5 things you should never say to your boss

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Workplace experts shared five phrases to avoid when speaking to your boss.

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Receptionist with 'inability to say' her law firm's name loses employment tribunal

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A woman talking on a phone.

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My McKinsey performance rating is ruining my job prospects months after leaving the firm

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One former employee said the dynamic of his interviews completely changed once potential employers learned about his McKinsey rating.

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The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO

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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes alongside her boyfriend Billy Evans, walks back to her hotel following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, California.
Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

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I quit my dream job at Goldman Sachs to care for my mother. I felt bad for myself but realized the simple things are what truly matter.

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Cassindy Chao (pictured above) says she chose family over money and she's richer because of it.

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I quit my Ph.D. program to be a wife and mother at 23. It's not what I expected for my post-college life, but I'm happier.

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The author, left, wanted to be a mother and wife – not an academic.

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I was laid off at 57. I've been rejected from hundreds of jobs — even after knocking $50K off my salary expectations.

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Donna Kopman said she experienced ageism in her job search.

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Bill Gates shares the Warren Buffett-inspired scheduling tip he wishes he had learned earlier

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Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

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Educating workplaces about AI will lead to better outcomes, say business leaders

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Matt Baker, the senior vice president of AI enablement at Dell Technologies and Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi, the medical director of advanced technologies at Northwestern Medicine discussed the future of workplace AI during BI's event "Human-AI Collaboration: The Key to Workplace Efficiency and Innovation."

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Robinhood CEO explains how he got employees back to the office after initially saying the company was 'remote-first'

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Vlad Tenev, co-founder and co-CEO of investing app Robinhood.
Robinhood proclaimed itself remote-first, then backtracked and called employees back to the office.

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