set a start date before resigning by Alison Green on June 13, 2013 In this post, we update the “you don’t have an offer until you have an offer” rule. A reader writes: I am having a problem getting my new employer to agree on a start date. Once I received the formal job offer in writing, I gave notice to my current job. I contacted the new […] Read the full article →
can I expose this terrible interviewer? by Alison Green on June 13, 2013 A reader writes: I had a horrendous interview experience with a large company’s senior executive (newly hired by them), and I want his behavior to be exposed. I have no qualms about burning bridges because I do not live where that company is located and I do not really work in that industry. His behavior […] Read the full article →
how long should a raise take to go through, asking your boss to do your work, and more by Alison Green on June 13, 2013 It’s terse answer Thursday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. How long should it take for a raise to go through? How long does it generally take for a raise to be implemented? I mustered up the courage to ask for a raise during a performance meeting with my […] Read the full article →
whenever I take time off work, my boss calls me a slacker by Alison Green on June 12, 2013 A reader writes: Whenever I take time off work, my boss calls me a slacker. I know he is partly joking, but there is definitely some seriousness to it. I can tell it bothers him when I inform him I’m taking time off. Is this something I should feel guilty about? I get 6 hours […] Read the full article →
recruiter flipped out when I asked about the company’s recent struggles by Alison Green on June 12, 2013 A reader writes: A while back, I was speaking with a recruiter and she mentioned a position at a company she felt would be a good match for my experience. When she forwarded the job description, I realized that I was familiar with the company and had actually interviewed there prior to accepting my first […] Read the full article →
do you know what signals you’re sending at work? by Alison Green on June 12, 2013 When it comes to how you’re judged at work, you might think that the quality of your work is all that matters. But human perceptions is a lot more complicated than that, and you might be sending signals that you don’t realize or intend. Here are five of the top ways that you inadvertently send […] Read the full article →
employee was late on his first day, loaning money to a coworker, and more by Alison Green on June 12, 2013 It’s wee answer Wednesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Employee was late to work on his first day I have an employee who is now at least 40 minutes late for work on his first day. He at least called to let us know he overslept and is […] Read the full article →
what can I do about a senior coworker who always misses meetings with me? by Alison Green on June 11, 2013 A reader writes: I work in an entry-level associate person, but deal with a lot different departments, including our communications manager. Although she is nice, at least outwardly, I noticed that she is increasingly inept at keeping meeting appointments, takes forever to track down, unless my supervisor (the CFO) is copied to the email chain […] Read the full article →
how to stop a new coworker’s drop-bys to chat when we’re busy by Alison Green on June 11, 2013 A reader writes: We hired a new employee about 4-5 months ago. The five of us work in one office, and she (due to space constraints) shares an office with another employee down the hall. She’s very friendly, and has a habit of stopping by our office “just to say hi.” The problem is, we’re […] Read the full article →
10 danger signs when you’re hiring new employees by Alison Green on June 11, 2013 If you’ve ever hired the wrong person – or inherited someone else’s bad hire – you know the costs of hiring mistakes: huge amounts of time and energy spent addressing the problem, as well as the opportunity cost of not having the right person in the role. But while you can’t avoid all hiring mistakes, […] Read the full article →