update: my new employer is funded by my old employer and they’re making me still work for them by Alison Green on October 16, 2013 Remember the reader whose new employer was funded by her old employer — and the old employer was insisting that she continue to do work for them? Here’s the update. Unfortunately, the situation I wrote about only escalated after my inquiry. I did (finally!) get a telephone conference to discuss my time with my manager […] Read the full article →
update: my friend is a bad employee by Alison Green on October 16, 2013 Remember the reader looking for ways to help her friend, who she suspected was a bad employee with a bad attitude? Here’s her update. So I took your advice and the advice of a lot of your commentators and just tried to nudge toward him thinking about his office values. It wasn’t well received and […] Read the full article →
update from the reader working for her parents’ dysfunctional business by Alison Green on October 16, 2013 Remember the reader trying to leave her parents’ dysfunctional business and getting told she was a terrible person because of it? Here’s her update. I quit September 15th as planned, but there’s been nothing particularly thrilling for your readers… no fireworks. I’m getting the silent treatment, I think, which, despite the intent behind it, has […] Read the full article →
are job candidates entitled to feedback? by Alison Green on October 16, 2013 This post was originally published on March 8, 2009. When a candidate asks for feedback after not getting the job, if there’s an easily articulable reason, I’ll generally share it. For instance, I’ll let a candidate who asks know that we were looking for someone with more experience in a certain area, or stronger writing […] Read the full article →
update from the manager whose employee didn’t want to take on a new task by Alison Green on October 15, 2013 Remember the manager wondering how to get a reluctant employee to take minutes at a board meeting, when the employee was resisting taking it on? Here’s the update. I want to thank you for your very helpful advice. After reading your response, and the responses of many helpful commenters, I tried a different approach. I […] Read the full article →
update about the manager assigning hotel rooms based on race by Alison Green on October 15, 2013 Remember the manager who wanted to assign employees’ hotel rooms by race? Of course you do. Here’s the update: Sadly, unlike so many other follow-ups, I can’t really say that things have changed at all. As many commenters pointed out, beyond race-based decision-making, some of the other factors brought up (intimidating employees, skimping on budgets, […] Read the full article →
how the hell does networking work anyway? by Alison Green on October 15, 2013 A reader writes: Can you explain networking? I still don’t really get it. I have many years (decades) of experience and so fortunately, I know a lot of people, and the people I know tend to know a lot of people too. I have gotten jobs in the past through people I know, but it […] Read the full article →
my company throws A List and B List parties for employees by Alison Green on October 15, 2013 This post was originally published on March 29, 2010. A reader writes: I am a “peak period employee” of a large company. Although I have worked 1000+ hours per year for them every year for the last decade, employees of my status are not invited to the annual holiday party. This is reserved for full-time […] Read the full article →
update: how soon can you tell if a job isn’t right for you? by Alison Green on October 14, 2013 Remember the reader who started a new job and was already feeling it wasn’t right for her, only two days in? Here’s her update. As I mentioned in the comments of that post, my issue was not with the work environment or my coworkers, it was the subject matter of the work. The company only […] Read the full article →