I don’t want to say hello to my horrible coworker, we get comp time that we can’t take, and more by Alison Green on April 26, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We get comp time that we can’t really take In my company, most employees are required to work much more than a standard 40-hour work week (for the sake of this example, we’re all exempt). We have many weekend and evening events, and employees work […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t let me come up with new ideas by Alison Green on April 25, 2014 This was originally published on May 6, 2009. A reader writes: I am a dreamer. I have lots of ideas and I can see the big picture easily. While in school I wrote articles and presented at conferences, but was met with lots of frustration with the people I was sharing my ideas with because […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 25, 2014 by Alison Green on April 25, 2014 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. Read the full article →
my boss didn’t talk to me directly about a new project, I feel like I’m enabling a bad boss, and more by Alison Green on April 25, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m upset that my boss didn’t talk to me directly about a new project I was hoping you could tell me if it would be reasonable to “confront” my boss regarding this situation (maybe “confront” is too strong a word). Yesterday, I received an email […] Read the full article →
update: my rude and intrusive coworker makes me feel horrible by Alison Green on April 24, 2014 Remember the letter-writer last year whose coworker kept making rude personal comments, like “you’re gonna get fat” when she ate a piece of pie and “your boobs hang out of your shirts like the girls on The Bachelor”? And then when apologizing, said, ““I’m sorry I said that, but it’s kind of true”? Well, exactly […] Read the full article →
our museum volunteer is out of control by Alison Green on April 24, 2014 A reader writes: I am the executive director of a small museum and manage five part-time staff members. During my time here we have added several staff positions and worked to become more professional, creating employee policies and working to follow industry standards and museum best practices in all aspects of work – including collections […] Read the full article →
how to give presentations that won’t put people to sleep – even if you’re shy by Alison Green on April 24, 2014 If you seize up with fear at the thought of giving a presentation to a group of people, you have plenty of company. And if you’re shy or otherwise not a “natural public speaker,” the prospect of having to command a room might feel especially daunting. But many before you have conquered those fears and […] Read the full article →
my company said I could work remotely but then replaced me, unwanted help from a coworker, and more by Alison Green on April 24, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker keeps pushing unwanted help on me It is my first year working at a boarding school, and one of my coworkers, who has been here for numerous years, has slowly been poking his head in my responsibilities and using them for his own […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker wants me to have a sleepover with her by Alison Green on April 23, 2014 Remember the reader whose coworker invited her to a sleepover? Here’s her update. Thanks so much to you and your readers for all of your help! The sleepover invitation seemed to fizzle out soon after I sent the letter. But while I stopped receiving follow-ups on having a sleepover, this coworker was suddenly inviting me […] Read the full article →
my bosses’ dog keeps attacking my coworkers by Alison Green on April 23, 2014 A reader writes: I work for a small nonprofit in a city where many offices allow dogs. The organization I work for is still run by its founders, and they have maintained nearly full control of all operations since the organization’s inception. In other words, the place is pretty dysfunctional. The cofounders adopted an abused […] Read the full article →