update: my coworkers heard my roommates having sex while I was on a conference call by Alison Green on April 2, 2014 Here’s an update from Monday’s letter-writer whose coworkers overheard her roommates having loud sex while she was on a work conference call and have been avoiding her ever since. Update on the roommates heard having sex situation, because I wanted to defuse this as fast as possible–thanks everyone for the advice! And yes, this situation […] Read the full article →
starting your first job? here are 10 things you need to know by Alison Green on April 2, 2014 As another generation of college seniors prepares to finish their final semester of school, they might be focused on finals and job interviews, but they should also be thinking about what awaits them once they get those jobs. There’s plenty that will be new to them about the work world, some of it pleasant (paid […] Read the full article →
I gossiped and now my coworker doesn’t trust me by Alison Green on April 2, 2014 A reader writes: I have a question that I feel horrible about. I heard through the grapevine from one of the volunteers at the nonprofit I work for that a coworker of mine had checked into an inpatient mental facility. (The coworker had called in sick, but no one at work knew the full story). […] Read the full article →
my coworker blew up over a photo, employee keeps bugging me to interview someone, and more by Alison Green on April 2, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee keeps bugging me to interview someone I am the first point of contact for hiring at my company, so I get a lot of employee referrals. Although I am not the final decision maker, I have a pretty good idea what the hiring manager […] Read the full article →
update: my manager got demoted because of me – and now we have to go to a tropical island for team-building by Alison Green on April 1, 2014 Remember the reader whose possibly unhinged manager had just been demoted because of her, and now they were all being sent on a trip to a tropical island for team-building? Here’s her update. I decided the best thing to do was just go, act like I did not know she had been demoted, and avoid […] Read the full article →
should I tell my employer that I’m bringing a legal concealed weapon to work? by Alison Green on April 1, 2014 A reader writes: I have been hesitating writing in on this, because I know it will boggle the minds of many of your international readers, and I’m sure I’ll be filleted in the comments, but I genuinely would like to ask someone objective. I have a concealed carry permit that permits me to carry a […] Read the full article →
back slowly away from your email and pick up the damn phone by Alison Green on April 1, 2014 If you’re like a lot of people, including me, you rely far too heavily on email, even when you’d be better served by talking in real time. After all, email lets you carefully think through exactly what you want to say, choose the perfect words, and avoid the risk of accidentally blurting out something you’ll […] Read the full article →
responding to an unprofessional resignation, pitting companies against each other to get a better offer, and more by Alison Green on April 1, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. What to say to an employee who resigned unprofessionally An employee I supervise in an hourly role working with children resigned today. I am not his direct manager, but rather the overall coordinator for this program working with youth. We regularly hire a number of […] Read the full article →