It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss’s boss’s debt collectors keep calling me For the last three weeks, debt collectors have been calling my work phone three times per day looking for my boss’s boss. I have no idea how they got my number; I’m not a receptionist, and my […]
Read the full article →This was originally published on December 22, 2011. A reader writes: I have had a new employee for 3 weeks. Our jobs involve analysis and project management, and thus the skills needed, as well as the range of tasks we do, are broad. We are hiring due to growth in our small branch office in […]
Read the full article →It’s the Friday open thread — with a difference: This post is for work-related discussions only. Please hold anything off topic for the free-for-all open thread that’s coming this Sunday. This is an experiment. My hope is that by confining this post to work topics, the number of comments will become more manageable and it […]
Read the full article →It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to deal with coworkers rolling their eyes in a meeting How do you deal with staff attending a meeting and being very noticeably annoyed with whatever is being said? Two particular coworkers always roll their eyes, I guess to show how they feel about the […]
Read the full article →Some random thoughts from hiring work recently, in no particular order: * Do not start your cover letter with “My name is…” unless you are under the age of 10. This does not make you sound like a grown-up. * When a job posting asks for something like 2-3 years experience and you have 10+ […]
Read the full article →It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boyfriend and I work together, and he won’t share info about our coworkers My boyfriend and I met at work. We do not work in the same department. However, we started working on the same brand last month and we have been in more […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: I have a job interview lined up that I’m really looking forward to. I like the organization, it’s an appropriate step up from my current job, and all that good stuff. So I did all my research and prep, took the day off work, put on my interview clothes, and headed off […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: We are the exact opposite of the typical helicopter parents, encouraging our kids to make their own choices. We have allowed our kids to make their own decisions for many years of their young adult years, but feel we might contact someone for advice at this time. Our son just graduated from college […]
Read the full article →It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My former boss was detained by police for stalking me — what if she’s called as a reference? My previous employer from 12 years ago has a police record because of her behavior toward me when I quit working for her. She had been cutting […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: I need some advice about how to handle a work colleague. My colleague is good at his job; he has not received any bad reviews. This will be his second year in the position. We have an entirely new administration, as well as a new employee evaluation system handed down by the […]
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