The feedback that still stings (after 30 years)


Vicki MarinkerCandid Career Coach 🎯 Hi Reader My manager looked at me and said: “Can you smile more? People think you’re aloof.” 😳 I was 20-something, working in PR, trying to make a good impression. And instead of talking about my work, my manager was critiquing my face. I nearly replied “Britain needs Loofs”, but something told me she wouldn’t get the joke. That wasn’t the only gem from that meeting. Apparently, my nose ring had made it onto the board agenda, and needed to be removed. That...