Ever felt disrespected and taken advantaged of by your boss? See what Veronica and Mike have to say about one reader's dilemma. Also, Mike and Veronica will address some parenting skills and how to better understand our unruly teens and preteens when one reader exclaims that they are at their wits end.

Advice: On The Other Hand...
with Advice Columnists Veronica Gross and Mike Tancredi

Do you need some advice? Think that Veronica and Mike could help you see both sides of your situation? If so, you may send Veronica and Mike an email here.

Dear Mike and Veronica:

Recently, I opened an email from my new boss and found something shocking. The email was fairly simple. It outlined my salary and the terms of my employment with the company. That part wasn't so shocking until I looked at the ‘To:' line. I was horrified at what I saw. Inside that innocent little ‘To:' line, it not only contained my email address, but the email addresses of two other employees of the company. I have been working here for 2 months now and I know the owners of these email addresses. They have the same job titles and responsibilities as I do. They really are not in any position of authority over me other than seniority. Which makes me wonder why my boss has informed them of my pay scale?

I thought about confronting my boss about what he had done, but soon found myself being fussed at about a missed placed phone call and lost the nerve to bring up the fact of how irresponsible it was of him to email my personal work information to my co-workers. I did consider that perhaps it was just a mistake on his part, but if I had made the same kind of mistake, I might be looking at the unemployment line again.

Also, I have noticed that the co-workers that got the email with my pay scale in it treat me a little differently than before. It may be all in my head but it seems that one of them is nicer to me and the other barely acknowledges me anymore. Should I confront my boss and my co-workers or should I just take the heat and not risk my job?

Sincerely,

Naked At Work

Mike Says... Veronica Says...

Dear Veronica and Mike:

My husband and I are having a bit of a problem with our 10 year old daughter. Lately, she has been outrageously rebellious towards us. She won't do her chores like cleaning her room or doing her homework. She throws terrible fits every night before bed and it take us an extra 45 minutes to get her to go to sleep than usual. When morning comes she is almost impossible to wake up and usually causes everyone to run late. We have tried everything from calmly talking to her to punishment. Nothing is working! I even took her to our family doctor, thinking perhaps she had developed hyper activity. The doctor said there was nothing physically wrong with her. He simply replied that she is going through one of the many changes that every child goes through. Perhaps, that could be a possibility, but we have been dealing with this for about nine months now. How long could a change last? Could there be some other reason for her defiance? How do we get our daughter back under control and productive in our family and school?

Sincerely,

We Want Our Daughter Back

Veronica Says... Mike Says...

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