Rachel, help me get into online media The writer left full-time work to raise a family. Now she's aiming to return as a supervisor, though she lacks internet experience   Rachel, my former boss did me wrong He gave her a bad reference for a job she wanted after promising to speak well of her. She's angry. What should she do about it?   Rachel, he asked me to be a reference The writer wonders, what should I do or say? He was an intern, and not a good one, sloppy and lazy, though likable as a person.   Rachel, they want me to do everything A media planner complains of being loaded up with PR and event planning tasks that are outside the job description. Or are they?   Rachel, I want a job on the client side The writer, who works in media at an agency, was recently turned down for a lack of client-side experience. What's the solution?   Rachel, I want to get back into media The writer was a buyer when she left the business 20 years ago to raise a family. Now she wants to return. How hard will it be?   Rachel, how do I switch my specialty? The writer has spent a decade in one area of media and wants to transition to another within the agency. Rachel opines: Good luck.   What does 'senior' in a job title mean? Everything or nothing, depending on who's talking. It is given out in some instances when a real promotion is not in the cards.   Rachel, we've got a ringer on our team She's a shallow climber and a slinger of bull but the boss is totally taken in. He just adores her. The writer asks, what should I do?   Rachel, my pay is just not keeping up The writer's living expenses continue to rise, not so the paycheck. What happened to cost-of-living increases? Rachel holds forth. next >>