feeling awful about firing someone, confusion over name changes, and more by Alison Green on October 23, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. I feel awful about firing someone This past month, I fired someone for the first time (background, I’m in my mid-20s and have been in a management position for less than a year after being suddenly promoted). It was certainly warranted — poor […] Read the full article →
was I demoted after telling my manager I’m job-searching? by Alison Green on October 22, 2013 A reader writes: I work at a very small company (there are 10 of us in the office). I was originally hired as their administrative assistant but have since been promoted to their financial analyst. I have learned a lot, but have decided that it was time to find a bigger company so I can […] Read the full article →
my mother’s boss is spreading a false rumor that my mom is dying by Alison Green on October 22, 2013 A reader writes: I’m asking this on behalf of my mom, who’s currently undergoing chemo for treatable cancer. She’s back to work after surgery, and is getting her treatment every two weeks. She’s doing very well and looks completely healthy (no hair loss, that sort of thing) to an outsider. Her boss, however, has spread […] Read the full article →
can a manager and employees be friends? by Alison Green on October 22, 2013 A reader writes: With my new job of four months, I’ve made the crossover from staff to management; I now manage a team of seven. For the first time ever, people aren’t trying to reach out and be social with me and I can’t decide if they don’t like me or if it’s part of being in […] Read the full article →
sleeping on the job, helping an employee whose first language isn’t English, and more by Alison Green on October 22, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Fired for sleeping on the job Do you think someone should be fired if they are caught sleeping on the job but are in school and work full-time? Sleeping on the job is a Really Big Deal no matter what the reason. In […] Read the full article →
5 more reader updates by Alison Green on October 21, 2013 If you thought we were done with updates, you thought wrong. Here are five more. 1. The reader who had realized that she talked too much in meetings Your readers had a ton of good advice that made me approach professional communication in a whole new way. I still go overboard when I get excited […] Read the full article →
my replacement is destroying all the hard work I did in my old job by Alison Green on October 21, 2013 A reader writes: I am beyond my wits’ end. I joined a company almost three years ago. I relocated across the country and was bound and determined that I was going to be the best at what I was hired to do. I can say that I achieved sales success above and beyond the company’s […] Read the full article →
should I bring in cupcakes for the staff on my first day as a manager? by Alison Green on October 21, 2013 A reader writes: I am a young (25) woman who has just been promoted into a mid-level management position, managing about 25 staff. This is my first “kick at the can” in management, and while I am very confident going into the new role, I naturally have some nerves about the huge change in my […] Read the full article →
when a candidate’s salary expectations are too high, asking for better software, and more by Alison Green on October 21, 2013 It’s seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. When a candidate’s salary expectations are too high Our online application system asks candidates to provide salary requirements, and of course we have in mind a target salary for our new hire. How can I best respond to candidates who have salary requirements […] Read the full article →
back… by Alison Green on October 20, 2013 I’m back! And this happened: (click to enlarge) And special thanks to Ireland Chauffeur Travel, who drove us around for the second week of the trip once we left Dublin — on Ireland’s terrifyingly narrow roads, no less — booked us into ridiculously great hotels, and gave us an awesome guide. If you’re going to […] Read the full article →