is my wife’s boss coming on to her? by Alison Green on December 29, 2009 A reader writes: I’m writing this for my wife, who has an interesting situation at work. Since it’s the holidays, I figured that there may be other employees going through this same situation with their bosses. So here goes… My wife was assigned a new manager 2 months ago during an office reorganization. Since it […] Read the full article →
I hate talking on the phone by Alison Green on December 28, 2009 I hate talking on the phone. When I was a teenager, I lived my entire life on the phone. I even worked a part-time job just to get money to pay for my own phone line, so that I could talk on it as long as I wanted without anyone kicking me off. I was […] Read the full article →
why do employers re-advertise jobs after interviews? by Alison Green on December 26, 2009 A reader writes: Is it normal for employers advertise again a position after the second round of interviews? I’ve encountered this situation a few times and the first thing I imagine is that none of the candidates met their expectations, but they still want to keep these people as second or third options. What is […] Read the full article →
do managers this bad really exist? by Alison Green on December 26, 2009 A reader writes: I’ve enjoyed reading your blog the last few months. I am however left wondering – where do these people work? After reading about the interactions your readers have with their leaders, I am stunned. Am I this sheltered? Do managers this clueless and/or evil really exist? They do exist. I don’t believe […] Read the full article →
will being on reality TV hurt my job prospects? by Alison Green on December 23, 2009 A reader writes: Do you think that being on a reality TV show would adversely affect my ability to get a job? I am not currently slated to be on one, but if I were to do this, I wonder what the ramifications on my future job prospects might be. I’m talking about a Survivor-type […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #12 – when the boss owes you money by Alison Green on December 23, 2009 Remember the reader who was promised a stipend when she was interviewing for her internship, but never got the money she was promised? She wrote in asking how to ask her boss for the money she was owed. Here’s her update: I took your advice and went to my manager and asked directly for the […] Read the full article →
the weirdest interview question ever? by Alison Green on December 22, 2009 This amazing story comes from one of the commenters on my U.S. News & World report post earlier this week about how to handle inappropriate interview questions. Linda R. wrote: When I was just out of college (ahem…the early 80’s, a less enlightened age), a friend went on an interview for an administrative position. She […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #11 – ethics of taking an internship on top of a job by Alison Green on December 22, 2009 Remember the woman who wondered if it was ethical to take an internship on top of her full-time job without telling her manager? She was worried that they’d assume she was thinking about leaving and would frown on it. Here’s her update (and why are almost all of these from women?): I wrote back in […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #10 – when an employee won’t take a hint by Alison Green on December 22, 2009 Remember the woman wondering how to get one of her employees to tone down his inappropriate and unwarranted bragging? Here’s her update: The sales rep who was doing this learned his lesson the hard way… Unfortunately, sometimes this is the only way people learn a lesson. He bragged about a big account he landed to […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #9 – hiding internal interview from current manager by Alison Green on December 22, 2009 Remember the reader who didn’t want her current manager to learn that she was interviewing internally for another position? Here’s her update: The supervisor never found out about my internal applications, but it took a while before I could work with those particular departments again after they didn’t hire me. They were pretty thick with […] Read the full article →