update: my boss retaliated against me in my performance evaluation after I talked to H.R. by Alison Green on October 10, 2013 Remember the reader whose boss had retaliated in his performance review after he talked to HR about being written up for an absence during Hurricane Sandy? Here’s his update. This tale actually has a happy ending; it’s just not the ending I would have wished for when I wrote to you back in January. I […] Read the full article →
update: a candidate lied to me about salary – maybe by Alison Green on October 10, 2013 Remember the manager who suspected a candidate had lied to her about salary? Here’s the update: As many people wrote in and noted, I needed to dig deeper into what the candidate was considering salary. Upon doing so, I found out she had included stipends she was receiving for extra duties (coaching sports, etc.) as […] Read the full article →
coworker won’t wash her hands after using the bathroom by Alison Green on October 10, 2013 This post was originally published on October 6, 2010. A reader writes: We have a very distasteful problem at work that I just don’t know how to handle, and it’s really disgusting. We have a co-worker who absolutely refuses to wash her hands after she uses the rest room, and she refuses the alternative of […] Read the full article →
update: giving thanks for a bonus when you hate your job by Alison Green on October 9, 2013 Remember the reader back in December who wrote in wondering if she needed to thank her bosses for a Christmas bonus when she hated her job and they knew it? She was pretty miserable at work at the time, but here’s her update: My original question was about my Christmas bonus (but really about how […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker watches porn in our shared office by Alison Green on October 9, 2013 Remember the reader whose coworker watched porn in their shared office? You’re going to love this update: It’s been an incredibly interesting year. I donated a kidney to my brother-in-law back in April, and while my company did not have to keep me due to current FMLA rules, they did! I even got to keep […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: my new job has an incredibly negative office culture by Alison Green on October 9, 2013 Throwing this one out to readers to answer while I’m away. A reader writes: I recently changed jobs, a bit of a sidestep move to a slightly larger non profit arts organization. I was extremely excited for this opportunity when I took the position. This is the field I’m interested and dedicated to supporting, it’s […] Read the full article →
update: I’m not dating a student where I teach but people think I am by Alison Green on October 9, 2013 Remember the adjunct professor who was worried that people would see him with his sister (a student where he taught) and mistakenly think he was dating a student? Here’s his update: Well, the results are kind of mixed. My sister discovered that the problem was more pervasive than either of us had realized. As she […] Read the full article →
my employees are out-of-control and their relatives are confronting me at home by Alison Green on October 9, 2013 This post was originally published on May 20, 2009. A reader writes: How do I handle a supervisor who insists on interfering in decisions I make regarding my personnel — such as leave time, work assignments, staff not coming into work and then apologizing to him with no explanation to me, etc. When I approach […] Read the full article →
update: how to talk to an employee about body odor by Alison Green on October 8, 2013 Remember the manager who needed to talk to an employee about body odor? Here’s her update: I did talk to the employee, and I am not going to kid you — this is probably the toughest conversation I’ve ever had with a subordinate. (And yes, I have fired people before. This was worse.) Before we talked, I […] Read the full article →
update: my employer says I’m immature for not trusting their vague promises by Alison Green on October 8, 2013 Remember the reader whose manager accused her of being immature because she didn’t trust their vague promises to reward her in some indefinite way at some indefinite date? Here’s her update: I asked for your advice a few months ago when my previous employer told me to “trust the company” when it came to my […] Read the full article →