my coworker told a customer I didn’t want to do part of my job, I haven’t received my legally mandated backpay, and more by Alison Green on January 16, 2014 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. Applying for a job with a company that shares office space with my current employer I currently work for a company where we share an office/floor with another company that is one of our clients. I was recently asked by the other company’s […] Read the full article →
my coworker wants me to have a sleepover with her by Alison Green on January 15, 2014 A reader writes: Do you have any advice on how to decline a social invitation from a coworker when they insist that you pick the date? I recently was caught off guard by a coworker who invited me to a sleepover. (I am cringing just typing this – for context, we are both female and […] Read the full article →
don’t make these 8 mistakes when negotiating salary by Alison Green on January 15, 2014 Unless you’re different than 99.3% of the population, you love getting a job offer but hate negotiating salary. The process is fraught with worries that you’ll ask for a number that’s too low or too high, that the employer will try to lowball you in their offer, or that you won’t even know how to evaluate […] Read the full article →
can training be mandatory if it requires a 3-night stay out of town? by Alison Green on January 15, 2014 A reader writes: There is a 3-day-long training course I’d like my whole team to attend, and the company has offered to pay in full for the course fees, travel expenses, and the employees’ time. However, as the training is some 200 miles away from the city where the company is based, those attending the […] Read the full article →
should I send a very belated job rejection, getting paid for doing required reading outside of work, and more by Alison Green on January 15, 2014 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. Sending a very belated rejection to a job candidate I just realized I composed a decline email to a candidate on December 11 and never hit send. It’s more than a month later. Should I send it or just let it be? The […] Read the full article →
how to show passion for your work when you’re not a demonstrative person by Alison Green on January 14, 2014 I loved this comment on last week’s post about whether you have to fake passion to get a job: I’m very low-key, and it’s been an issue before at work. I’m in a nonprofit field and we’re generally expected to have PASSION for the work. I get a little bit of slack because I’m in […] Read the full article →
how to manage an employee who’s argumentative when I correct her work by Alison Green on January 14, 2014 A reader writes: I have a young employee who has a bad habit that needs to be broken and I’m looking for input in how to help her with this. I had a similar problem when I was her age and had it pointed out to me in a way that was rather hurtful, which […] Read the full article →
3 work mistakes you don’t realize you’re making by Alison Green on January 14, 2014 Some mistakes are easy to recognize – after all, you usually know if you flubbed a presentation or upset a client. But others fly beneath the radar, and those are often more dangerous, since you don’t know that something is going wrong. Here are three bad mistakes you might be making at work without being […] Read the full article →
how transparent should I be with new hires, is emergency contact info a privacy violation, and more by Alison Green on January 14, 2014 It’s five short answers to five short questions. Here we go… 1. How transparent should I be with new hires about a blow-up that preceded them? One of the teams I supervise consists of two people and the two recent incumbents had a personality conflict that totally blew up and resulted in both of them […] Read the full article →
workplace wellness programs aren’t so effective — surprise! by Alison Green on January 13, 2014 A new study has found that employer wellness programs — workplace programs that encourage employees to lose weight, manage their stress better, or make other lifestyle changes, with the aim of saving employers money on health care costs — resulted in no net savings at all. Here’s an excerpt from the New York Times about […] Read the full article →