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  Rachel, when will we see pay raises?
The writer, a planner, signs himself Looking for More. He's wondering when agencies will lift freezes on pay increases.

  Rachel, what's wrong with kids today?
The writer has been interviewing young people for media jobs at her agency and finds so many of them annoying and arrogant

  Rachel, I worry about being slammed
The writer hated his old job and quit to freelance. Now he's up for a media job he really wants but fears what his old boss will say.

  Rachel, I just got another job offer
The writer has been in a new job just one month and the offer is for more money at a big-name agency. Is it okay to jump?

  Rachel, I'm like entirely snowed under
The writer complains fellow workers fail to show up when it snows, choosing to take vacation days, and he's stuck with their work

  Rachel, please, enough Super Bowl
The writer, a guy, is fed up with all the talk about Sunday's game, and to make it even worse, he works in a media department

  Rachel, talk to me about job interviews
The writer is finishing up her degree in media studies and wants advice on what to expect when she goes banging on agency doors

  Rachel, when will media jobs open up?
The writer is hoping to leave her present agency job as the economy improves but wonders when we'll see more positions open up

  Rachel, it's my workmate's kids
She talks about them all the time and it drives me nuts, complains the writer. Rachel: Take her to lunch and lay it out, gently.

  Rachel, my friend has the buyout blues
She has money in the bank but isn't looking real hard for her next job, and the friend is worried for her. Rachel opines.




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