Laura Helmuth

Laura Helmuth is a freelance writer and editor who served as Slate’s science and health editor from 2012–16. She has worked at Science, Smithsonian, National Geographic, the Washington Post, and Scientific American. Follow her on Bluesky.

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I’m Going to Face an Inevitable Question at Job Interviews. The Answer Will Cost Me.
Laura Helmuth
April 02, 2026 6:00 AM
My New Boss Has Some Unfortunate Corporate Mannerisms. I’m Having an Involuntary Reaction to It.
Laura Helmuth
April 02, 2026 6:00 AM
A New Executive Has Taken On a Common Office Problem. She’s Made It So Much Worse.
Laura Helmuth
March 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Money Is Not an Issue For Me. Something Else Is Making My Job Search Miserable.
Laura Helmuth
March 26, 2026 6:00 AM
After Over Two Decades on the Job, I Quit. Then I Got a Weird Letter in the Mail From HR.
Laura Helmuth
March 19, 2026 6:00 AM
My Boss Asked a Question About My Potential Promotion. Uh, the Answer Is Obvious.
Laura Helmuth
March 12, 2026 6:00 AM
I Refused to Take Over the Family Business. I Might’ve Made a Mistake.
Laura Helmuth
March 05, 2026 6:00 AM
My Co-Worker Is Ignoring a Major Part of Her Health. We’re All Worse Off Because of It.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 26, 2026 6:00 AM
One Team Keeps Boycotting My Meetings. This Feels Personal.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 26, 2026 6:00 AM
I’m Training the New, Young Guy at Work. Uh, Who’s Going to Tell Him This Isn’t How We Behave in an Office?
Laura Helmuth
Feb 19, 2026 6:00 AM
My Ex Husband Sabotaged My Career in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible. There’s No Coming Back From This.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 19, 2026 6:00 AM
My Colleague Told Our Job She Was Worried About My “Safety.” I Understand Exactly What She’s Trying to Do.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 12, 2026 6:00 AM
I Want to See My New Business Take Off. One Person Is Holding Me Back.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 12, 2026 6:00 AM
All the Women in My Life Tell Me to Kick My Jobless Boyfriend to the Curb. That’s Not Going to Happen.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 05, 2026 6:00 AM
My Husband and I Work Together. I Never Thought the Woman I’d Have to Watch Out for Would Be My Boss.
Laura Helmuth
Feb 05, 2026 6:00 AM
My Colleagues Insist on a Maddening Ritual to Cope With Working From Home. It’s Ruining It for Me.
Laura Helmuth
Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM
I Asked My Former Boss to Be a Reference. It May Have Cost Me the Job.
Laura Helmuth
Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM
I Thought My New Potential Client Was Strange. But What She Did After Our Call Was Unhinged.
Laura Helmuth
Jan 22, 2026 6:00 AM
I Know Getting a Job Is About Your Qualifications. But I Suspect Another, Harder-to-Control Factor Is Holding Me Back.
Laura Helmuth
Jan 22, 2026 6:00 AM
One of My Co-Workers Stole Another’s Husband. Unfortunately, We All Still Work Together.
Laura Helmuth
Jan 15, 2026 6:00 AM