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How I Got the Job | Phillip Brown

11/23/2009 09:41 PM

The job: Civil engineer. The employer: Kansas City Board of Public Utilities in Kansas City, Kan.

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Diversity diva | Share health issues

People with health problems sometimes struggle with how much to share with their employer. For example, an older woman who works on her feet all day and gets swollen, painful ankles may be afraid to ask her boss for a chair to sit on. And because she can’t afford to take time off, she may not get the doctor’s excuse that might require reasonable accommodation.

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Diane Stafford is the workplace and careers columnist at The Star. Her columns are published on Thursday and Sunday. Diane also keeps up with the latest workplace news in Your Job on http://economy.kansascity.com. Call Diane at 816-234-4359 or send e-mail to her at stafford@kcstar.com.

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