ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, October 2, 1994                   TAG: 9411110016
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: F3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: CAMILLE WRIGHT MILLER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


IF THE BOSS SKINS YOUR BACKS, STAND UP FOR YOURSELVES - ON PAPER

Q: My supervisor talks about each of us, behind our backs, to our co-workers. I've tried re-focusing conversation, but the bad-mouthing continues. Morale is low.

A: Jackie B. Wilkerson, Ph.D., believes it's "important to take a stand when you feel uncomfortable." Wilkerson views as critical "putting limits and boundaries around oneself and defining exactly what those limits are for self."

\ Please see microfilm for complete text.



 by CNB