when a job description keeps changing during the hiring process by Alison Green on January 22, 2014 A reader writes: I am currently interviewing for a job and I think I may get the offer. I just finished up my third and final interview and expect to be notified soon. However, I am struggling because the position has been described differently by different interviewers and does not seem to match the job […] Read the full article →
everything you need to know about snow days at work by Alison Green on January 22, 2014 With the snow storm that hit much of the eastern part of the U.S. yesterday, you might be wondering whether you get paid when your office is closed, if your employer can require you to work despite the storm, and other questions that arise when weather intersects with work. Can my employer require me to […] Read the full article →
my employee is acting like a manager even though I’ve told him to stop by Alison Green on January 22, 2014 A reader writes: I have a problem as a manager that I can use some help with. 20+ years of managing others and I’ve never run into something quite like this. First the background. I work for a small tech startup. We are developing a new product where I needed to create a new team […] Read the full article →
announcing a layoff on Facebook, getting to know new coworkers, and more by Alison Green on January 22, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to announce on Facebook that you were laid off I’ve been an event-marketing consultant for over 10 years, working around my family schedule. Due to life changing events such as a divorce and relocation, I secured full-time employment as an account executive. Of course, […] Read the full article →
should you refuse to sign a performance improvement plan? by Alison Green on January 21, 2014 A reader writes: A peer and I both are HR managers, and we were discussing whether, if we weren’t in HR, we would sign a PIP (performance improvement plan). I said that if I was the average employee, I would not sign a PIP, because the verbiage (in most PIPs) basically states that you agree […] Read the full article →
5 qualities you really need in your coworkers by Alison Green on January 21, 2014 When you’re hiring for an open role on your team, you have a list of qualifications that you’re screening candidates against. But in addition to whatever job-specific requirements you’re looking for, there are some other qualities that you want in any new hire, no matter what their position is. Here are five key qualities that […] Read the full article →
I was told not to attend a former coworker’s retirement party by Alison Green on January 21, 2014 A reader writes: I used to work for a health care organization that managed several hospitals and research institutes. I left the organization in 2012 to pursue another opportunity in another field. This month, a senior director in this organization is retiring. I will call her Sally. I heard from a current employee at the […] Read the full article →
contacting people who had my job before me, am I overqualified, under-qualified, or just right, and more by Alison Green on January 21, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My controlling coworker wants us to have weekly update meetings, and I don’t want to I have a colleague who does basically the same work that I do – we’re in the same unit, have essentially the same job functions, the same bosses, and we […] Read the full article →
my boss is constantly urging me to stay at my job, even though I’ve shown no signs of leaving by Alison Green on January 20, 2014 A reader writes: I’ve developed a somewhat close relationship with one of my bosses, who is not my direct supervisor. I talk to him for about 15-20 minutes every day. About once a week (sometimes more), he finds a way to turn a conversation from general work stuff to how — even though my job […] Read the full article →
does the admin in my new office have boundary issues? by Alison Green on January 20, 2014 A reader writes: My company last year acquired another company in the same industry, and we’ve finally merged offices. As it happens, the acquired companies offices were larger and less expensive, so we moved in with them. As a senior team member in our old place, I had my own office. But we went from […] Read the full article →