Vincent in Oregon to build the state's first women's specialty hospi...

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Egypt's billionaire Elsewedy family opens a Shangh...

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Elsewedy Electric (Shanghai) began operating on Sept. 15 as the Egyptian group's procurement centre for China, six months after it...

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South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe's Harmon...

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A Harmony Gold employee died at Mponeng on Sept. 14 after a seismic event, the eighth on-duty death across the group this year.

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How billionaire Mofid Karameh built the Mikano emp...

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Mofid Karameh founded Mikano in 1993 servicing generators. It now has six divisions making cars, boats, syringes, brake pads and w...

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coworker said my leggings were too see-through, se...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker said my leggings were too see-through My office recently set up a ...

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open thread – September 11, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – September 12-13, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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can I refuse work on ethical grounds, being asked ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I refuse certain projects on ethical grounds? I have been working at my cu...

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How to Fix AI Slop: Better Context, Stronger Brand...

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How to Fix AI Slop: Better Context, Stronger Brands and the Return of Human Judgement What happens when AI makes it easier to prod...

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Billionaire Naguib Sawiris's son backs $50 million...

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Onsi Naguib Sawiris has put money behind a new vehicle buying culture-rooted Egyptian brands. Creative Investments Holding has sec...

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Billionaire Tim Draper ignores Tanzanian governmen...

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Tim Draper says offers are coming in for his $7.9 million Lake Tanganyika island, days after Tanzania said the land belongs to the...

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Nigerian billionaire Folorunsho Alakija's FAMFA Oi...

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An investigation says FAMFA Oil kept three Bombardier jets worth close to $200 million in Nigeria for over a decade on faulty impo...

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Britain's richest woman Denise Coates paid herself...

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Bet365 will cut about 340 jobs across Stoke, Gibraltar and Malta after tax on online casinos rose from 21% to 40% under Rachel Ree...

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Moroccan billionaire Moulay Hafid Elalamy now hold...

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Moulay Hafid Elalamy has closed the €355 million derivative he used to build a stake in Teleperformance, and holds about 12.5% of ...

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new employee gets defensive during training, forme...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New employee gets defensive while I’m training her I’m a lead dental assistant...

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my coworker tried to diagnose my child with a term...

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A reader writes: A few months ago, I went into early labor at work and subsequently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Because s...

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my new employee refuses to learn technology

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A reader writes: I have a new remote employee who is resistant to learning our basic technology systems: Microsoft, Sharepoint, ca...

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my boss complains about me when I’m sitting right ...

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A reader writes: I’ve got an etiquette question for you. I (female) work in an open plan office and sit about 15 feet away from on...

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attending a social event with an employee I’ll nee...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I attend a social event with an employee who I’ll probably need to fire...

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Billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee's AXIAN is bringing...

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AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank have launched a digital finance programme reaching 34,000 women-led businesses in fiv...

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Ghanaian tycoon Joseph Siaw Agyepong's $132 millio...

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Zoomlion holds waste contracts in Nairobi and Mombasa worth billions of shillings, and both are facing legal and procurement chall...

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Billionaire Johann Rupert’s mayonnaise giant makes...

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Billionaire Johann Rupert-backed RCL Foods produces 227,000 jars of mayonnaise daily, with Nola holding a 41.5% share of South Afr...

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South African property developer Brett Abrahamse i...

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Hilton will open its first Zimbabwe hotel in 2029 with Terrace Africa, the Harare developer South African Brett Abrahamse founded ...

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Aliko Dangote's oil company hires three rigs to un...

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West African Exploration and Production, 85% owned by Dangote, has contracted three jack-up rigs to begin drilling OML 71 and 72 i...

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Average Salaries in Nigeria in 2026

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This guide brings together the average salary in Nigeria based on recent 2026 salary benchmarks. Salaries are listed by industry, ...

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construction work in my office is making me sick, ...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. The construction work in my office is making me sick I work for a company with...

