short answer Saturday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on March 2, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Asking my future boss to stop emailing me until I start my new job I don’t start my new job until March 20. My new boss is already sending me emails detailing meetings I will have to attend after […] Read the full article →
update from the lazy coworker by Alison Green on March 1, 2013 Remember the reader last year who struggled with being lazy at work and felt guilty and anxious about it? Here’s an update from him. I got through a big project barely on time due to my laziness. In the previous post, a commenter recommended “Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement,” which […] Read the full article →
do you have a duty to warn job-seeking acquaintances about a bad boss? by Alison Green on March 1, 2013 A reader writes: I work for a large nonprofit and am a manager in a small department. We had a vacant manager position on my level, but with different responsibilities than mine. An acquaintance from a local nonprofit (who I do not really know beyond a few phone calls over the last few years) called […] Read the full article →
my boyfriend is getting work calls on his days off by Alison Green on March 1, 2013 A reader writes: My boyfriend works in the tech support department of a well-known retail office supply store (not Best Buy). Technology is not this store’s primary focus, but they sell a fair amount of computers and software. Therefore, he’s one of only three employees that knows the job. He’s also the best one they […] Read the full article →
fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions by Alison Green on March 1, 2013 It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Mentioning money when asked where you’d like to be in a year I’m a program coordinator at a prestigious university and have held my position for a little over seven months. My question is this: when a self-evaluation questionnaire […] Read the full article →