Karen Schneider

While some of us enjoy a lively debate with colleagues and others prefer to suppress our feelings over disagreements, we all struggle with conflict at work. Every day we navigate an office full of competing interests, clashing personalities, limited time and resources, and fragile egos. Sure, we share the same overarching goals as our colleagues, but we don't always agree on how to achieve them. We work differently. We rub each other the wrong way. We jockey for position. How can you deal wit...

I am featured in this piece by HBR editor Amy Gallo on how I handled and rectified the situation when a coworker bypassed me and went to my manager.

You Can Still Be A Great Boss When You're Younger T...

I am featured in an interview with Rebecca Knight, detailing how I worked to earn my manager's respect.

What I Learned From Saying 'Yes' to Everything for ...

My article from The Muse, syndicated on Business Insider.

I am featured in an interview with author & career expert Vicki Salemi, and discuss how I managed a tricky situation with a colleague.

If a friend offends you or says something wrong, you’re probably quick to call them out for it. And if it got to a point where they were really starting to annoy you, you might even stop hanging out with them.
At work, we don’t have that luxury. We can’t just call people out who do something that bothers us. So, how we respond to comments or actions that rub us the wrong way becomes a tad trickier.
When should you speak up? And when should you let it slide?
There are certain situations in whi...

I’d started a new job, but was feeling a bit lost. Engaging in what I declared internally to be a big act of self-love, I decided to embrace everything that I wanted or needed for the next year (within reason, of course). If I had the time and the financial capability to do something, I would just say yes and figure the details out later.

I found myself absolutely fumbling when it came to being a manager. But through a combination of my desire to succeed (and let’s be honest, fear of failing), advice from mentors, and generally just maturing into my role, I was luckily able to course-correct. Here's what I did:

Harassment on the job is an issue that women are unfortunately all too familiar with.
In fact, this survey estimates that roughly one in three women experience sexual harassment at work. Though laws are put in place to protect us, they often fall short and prove difficult to, well, prove...not to...

I’m in my thirties, and the first time I heard the term “financial abuse” was a little less than two years ago. After being divorced for a few years and working my way back up from financial rock bottom, it dawned on me that I’d never even considered what had happened to me as abuse — but it really was. I was familiar with the other forms of abuse that are often talked about, and I was taken advantage of and emotionally abused in my former relationship, for sure. But losing control of my money, my financial decisions, and my credit affected my life with long-lasting effects.

Money tends to be a taboo topic, and that hurts women the most. Research shows that women do not invest enough, despite being better investors than men. That, paired with the pay wage gap, means women have to try harder to earn as much as men do in a lifetime. According to data from the US Census Bureau, a woman earns 80.5 cents for every dollar a man earns, and women's median annual earnings are $10,086 less than men's. As you can imagine, that really adds up over the years. That's why I'm t...

After countless hours of preparation and rocking multiple interviews, you receive the glorious news that you've been hired at the company you've had your heart set on since you first discovered the job posting. Landing your first job brings a flood of excitement and elation — but also a lot of worries and anxiety about whether or not you're doing things right. Besides the stress of fitting in with your new team and learning the ins and outs of your new job, there's the financial aspect of lea...

Money mistakes in my 20s? Yeah, pretty sure I made all of them.
It has been said that you learn and grow wiser once you've experienced something for yourself, and made a few mistakes along the way. I do believe those words have merit, but boy, is it not fun when you are the one paying for it (literally).
My parents were great with money and they had no debt; we lived a very comfortable life. I guess they figured I knew enough to manage on my own finances (which, yeah, I probably should have)....