things that don’t matter in your job search by Alison Green on May 1, 2014 Things that don’t matter and which you must stop spending even a second longer thinking about: whether you put your cover letter in the body of the email or attach it (hiring managers have varying preferences, but no one is going to reject you over it, unless you ignore specific instructions) whether you address your […] Read the full article →
my boss is smothering me by Alison Green on May 1, 2014 A reader writes: I work for an insurance agent who is based in another insurance agent’s office. He basically rents out a couple rooms in the office for himself and his employees, who are just me and another girl. Recently, that other girl left (she was my best friend in the office), and so it’s […] Read the full article →
what’s your worst career sin? by Alison Green on May 1, 2014 The first time I had to fire someone, I messed it up badly. I had inherited an employee who was painfully slow, made regular mistakes, and didn’t respond to feedback. And like many newer managers, I danced around the issues with him. I made “suggestions” and expressed concerns, but I never once said directly that the […] Read the full article →
my manager cites God’s will in response to complaints, a senior coworker’s work sucks, and more by Alison Green on May 1, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. When a senior coworker produces bad work I’m an associate attorney working at a law firm (private practice). The nature of the firm’s practice requires a good amount of collaboration among attorneys, and as such it’s very common for multiple attorneys to perform tasks on […] Read the full article →