I want to control how my work is used, nephews are goofing off on the family farm, and more by Alison Green on December 13, 2013 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. When can I announce my new position on social media? I recently graduated from a master’s program in the humanities field, and after some false starts, (the degree might be considered one of them), I decided to follow my fiance 6,700 miles away […] Read the full article →
4 reader updates: my coworkers use my email when I’m away, a creepy boss, and more by Alison Green on December 12, 2013 Here are four more updates from readers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. Should I take a job working with a creepy boss? (#1 at the link) Thank you so much for publishing my letter! It was very helpful to hear what you and your readers thought. I spent a lot of […] Read the full article →
update: a possible coworker turned out to be my date’s wife by Alison Green on December 12, 2013 Remember the reader whose date turned out to be the husband of an employee at the company she was interviewing with? She got the job, and here’s her update from after she started working there. So, she was told by friends of friends that I work here: my close friend’s husband works here too. I’ve […] Read the full article →
can I pass along my boyfriend’s professional advice to my coworkers? by Alison Green on December 12, 2013 A reader writes: Thanks to much of your advice on job-hunting — particularly the idea that interviews are a two-way street, which really helped me keep composed when I went in for my interview — I landed an entry-level position with a great company in a field I’d hoped to get into for a long […] Read the full article →
what’s your best tip for staying organized? by Alison Green on December 12, 2013 In response to last week’s call for people to share cool Excel tricks, we’ve had a request for something similar on organization, task management, and project management. So … share your favorite organizational or task/project management tip here. I’ll start with a tip that’s pretty basic but can change your life if you’re not doing […] Read the full article →
when a client calls you “baby girl,” avoiding interviews that will waste your time, and more by Alison Green on December 12, 2013 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. Client keeps calling me “baby girl” I know from reading your blog that you are outspoken against referring to adult women as “girls” in the workplace. I was wondering if you had advice on how to handle it when the offender is a […] Read the full article →
update from the person on a performance improvement plan by Alison Green on December 11, 2013 Remember the letter-writer wondering what to do after being put on a performance improvement plan? That writer also wrote in earlier in the year about what to do when a potential mentor isn’t responding to your emails. Here the update on both situations. When I was put on the Improvement Plan, I emailed the woman […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps asking me for input on coworkers’ performance — and then firing them by Alison Green on December 11, 2013 A reader writes: I’m a software analyst. I’ve had a situation come up twice now at work, where my manager has asked me my opinion of a particular coworker, and then discussed her general opinions with me about their performance. Soon after each conversation, the person got fired! Each time, I said my opinion, but […] Read the full article →
how to stop procrastinating and get your work done by Alison Green on December 11, 2013 If you often find you still haven’t started that project that you had intended to do days earlier, if you have trouble simply sitting down and starting a piece of work, or if you often do less-urgent work as more important deadlines are approaching, you’re probably a procrastinator. And you have lots of company. After […] Read the full article →
how can I get employees to stop saving all their vacation time for December, I don’t want my photos on my company’s Facebook page, and more by Alison Green on December 11, 2013 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. How can I get employees to stop saving all their vacation time for December? I am an office manager for a small company (under 10 employees). Every year it seems we run into the same problem – everyone wants to use their vacation […] Read the full article →