Preoccupations

Hearing Every Voice in the Room

By PHIL GILBERT

Bringing the best ideas to the fore means encouraging everyone to speak up.

Vocations: The Falconer

Cleaning Up With Falcons

By PATRICIA R. OLSEN

A falconer works with the birds at airports and landfills to rid them of gulls and other birds that pose environmental threats.

The Workologist

Asking for a Raise, After 10 Years

By ROB WALKER

It’s an awkward situation: A longtime assistant wants to approach her manager (and very good friend) about increasing her pay.

Vocations: The Display Artist

On the Other Side of the Glass

By PATRICIA R. OLSEN

A display artist at Bergdorf Goodman says the planning for its holiday windows usually starts a year in advance, and “we try to one-up ourselves every year.”

Vocations: The Cheese Grader

Digging Into the Cheddar

A cheese grader at Cabot Creamery in Vermont was trained in cheese-making and dairy-control techniques at three universities.

Workologist

Self-Promotion, but With Self-Respect

By ROB WALKER

How to ensure — without bragging — that management understands your accomplishments? The answer may lie in adjusting your mind-set.

Shortcuts

Deciding Whether to Disclose Mental Disorders to the Boss

By ALINA TUGEND

Telling an employer or supervisor about a mental disability carries potential risks and benefits, so it merits careful consideration.

Corner Office

Janet Elkin, on Not Letting the Process Defeat the Purpose

By ADAM BRYANT

Named to her post in the recession, a chief executive didn’t dwell on reporting poor results. “Let’s talk about how we’re going to get better,” she told the staff. “Let’s get started.”

Vocations

No Burden Too Heavy

By PATRICIA R. OLSEN

A longtime forklift driver has not let kidney disease alter his career path. The job, he says, “gives me a sense of purpose.”

Workstation

Reinventing Themselves, Without a Net

By HANNAH SELIGSON

Would you quit one job before finding the next? Amid upheaval in many industries, many millennials are saying yes.

Technophoria

On LinkedIn, a Reference List You Didn’t Write

By NATASHA SINGER

A lawsuit is challenging how a feature on LinkedIn, the professional-networking site, uses a job candidate’s work history.