If you’re attentive, or snoopy, the tax rebates that are starting to arrive in Americans’ bank accounts this week are a chance to figure out roughly what co-workers make, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her April 29 Ask Annie column. Is pay a big secret where you work?Is there anyone whose pay you’re curious about — or who you suspect is curious about yours? Have you ever tried to figure out a co-worker’s salary?

Even with growing numbers of people unemployed and a slowdown in hiring, U.S. companies complain of a talent shortage, write’s Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her April 23 Ask Annie column. What does your company do to develop talent? Have you ever felt “stuck” in a going-nowhere job (maybe your current one)? If so, what did you do about it?

Called in to help companies lay people off, and to offer career guidance aimed at easing the newly unemployed into their next jobs elsewhere, outplacement firms are pretty busy these days, especially in the financial services industry, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her April 4 Ask Annie column.

Have you been offered professional job-hunting help as part of a layoff? Just severance? Nothing at all? Does having a job coach help? Can it speed your job search?