A Word of Advice: Blackmail!

Dear Kally, I’m writing in confidence, hoping you will help me. I don’t mind publishing this out however, I must remain anonymous until I decide my next steps otherwise there would be bad consequences for me. Beginning of this year, I made a mistake in one of my clienteles’ account. Instead of purchasing 15 worth…

Don’t cry over spilled milk

Have you heard of the saying “Don’t cry over spilled milk?” If you haven’t, it means not to fret over situations that have already happened. Often we faced dire situations that may or may not direct caused by our actions. Instead of panicking that the world is going to end (it might feel it is…

Guest Post: Training v Real World by Graham

Graham is a recent reader of MiddleMe and I am very fortunate to have his acquaintance and him telling me that he enjoy my articles. Reading through his posts, I found that his articles make a lot of great points. And I would love to share one of them here today. I’m not sure if…

10 simple ways to reward your staff

If you are a manager, have you asked yourself this question, how do you reward your team? If you are not leading a team, ask yourself too, how do you wish to be rewarded? Many people associate rewards for good work with promotion and pay raise. What if the company just unable to pay more?…

Review of Freelancer Websites – Fiverr.com

At the request of many, I decided it is important to understand how freelancing platforms work. I can’t say I have been through all of them, so far I am on 3 popular freelancing platforms; Fiverr.com, Freelancer.com and Upwork.com. There are, of course, many different platforms, do a Google Search, you will discover plenty of…

I’m So Sorry

When you made a mistake at work, we do at some point in our career, the feeling is horrible. Especially if the mistake you made is impacting the others. At best, creating more work for other coworkers. At worst, a customer gets offended. That’s when you cursed and swore, maybe you hid in the washroom…

How to Turn Down an Office Romance

3 days into Valentine’s Day, it is naturally that lonely hearts of the office bond together. What if you prefer to be single or alone on Valentine’s Day? What if you really want to avoid office dating? What if you don’t want to give the wrong idea to the colleague who is asking you? And…