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open thread – September 4, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – September 5-6, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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The Pros and Cons of Project Management Software

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We support different learning styles! This content is available in three different formats. Scroll to (1) watch the video, (2) lis...

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How to Do a Time Audit: Analyze Your Behaviors and...

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A time audit can help you better understand where your time is going, identify hidden productivity problems, and make smarter deci...

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Bill Gates warns world leaders are unprepared for ...

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Bill Gates says world leaders have no plan for the AI era and warns the technology will either become the greatest equalizer ever ...

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to build $100 billion Louisiana...

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Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced a $100 billion launch complex on Pecan Island in Louisiana covering 125,000 acres, with construct...

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Kanye West's $17.7 million Russia shows thrown int...

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Kanye West's two October shows at St Petersburg's Gazprom Arena have been thrown into chaos after the venue said no rental contrac...

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Aliko Dangote family office to launch in 2027 as i...

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Aliko Dangote's Dubai family office will become visible in the first quarter of 2027, his daughter Halima says, taking on governan...

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Do You Actually Know How Much You Win or Lose at O...

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Do You Actually Know How Much You Win or Lose at Online Casinos? Why Tracking Your Play Matters

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The 2026 / 2027 NestlÃƒÂ© Nigeria Community Schola...

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This scholarship is open exclusively to indigenes or residents of Agbara, Abaji, Manderigi, Obafemi Owode and Sagamu.

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rude people at events make me angry, can I live wi...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I need to be more zen with rude people at events I manage community festival b...

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can I have a few drinks when I’m always somewhat o...

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A reader writes: I have a role where I’m always sort of on call. I don’t get called after hours a ton, but maybe one to two times ...

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should I offer job candidates references on me as ...

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A reader writes: I supervise a small team. I try to be the type of manager I would like to have and, when I’m hiring, provide lots...

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my boss says we shouldn’t schedule email messages...

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A reader writes: I not infrequently schedule email messages in advance. If I’m working in the evening, I might write a message but...

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coworker keeps complaining, someone went through m...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to tell a coworker to stop complaining about a situation that isn’t going ...

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Billionaire Patrice Motsepe triumphs as Tanzanian ...

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The High Court of Tanzania removed the claim from its roll over unjoined parties, leaving the underlying allegations against Patri...

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Rihanna's Fenty Beauty opens first Australian conc...

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Rihanna's Fenty Beauty has opened its first Australian concept store inside Myer Melbourne, marking the brand's fourth concept sto...

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South African billionaire Christo Wiese blames Pic...

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Christo Wiese says Pick n Pay's habit of paying out cash rather than reinvesting left it unable to keep pace with Shoprite.

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Ibrahim Mahama's Damang mine employs 400 locals in...

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Ibrahim Mahama's Damang Gold Mine has employed nearly 400 locals in its first four months of operation, with an airstrip, road cor...

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AfDB-backed Africa50 raises $50M from Italy and Fr...

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AfDB-backed Africa50 has secured $50 million from two European development finance institutions for a fund targeting $400 million ...

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weekend open thread – August 8-9, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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do I need to bring gifts for coworkers back from v...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My mentee doesn’t want to do what it takes to grow My team hired a brand new c...

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the crocheted pathogens, the out-of-order bathroom...

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Welcome to Mortification Week, our annual celebration of hilarious ways that we and other humans have mortified ourselves at work....

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my employee gave me an ultimatum: give her a raise...

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A reader writes: My employee, “Sara,” has been in her position for two years with no promotion or significant pay raise. We were g...

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the misdirected message, the Portuguese proficienc...

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It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 15...

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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's refinery seek...

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Dangote's refinery aims to raise $5 billion in an October listing, with exchanges in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana and Rwanda ...

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Ivorian billionaire Jean Kacou Diagou's foundation...

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The NSIA Foundation, part of Jean Kacou Diagou's banking and insurance group, will finance school building in Côte d'Ivoire while ...

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Jens Montanana's Datatec makes fourth acquisition ...

