my co-worker is chronically absent by Alison Green on September 21, 2010 A reader writes: I work in a children’s program part-time alongside another teacher who works the same hours as I do (about 10/week). We are the only 2 regular teachers in this program. Anyway, my co-worker chronically schedules appointments on the mornings we are scheduled to work. She has many crises in her life so […] Read the full article →
explaining to my boss that marital stress is impacting my work by Alison Green on September 19, 2010 A reader writes: I’m a software developer, and I’ve been separated from my wife for eight months; we’ve been together over ten years. I brought the house into the marriage, but didn’t get a pre-nuptial agreement, so family law in my jurisdiction says she gets half the value of the house. When she gets her half of the family capital, […] Read the full article →
how can I build my reputation in my field? by Alison Green on September 19, 2010 A reader writes: I have been working on developing my career and as part of that I am wanting to build up a strong portfolio of recomendations from people that I am working with. I am using LinkedIn and have started my own blog (on my career interest). I am seeking recommendations from people I […] Read the full article →
help! my department is imploding by Alison Green on September 18, 2010 A reader writes: My department is imploding, and I’m struggling to decide what I should do. I’ve worked in in the IT department for a small health clinic for 10 months. In that time, 5 employees have left, and the rest are actively looking for new jobs elsewhere, including the VP and my direct supervisor. Reasons for leaving […] Read the full article →
I’m afraid my old boss is going to out me as transgender by Alison Green on September 17, 2010 A reader writes: I’m a trans-woman. (Ed. note: For readers who may not know what this means, this is a transgender person who was born biologically a man but is living as a woman.) Over the past couple of years, I transitioned at my job. One of the two groups I worked with took this in […] Read the full article →
you are making me very, very forlorn by Alison Green on September 17, 2010 Lots of you who get my posts through a news reader haven’t changed your RSS subscription over to my new feed: https://www.askamanager.org/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss And that makes me sad, because someday soon the old feed is going to stop working and then you will not get my posts. Don’t make me sad! Update your subscription! Read the full article →
how to announce a demotion by Alison Green on September 16, 2010 A reader writes: We have a manager who we are replacing due to performance issues. He’s a long-time employee who has a lot of skills that are beneficial to the company but since his promotion to management a couple of years ago, he has not been managing his department. Rather, he continues to complete incomplete […] Read the full article →
dealing with a micromanager by Alison Green on September 16, 2010 I’m quoted in this article on dealing with a micromanaging boss. Here’s an excerpt: First, figure out why your boss is a micromanager. Usually, you’ve either given her reason to micromanager you by your performance, or she’s a micromanager in general. It’s important to figure out which it is, says Alison Green, author of the […] Read the full article →
calling on readers to help with these questions: giving up a career dream, and billable hours by Alison Green on September 14, 2010 I recently got a few questions that I could use some help from readers with, so I’m hoping you guys will share your ideas in the comments. #1 The first question is from someone who wants to be a librarian. I know we’ve got a couple of library people who comment on here from time […] Read the full article →
rejected for an internal promotion by Alison Green on September 14, 2010 A reader writes: I am an aspiring manager in the organization I work for. I have been there for three years and have repeatedly acted as the deputy manager within my section (my boss was on the verge of retirement, so was out a lot) and have handled some very stressful and high-profile situations. Basically, […] Read the full article →