4 job search nightmares that could happen to you by Alison Green on June 24, 2013 Job seekers often prepare for tough situations like not getting any call-backs or rude and hostile interviewers. But it can get even worse than that – like having your current employer find out that you’re actively job-searching or having an offer fall through after you’ve already resigned your current job. Here are four potential job […] Read the full article →
who should pay for coffee at a business meeting, age discrimination, and more by Alison Green on June 24, 2013 It’s mini answer Monday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Who pays for coffee at business meetings? I am a designer and have been doing more and more freelance work in addition to my day job. I don’t have an office, so I frequently meet clients at coffee shops. […] Read the full article →
bizarre recruiter calls, how to get informational interviews, and more by Alison Green on June 23, 2013 It’s short answer Sunday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. What was up with the bizarre call from a recruiter for a job I’m not a fit for? I received a rather bizarre phone call today and wonder if this is a “thing,” an issue of an inept recruiter, […] Read the full article →
how to steal an employee, out-of-control yawning, and more by Alison Green on June 22, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. How do I poach someone from another employer? I work for a real estate company and we would like to hire an amazing blogger to work full-time providing interesting content for our website, but it has been difficult finding […] Read the full article →
how to handle pressure to donate money at work by Alison Green on June 21, 2013 It’s the topic that never dies — people pressuring you to donate money in the workplace. Two recent letters raise similar questions: letter #1– birthdays and charity drives in the office I work in a small office (fewer than 10 people), and there have been two occasions now where people have been asked to donate […] Read the full article →
my coworker shared nude photos of me at work by Alison Green on June 21, 2013 A reader writes: I had a mutual relationship with my coworker for a few months. We kept this relationship on a low profile. Recently, we got in a fight, when I found out that he had lied to me and had a girlfriend. He sent me a text calling me names and showed some nude […] Read the full article →
helping an unhappy boss, being ordered to bring in a doctor’s note, and more by Alison Green on June 21, 2013 It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. My company told me not to come back without a doctor’s note Today I was complaining once again about my pay not being correct. I told them it was causing me stress and my blood pressure was starting to […] Read the full article →
employer is insisting on contacting my current manager before deciding whether to offer me a job by Alison Green on June 20, 2013 A reader writes: I have recently been told that I am one of two finalists for a new job but the interviewer (the director) wants to contact my current manager directly before making a final decision. I had already supplied four references, which included three managers from my previous jobs. Two of those manager references […] Read the full article →
can my company require me to put business travel on my own credit card? by Alison Green on June 20, 2013 A reader writes: I have worked for my current employer for seven months. In September, there is an annual mandatory conference in another state. I was told about the conference soon after I took the job and have no problems with attending. Yesterday I got an email from the corporate office giving instructions on how […] Read the full article →
how to explain why I want a lower-level, lower-responsibility job by Alison Green on June 20, 2013 A reader writes: For most of my life, I have held positions that were high-stress, take-it-home with you type jobs. I was laid off in December after 4 years of being “on call” all the time. I was required to answer emails and phone calls at all hours, was expected to attend and or host […] Read the full article →