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Datatec's Logicalis USA has acquired Loial, a New Mexico cybersecurity provider, in the group's fourth acquisition since January. ...

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A vehicle that bought First HoldCo shares at ₦31 i...

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RC Investment Management is selling 10.4 billion First HoldCo shares at ₦110, having bought them at ₦31 last year. The bank receiv...

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Forbes counts one Tanzanian billionaire, but three...

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Forbes lists one Tanzanian billionaire. Three others have committed hundreds of millions to acquisitions in the past two years, ex...

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my boss takes credit for my work, I work at the sa...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My boss takes credit for my work I am in a middle manager role at a fairly sma...

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previously on Ask a Manager…

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A look back at what we were talking about around this time in previous years: One year ago… my married boss and a coworker are hav...

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open thread – July 31, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – August 1-2, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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my coworker thinks I’m overwhelmed but I’m not, co...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker thinks I’m overwhelmed but I’m not My colleague, Anne, keeps offer...

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Nigerian tycoon Samuel Bolarinde's Vitafoam stake ...

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Samuel Bolarinde's 12.03% stake in Vitafoam Nigeria is worth ₦35.16 billion, or $25.3 million, after a 747% share price surge sinc...

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Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo to pay out...

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First HoldCo will pay out at least 60% of profit as dividends, a policy worth roughly ₦83 billion to chairman Femi Otedola on half...

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Nigerian lottery magnate Kessington Adebutu's Wema...

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Kessington Adebutu's Wema Bank stake is worth $291.27 million and his Vitafoam holding $21.08 million, built entirely on lottery m...

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Aliko Dangote's sugar business swings from loss to...

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Dangote Sugar Refinery posted a ₦41.51 billion half-year profit against a ₦24.27 billion loss a year earlier, as gross margin doub...

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South African tycoon Johnny Copelyn sets 2028 exit...

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Johnny Copelyn will retire as HCI chief executive during FY2028 after 29 years, holding a stake in the company worth about R1.41 b...

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Thinking about Work and Travel USA? Here is how th...

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Work and Travel USA for Students: What to Know and How to Prepare Working in the United States during the summer is a huge step. T...

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my company accidentally removed my access during l...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company accidentally removed my access during layoffs A few weeks ago, my c...

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my boss told me I might be laid off before I take ...

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A reader writes: I have been working for three years at a well-regarded startup with an excellent culture. For most of my tenure, ...

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my coworker can’t stand me and I have to edit his ...

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A reader writes: I know you’ve discussed dealing with a “Bitch Eating Crackers” coworker, but do you have advice for when you’re t...

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a job candidate sent me plagiarized work

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A reader writes: I’m hiring translators for my agency. After the initial phone screening, I send out a test to candidates to evalu...

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my employee has been forgetting to punch in/out fo...

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A reader writes: I work in a state government office environment, managing six employees, all 100% on-site. All of us are salaried...

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Billionaire Folorunso Alakija unveils six books at...

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Nigerian oil magnate Folorunso Alakija unveiled six books on marriage and faith at a thanksgiving service marking her 75th birthda...

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Billionaire Johann Rupert's Remgro has paid chief ...

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Jannie Durand has earned R227.6 million running Johann Rupert's Remgro since 2012, with his largest pay packages arriving in 2022 ...

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Billionaire Tyler Perry signs multi-year deal to b...

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Tyler Perry Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Synapse to build an LED virtual production soundstage on its Atlanta campus ...

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Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo H1 profit ...

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Femi Otedola's First HoldCo posted a pre-tax profit of $474 million in the first half of 2026 as its shares hit a record high.

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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo s...

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First HoldCo shares hit a record N105.50 on Monday, lifting Femi Otedola's stake past $700 million after a 120 percent rally this ...

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A Personal Website Won't Get You Hired, But Not Ha...

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Employers want to see more than a CV before they call you. They want evidence of what you can do, and some sense of who you are be...

