when your team constantly back-burners your priorities by Alison Green on June 3, 2014 When you work on a team that has to collaborate on competing priorities and yours always seem to be the last to get added the to-do list, how do you influence your team to give your work priority? Do you just say, “Hey, it’s been two months and I still haven’t gotten any support from team member […] Read the full article →
should I give my colleague feedback on her employee, written reference questionnaires, and more by Alison Green on June 3, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I give my colleague feedback on her employee’s manner? My role is quite specialized, and my education and work experience make me uniquely qualified within our organization for the work that I do. We are a very egalitarian organization, and I do my best […] Read the full article →
who was your best boss? by Alison Green on June 2, 2014 We hear about bad managers all the time here — the mean, the crazy, the incompetent, and the rude. But I’m curious to know about the good managers you’ve had. Specifically: What made them so good? What was the impact on your work? (And this isn’t just someone you liked personally; in fact, it’s even more […] Read the full article →
how to evaluate a job offer by Alison Green on June 2, 2014 So you have a job offer – congratulations! You’re probably pretty excited, but don’t let your excitement get in the way of evaluating the offer objectively and making sure that you fully understand the terms being offered to you before you accept it. 1. Salary. It sounds obvious, but don’t let your excitement to have a […] Read the full article →
my employer heard I was interviewing and confronted me by Alison Green on June 2, 2014 A reader writes: I was approached by HR and my new supervisor last week during my lunch hour. She acknowledged that I have been doing excellent work for the last year and a half. HR explained to me that she received word that I went on an interview with another company and for that reason […] Read the full article →
how to reject an internal candidate, I can’t afford interview travel, and more by Alison Green on June 2, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to reject an internal candidate I am a new manager at a small nonprofit (less than 10 employees). We have an opening and two internal candidates applied. I don’t know them well since I’ve only been with the organization for about two months. Based […] Read the full article →
Sunday free-for-all by Alison Green on June 1, 2014 It’s our first Sunday free-for-all. Since we limited Friday’s open thread to work-related discussions, this comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Have at it. Read the full article →