my manager spent the money from an office collection on herself by Alison Green on September 26, 2013 A reader writes: I work for an outpatient medical office. My mother died one month ago. The office manager approached my coworkers the day after she died to contribute cash in order to buy a Visa gift card for me. I was off a week, and when I returned a coworker asked me if I […] Read the full article →
bringing up your age in interviews, relentlessly negative coworker, and more by Alison Green on September 26, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is relentlessly negative about our old jobs and our new ones My previous employer had a mass layoff. I found a new job quickly, and then one of my coworkers from the old place also joined the new company. This person […] Read the full article →
should I keep interviewing after I already accepted a job offer? by Alison Green on September 25, 2013 A reader writes: I’ve been job hunting for a few months now, and in the past few weeks I’ve received a number of interviews all at once. I interviewed for one position last week, but in the meantime I also scheduled two interviews at other companies for this week. The other day I received a […] Read the full article →
interviewer declined my meeting invitation for the interview that she set up by Alison Green on September 25, 2013 A reader writes: I try not to read too much into people’s individual quirks but I need an objective party to assess this for me. I was invited to participate in a phone interview for a job that I am interested in. The hiring manager and I confirmed the date and time of the interview […] Read the full article →
8 interview tips you’ve (probably) never heard before by Alison Green on September 25, 2013 When you’re looking for a job, sometimes it seems that everyone wants to tell you the same basic things – write a great cover letter, tailor your resume to the job, reach out to your network, all repeated over and over. Instead of the same old advice, here are eight pieces of job search advice […] Read the full article →
do we have to invite our boss to a party, leaving confidential documents out, and more by Alison Green on September 25, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Do we have to invite our boss to our party? I’m a lab supervisor, and our scientific advisor and I are planning a party for our lab people. We are part of a group that does research with direction from the division manager […] Read the full article →
a manager on another team criticized my work by Alison Green on September 24, 2013 A reader writes: I work for a manufacturing company in a technical position. I met with the tech team recently to go over some issues that we were having with product launches. Along with my manager, I wrote up a proposal that would include manufacturing requirements earlier in the design process. I was told to […] Read the full article →
how can I tell my coworkers their Halloween costumes are racist? by Alison Green on September 24, 2013 Throwing this one out to the readers to weigh in on. A reader writes: I wanted to ask your opinion of something since we are approaching Halloween. I’ve been at my current position for about 9 months and I just found out that we are having an office Halloween party next month where we are […] Read the full article →
10 ways you’re making your employees less productive by Alison Green on September 24, 2013 Most managers think a lot about whether your employees are being as productive as you need. But many don’t think about whether they might be standing in the way of people’s productivity themselves. Here are 10 ways you might be derailing your employees’ productivity. 1. Being a bottleneck that prevents your staff from moving work […] Read the full article →
applying for a job when the salary is too low, messing up at work, and more by Alison Green on September 24, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Posted salary is too low, but I should apply anyway? An executive assistant position, reporting to the CEO and board of a nonprofit organization, has been advertised. I’m very qualified for the position, but the salary range they’ve listed is, at the high […] Read the full article →