short answer Sunday: 4 short answers to 4 short questions by Alison Green on October 28, 2012 It’s short answer Sunday — four short answers to four short questions. (Yes, only four! I’ve cleared out my backlog of short questions.) Here we go… 1. Applying with an employer where you have a bad internal reference Recently, an employer for whom I interned early in my graduate degree informed its former interns of […] Read the full article →
short answer Saturday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions by Alison Green on October 27, 2012 It’s short answer Saturday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Should I submit my application a second time now that I’ve found a new email contact? I recently applied for a position that I found on a reputable job listings website. I submitted my materials via email to an […] Read the full article →
Friday night question queue by Alison Green on October 26, 2012 It’s the Friday night question queue. Here we go… 1. Frustrated that half a department left early I recently started a new position in a new state. I am in a director role, so I have people who report to me, and my direct supervisor is in charge of me and another department. In that […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: insecurity about a new job … and working on the down-low by Alison Green on October 26, 2012 I’m buried under a pile of work today, so I’m throwing this one out to readers to answer. A reader writes: I’ve found myself in a weird situation that I’m not sure how to navigate. I’m new to my job (~3 months in), and a lot of what I’m doing is a stretch — not […] Read the full article →
I accidentally sent an email mentioning sex to my girlfriend’s work email account by Alison Green on October 26, 2012 A reader writes: I recently sent an email to my girlfriend that mentioned sex. No pictures, no descriptions. My exact phrase was “about as much as I hate having sex with you,” which meant not at all. She did not reply, nor make any comments that warrant such a remark. I thought this was to her […] Read the full article →
why don’t hiring managers look for potential in people? by Alison Green on October 26, 2012 A reader writes: In November, it will be 5 years since I graduated, with a Bachelor of Science degree and a 4.0 GPA. I have experience, though most of it has been volunteer, trying to get more experience as I don’t know what else to do. Regardless, my experience has been in my field, and […] Read the full article →
update from the reader whose boyfriend wanted his company to pay for a car service after breaking his leg by Alison Green on October 25, 2012 Remember the reader whose boyfriend had broken his leg and was unsure how he’d be able to commute to work (they’re in New York City and his usual commute was by subway), and she was wondering if he could ask his company to pay for a car service? Here’s her update. I originally posed the […] Read the full article →
can I ask my employer to pay my child care expenses when my schedule changes? by Alison Green on October 25, 2012 A reader writes: I work in a satellite office — headquarters is about 2 hours by car, and in the past, I’ve rarely been asked to travel there, as all of my work can be done in the office where I’m located. However, I’ve just been asked if I could travel to the main office […] Read the full article →
I’m worried my managers will ask me about my coworker’s bad attitude by Alison Green on October 25, 2012 A reader writes: I recently started a new job at a law firm. This is my second experience with working for an attorney, and I am really enjoying my new job. I am employed by two attorneys who seem to really care about their clients’ interest. One attorney has a gracious polite demeanor, while the other […] Read the full article →
working with a boss who’s in a different country by Alison Green on October 24, 2012 A reader writes: Due to some restructuring, I have a new boss who is based in another location — a completely different country, to be exact. Do you have any tips for how to foster a relationship with someone who is not in your office? I have never had a boss who is not 5 […] Read the full article →