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10 Signs You Need to Hire a Recruitment Agency

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This article discusses 10 clear signs you need to hire a recruitment agency, how recruitment agencies solve these problems, and wh...

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Top Hiring Mistakes Nigerian Employers Make and Ho...

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In this article, we'll explore the most common hiring mistakes Nigerian employers make and how recruitment agencies solve them.

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Best Freelance Skills You Need to Earn in USD

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This article discusses the best freelance skills to learn if you want to earn in USD and shares tips on how you can get your first...

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new tags!

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We now have three new tags for posts: medical issues and work (with 137 posts in it as of today) pregnancy (94 posts) neurodiverge...

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how soon can you tell if someone isn’t cut out for...

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A reader writes: My organization has to go through a long, complicated rigamarole to get a position approved, followed by multiple...

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open thread – July 17, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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coworker is making me uncomfortable, internet age-...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is making me uncomfortable A few years ago, my colleague Fergus jo...

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weekend open thread – July 18-19, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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How to Create AI Skills: Build Reusable AI Workflo...

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AI tools are evolving fast. One of the biggest shifts is the move from one-off prompts to reusable AI skills. Instead of rewriting...

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Billionaire Femi Otedola is writing a sequel to hi...

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Femi Otedola says he is writing a second book, Making It Bigger, a follow-up to the award-winning memoir he published in August la...

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South Africa's Halamandaris family sells Famous Br...

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A trust linked to the Famous Brands founding family sold about $129,000 of shares this month, at prices roughly 5% above where the...

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Elon Musk is a billionaire like everyone else agai...

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Elon Musk's net worth has fallen below $900 billion as SpaceX shares slide toward their IPO price, wiping more than $500 billion s...

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Tycoon Ngugi Kiuna's BOC Kenya stake soars after t...

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BOC Kenya shares have more than doubled since the Carbacid buyout collapsed, lifting the stake of Ngugi Kiuna, who opposed the off...

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Moroccan tycoon Chakib Alj's Forafric takeover rev...

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The stalled sale of Forafric Maroc to Chakib Alj has been revived after a deal between the tycoon, Yariv Elbaz and Crédit Agricole...

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Best Online Platforms that Pay Nigerians in USD to...

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Looking for AI training jobs that pay in USD? Discover the best online platforms where Nigerians can earn dollars by training AI m...

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coworkers stopped talking to me after I mentioned ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Two coworkers stopped talking to me after I mentioned my wife I’m a man who is...

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do I have to move an employee to a job he’s not qu...

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A reader writes: I inherited a new team recently. One team member, Tom, was hired for a role that is rather unique for our busines...

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someone sent us racy photos of our employee

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A reader writes: Today my office received an email from an address we don’t recognize about a young, relatively junior female memb...

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employee parked in parking lot outside of work hou...

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A reader writes: I am the plant manager of a small manufacturing company. Production hours are 10-hour days, Monday-Thursday. The ...

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we complained about our boss but nothing changed, ...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We complained about our boss, but nothing has changed Two months ago, three co...

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South African billionaire Zak Calisto's Karooooo p...

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Billionaire Zak Calisto's Karooooo posted record full-year results as Cartrack subscription revenue rose 19%, and it raised its di...

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How Canva's billionaire founders are handing $150 ...

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Canva's billionaire founders have committed $150 million to hand cash directly to Malawi's poorest, funding the largest unconditio...

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Moroccan tycoon Moncef Belkhayat lines up a string...

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Moroccan tycoon Moncef Belkhayat is preparing to float his FMCG group Dislog and several other companies on the Casablanca Stock E...

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Botswana tycoon Gulaam Abdoola's Turnstar fights o...

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Botswana's Turnstar Holdings has lodged a counterclaim in a dispute over Mlimani City, the Tanzanian shopping mall that is its mos...

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Africa's richest man pledges $2 billion for solar ...

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Aliko Dangote has pledged $2 billion to build a 250-megawatt solar plant and a fuel storage terminal in The Gambia, President Barr...

