my new coworker wants to forbid music in the office by Alison Green on May 6, 2014 A reader writes: I work for a small business and we recently hired a new worker at my office. One of my usual coworkers just began maternity leave and won’t be back for 6-8 weeks, so we hired this new person as a temporary worker to pick up the slack in the meantime. If business […] Read the full article →
wet Speedos in the office, my manager has gone AWOL, and more by Alison Green on May 6, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker keeps hanging a wet Speedo on his office door I work in a department of eight women and one one man, in a company with many more women than men. My male coworker is very good at a his job and has been […] Read the full article →
my coworker self-published an X-rated book and won’t stop promoting it at work by Alison Green on May 5, 2014 A reader writes: One of my coworkers wrote his first book! We are so excited for him and realize that even if it is self-published, it’s a huge accomplishment. He actually gave out free copies to everyone in our department and all of management. I can ignore the quality of the writing of the book, […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a bad performance review by Alison Green on May 5, 2014 Receiving a negative performance evaluation is one of the most rattling and anxiety-producing experiences you can have at work – and that’s especially true if you’re blindsided by the criticism. You might even wonder if you’re in danger of losing your job. But the worst thing that you can do in response to a bad review […] Read the full article →
Sam, Lucy, and Olive would like a minute of your time by Alison Green on May 5, 2014 And now a break to talk about a sponsor… The lovely people at the SHEBA® brand – who are a sponsor of this site – asked me to talk about kitty health. Here’s what I’ve figured out about keeping cats healthy: 1. No free feeding. This one took me a while to learn. I used […] Read the full article →
a stolen cover letter, an invitation to my boss’s spouse’s birthday party, and more by Alison Green on May 5, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager wants to groom me for more responsibility, but I don’t want to move up I like my current manager, who I have worked with for one year now, but she tends to “mother” me, for lack of a better word. I can’t blame […] Read the full article →
I accidentally told my boss I’d work for free, I flubbed an interview answer, and more by Alison Green on May 3, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I accidentally told my boss I’d work for free The other day, my new boss (who is the nicest, most supportive boss I’ve had in a long time) was asking me how I liked the nature of the work I was doing. In a nervous […] Read the full article →
should a candidate ever give a company feedback on its hiring process? by Alison Green on May 2, 2014 This was originally published on July 6, 2011. A reader writes: I am currently job hunting and have interest from several amazing companies and consider myself very lucky. I’ve always been a good interviewee, and have never really had a bad interview, just ones that didn’t seem like a good fit. Well, until a few […] Read the full article →
open thread – May 2, 2014 by Alison Green on May 2, 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 father-in-law is pouting after I resigned, double toilet trouble, and more by Alison Green on May 2, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions — in which we break the year-long ban on toilet-related questions with a startling two in one post. Here we go… 1. My manager says I can’t talk to HR without notifying him Recently I went to HR to ask a question. They, in turn, told our VP, who […] Read the full article →