how to tell an intern her skirt is too short for the office by Alison Green on June 17, 2013 A reader writes: I’m hoping for a little advice or maybe a link to get me to the right place. This is my first time supervising an intern. I have two: a woman who is a “family intern” and a man who’s a professional intern. A “family interns” is just a family member of an […] Read the full article →
should I speak up about my coworker’s lack of professionalism? by Alison Green on June 17, 2013 A reader writes: I was wondering if you could help me figure out how to approach an issue with another coworker. I was recently hired to work as a scheduler/administrative assistant in a busy doctor’s office, and while I love my new job and most of my coworkers, I’ve noticed that the other scheduler, who […] Read the full article →
8 things your boss wishes you knew by Alison Green on June 17, 2013 If you want to get on your boss’s good side and do better at work, one way is to understand her perspective – and the perspective of a manager can be very different from yours as an employee. Here are eight things that your boss probably wishes you knew. 1. Bring solutions, not just problems. If you […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to take on a new role, baby talk part 2, and more by Alison Green on June 17, 2013 It’s mini answer Monday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t like job candidates asking me what I don’t like about my company I work in HR and I was conducting a phone interview yesterday. One of the questions asked by the candidate at the end was “What […] Read the full article →
surprise interviewers, missing commissions, and more by Alison Green on June 16, 2013 It’s short answer Sunday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Talking to an employee who wasn’t at work when she should have been — but who thought I wouldn’t know I came to work on Saturday at 1 p.m. to work on a deadline, and found that my Tuesday-Saturday […] Read the full article →
rude internships, unrealized raffle prizes, and more by Alison Green on June 15, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. My manager told me to cover for an absent coworker without asking if I can My core hours are 8-5, and another coworker’s hours are 9-6, which is the closing shift for our office. I close for her occasionally […] Read the full article →
don’t list your spouse as a job reference (and don’t lie about it if you do) by Alison Green on June 14, 2013 A reader writes: This happened the other week — Candidate for manager job interviews great. His second level interview goes great as well. He hasn’t provided us with a list of references, so I start calling the two references listed on his application. Our application asks for two “professional references” and has a “how known” […] Read the full article →
my coworkers knew I was being laid off before I knew by Alison Green on June 14, 2013 A reader writes: I found out after I had been formally laid off that at least 2 other employees were notified of my layoff the week prior to the event so they wouldn’t get upset. One was a peer, another a subordinate. I am not sure how many others knew. Is this a common practice? […] Read the full article →
my manager refuses to text me, even though he texts the rest of our team by Alison Green on June 14, 2013 A reader writes: When I started working for my manager, text messages were the acceptable means for communicating things like “the meeting has moved to another room,” “my flight just landed, meet at baggage claim?” and “I’m running late.” But for the last 18 months or so, my manager has refused to communicate with me […] Read the full article →
my friend lied to my boss, asking candidates to apply for a different role, and more by Alison Green on June 14, 2013 It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Suggesting to job candidates that they apply for a different role My company often has applications that come in for one role, but we think are better for another. After contacting the candidate and explaining about the better fit, […] Read the full article →