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Recruitment Agency vs In-House Hiring: Which Saves...

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Compare recruitment agencies and in-house hiring based on cost, speed, talent quality, and ROI to determine which approach is best...

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commuting without a shirt on, asking to end a perf...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Commuting without a shirt on I have a low-stakes question I’d love your take o...

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let’s talk about your mortifying moments at work

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It’s almost time for Mortification Week 2026, and in preparation we need to hear your stories of mortifying experiences at work — ...

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updates: the hovering coworker, the late class aid...

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Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. I’m training my replacement and he won’t stop hovering (#5 at the link) I know...

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what info should an employer share with the parent...

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A reader writes: I’m curious to know your thoughts on when and what information is appropriate to share with the parents of minor ...

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co-op student is now our manager, do executives ne...

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It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Co-op student is now our manager My department’s gone through a bit of restruc...

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Billionaire Ibrahim Mahama's company defies court ...

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A company owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of Ghana's president, has refused to leave a disputed $100 million gold mine despite tw...

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DR Congo opens corruption probe into billionaire R...

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DRC prosecutors have opened a corruption inquiry touching the Rawji family, owners of the country's biggest bank, then lifted a tr...

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Elon Musk settles US securities case over Twitter ...

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A US judge has approved Pretoria-born Elon Musk's $1.5 million settlement with regulators over the late disclosure of his 2022 Twi...

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Billionaire Mohammed Dewji's MeTL signs Italian de...

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A MeTL Group unit owned by billionaire Mohammed Dewji has signed a 2 million euro deal for Italian silos and equipment at a Tanzan...

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Ghana tax authority seals businesman Daniel McKorl...

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Ghana's tax authority has sealed the offices of Electrochem, owned by billionaire Daniel McKorley, giving it seven days to pay a G...

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open thread – July 3, 2026

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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questi...

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weekend open thread – July 4-5, 2026

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This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here ar...

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I said “F-you” to a coworker, working for a compan...

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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I said “F-you” to a coworker I’m looking for advice even though I know it migh...

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Palantir billionaire Alex Karp blasts AI industry ...

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The Palantir chief, worth $12.3 billion, tore into rival AI firms on CNBC, accusing them of overcharging clients and endangering U...

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Nigeria awards $1.2 billion highway contract to Gi...

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Nigeria has approved a N1.7 trillion ($1.24 billion) Sokoto-Badagry highway contract for Gilbert Chagoury's Hitech Construction, o...

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Billionaire Rostam Aziz receives top Tanzania cham...

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Tanzania's chamber of commerce handed billionaire Rostam Azizi its highest award, citing his role in investment, job creation and ...

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Haitian-born billionaire Herriot Tabuteau is worth...

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Shares of Axsome Therapeutics have doubled in nine months, pushing the net worth of Haiti-born founder Herriot Tabuteau to $2.2 bi...

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Heineken posts $1.9 million bank guarantee to free...

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The Dutch brewer secured a $1.9 million Equity Bank guarantee, halting disputed interest on the $11.3 million award owed to Ngugi ...

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What is Executive Recruitment and How Does it Work...

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In this guide, you'll learn what executive recruitment is, how the executive recruitment process works, why it differs from tradit...

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I saw a proposal to give us all raises — and I’m u...

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A reader writes: I saw something at my very small office that I shouldn’t have: When I went to pick up some papers from the printe...

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update: how do I step back from a friendship with ...

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Remember the letter-writer asking how to step back from a friendship with an intensely negative and argumentative coworker? Here’s...

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my boss is using a terrible photo, can you expense...

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I’m off for the holiday. Here are some past letters from the archives. 1. My boss is using a terrible photo — should I say somethi...

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Which COUNTRY is without a MOSQUE but have MUSLIMS living?

Which COUNTRY is without a MOSQUE but have MUSLIMS living?

Which COUNTRY is without a single CHURCH but have CHRISTIANS living?

Which COUNTRY is without a single CHURCH but have CHRISTIANS living?