Dear Liz, I’m in an awkward position at work! I’ve been in the job for almost two years. I was hired into the company to transition our customers from a traditional sales model to a combination of online and off-line sales. Our salespeople are resisting this move because no one prepped them for it. I don’t blame them. I talk with them often about the problem.

Dear Liz, I’m celebrating my 25th birthday next month and I’m hoping for some realistic career advice from my favorite guru! I got a new job in February. I just had my first performance review (it was supposed to be a three-month review, but it was two months late). My boss gave me the middle rating out of five levels. She gave me an “Acceptable” rating and she added a plus sign, and a note that said “Acceptable Plus” to my written review.

Pexels.com Three common millennial verbal communication faux pas are mispronunciations or misuse of words, redundancies, and nonsensical words or phrases. If we invest the time to cultivate a large vocabulary and understand the meaning of the words we learn and the nuances of differences of their synonyms we can avoid embarrassment.

In his new book Smarter Better Faster, Charles Duhigg recounts how the co-pilot of Air France Flight 447 accidentally crashed the plane into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. When the autopilot temporarily disconnected, the active co-pilot—Pierre-Cédric Bonin— panicked. He became fixated on leveling the wings in routine turbulence and didn’t notice that he was rapidly lifting the nose of the aircraft into the sky.

(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) In the old days, consumers would find a brand that did what it promised: perhaps Tide detergent to erase grass stains, Bounty paper towels to wipe up spills, or Frosted Flakes to start the school day right. In the absence of a particular brand failing or a dramatic price disparity from a branded competitor, consumers would continue to purchase the same brands week after week, month after month, year after year.

Shutterstock The clients who make my life easy are the ones willing to put hard work into their job search, just needing some direction and guidance. The tough ones are those who expect to find their dream job and triple their salary with little to no effort. Fortunately, I see more of the former than the latter—and I’m no wizard. Unfortunately, we do live in a society that is so obsessed with instant gratification that our focus is shifting away from hard work.

Shutterstock A few months ago, a former co-worker, someone I hired and used to manage, in fact, reached out to me and asked if I’d serve as a job reference for her. Of course I said yes. She was a terrific hire and I would’ve brought her with me to my new company if given the opportunity. Soon after I agreed to provide a glowing reference, the hiring manager contacted me; we set up a time to speak the following day.

twenty20.com/@WR36 By Marianne Hayes This story originally appeared on LearnVest. Come December, your paycheck might look a little different, and we’re not just talking about that coveted year-end bonus. The U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rules are creating a lot of buzz—and for good reason. They could represent a major bump in compensation for many salaried employees who put in more than 40 hours of work per week.

Sharon Feder is the Chief Digital Officer at Rachael Ray’s Watch Entertainment, and the former Chief Operating Officer at Mashable, which she helped grow from the bottom up.  She’s hired a millenial or two in her day, and there’s one real quality she looks for when making a hire — she looks for builders. No, that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to know how to code or have an engineering degree — what it means is that you can get things done.

Shutterstock Dear Liz, I appreciate your practical advice very much, and I could use your help. I took a new job fourteen months ago and it’s a great position for me. I’m a Sales Manager with a lot of experience in building sales teams, both inside and outside sales. My job is to manage the inside sales and national accounts support departments for a growing outdoor-equipment firm with a fantastic brand.