I quit my job 2 months ago, and my employer wants to retroactively make it a firing by Alison Green on April 16, 2014 A reader writes: I put in a resignation letter that was accepted in February. I gave a 30-day notice to the company. I received a phone call last week (April), stating that my resignation had been changed to a termination. The company is saying that they found evidence of non-compliance against me at some point. […] Read the full article →
the questions I get asked the most by Alison Green on April 16, 2014 As a workplace advice columnist, I field all sorts of questions from readers – everything from how to survive the annoyingly loud coworker in the next cubicle to how to get along with a crazy boss. While some questions are truly one of a kind (this one and this one come to mind), there are other […] Read the full article →
I caught my employee in a lie, sending an e-card after an interview, and more by Alison Green on April 16, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I caught my employee in a lie I recently caught my employee lying to me about sending a FedEx shipment that she didn’t really send. I had a feeling she was lying but didn’t want to say anything in case I was wrong, so I […] Read the full article →
I pulled a prank on a coworker — and it ended badly by Alison Green on April 15, 2014 A reader writes: I’m in a bit of a sticky situation. I played a prank on an employee — locked him on the balcony during office hours. It was a few minutes before a company function with clients at the office. He got out a few minutes later, grabbed me by my arm hard, and […] Read the full article →
talk about your job / ask about other people’s jobs by Alison Green on April 15, 2014 Reddit has a feature called “Ask Me Anything” (AMAs), where people make themselves available to answer any questions people want to throw at them. Bill Gates, Louis C.K., Barack Obama, and loads of other celebrities have done them (I recommend Bill Murray‘s), as have tons of regular people who identify something interesting about themselves that […] Read the full article →
banning email after-hours, rescinded job offers, and other things to know this week by Alison Green on April 15, 2014 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: a move by some French and German employers to ban email after work hours, the truth about that rescinded job offer that’s been getting so much buzz, and more. You can read it […] Read the full article →
my coworker is getting credit for my work, impossible billable hours requirements, and more by Alison Green on April 15, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss’s boss keeps crediting my coworker for work that I’m doing We have been doing a big internal communications project at work, and rather than hire someone to manage it, my boss and his supervisor decided to give me the job to do. It’s […] Read the full article →
my friend wrote a novel at work – should I tell our employer? by Alison Green on April 14, 2014 A reader writes: I have a friend and coworker who is a gifted writer. She finished her first novel earlier this year and a publisher has offered her an advance that will let her quit our boring job and write full-time, which has always been her dream. I’m happy for her but morally uneasy knowing […] Read the full article →
7 beliefs about your job search that are all wrong by Alison Green on April 14, 2014 If you’re like most job seekers, you approach their job search with a set of beliefs about how the hiring process works, what responses from employers are good signs, and what responses are bad signs. But in many cases, those beliefs are flat-out wrong, and some of them can hinder your search. Here are seven […] Read the full article →
what do you wish you knew before you started hiring people? by Alison Green on April 14, 2014 Want to win a $150 Amazon gift card? Modis, an IT recruiting and staffing company that connects IT pros with great opportunities at leading companies, is offering a $150 Amazon gift card to the person who leaves the most useful or interesting advice here. A very busy friend who’s about to start hiring employees for the […] Read the full article →