my coworker spread a rumor that I have racist tattoos, what to expect in a third interview, and more by Alison Green on July 29, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker spread a false rumor that I have racist tattoos I was recently tipped off to a rumor going around the workplace about me, created by a person in a supervisory position above me, saying that I have tattoos of swastikas on my chest […] Read the full article →
update: I caught an employee in a lie by Alison Green on July 28, 2014 Remember the letter from the manager who caught an employee lying about sending a FedEx shipment that she hadn’t really sent? Here’s the update. While the employee is still working here, I did finally get support from my manager (the president) to write her up, and when I did her annual review, it stated all […] Read the full article →
5 ways to modernize your job search by Alison Green on July 28, 2014 If you’re still following job search advice from a decade or more ago, you might be inadvertently sabotaging your own chances of getting hired. And if you think you’re too young to be doing that, think again: It’s not just workers with decades of experience who fall into this trap – even 20somethings fall victim to […] Read the full article →
manager wants to buy underwear for employees — and wants to approve it first by Alison Green on July 28, 2014 A reader writes: A friend of mine recently told me that her boss takes her and a coworker shopping a couple of times a year. Sounds nice, huh? Apparently the shopping experience is done together and the boss directs the employees to what they can look for (shoes, handbag, etc.) and then upon her approval, […] Read the full article →
bringing a boyfriend to an interview, preventing overtime abuse, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker keeps singing near my desk, even after I’ve asked him to stop I have a job that I love, and coworkers that I enjoy. However, where I sit in the office is becoming problematic. My desk is located in an open office space. There […] Read the full article →
Sunday free-for-all – July 27, 2014 by Alison Green on July 27, 2014 It’s the Sunday free-for-all. 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 →
asking about birth control coverage when interviewing, reporting plagiarism, and more by Alison Green on July 26, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Asking about birth control coverage when interviewing with faith-based organizations I’m a young nonprofit professional with interest in working for a variety of faith-based organizations. Given all the current controversy extending even beyond the nonprofit field, it’s recently hit home for me that in the […] Read the full article →
managers: you should ask your staff what’s not getting done by Alison Green on July 25, 2014 This was originally published on March 28, 2011. Someone told me recently that I was his only manager who ever asked him to specifically report on what he wasn’t getting done. Other managers wanted to know plenty about what was happening — but because they never asked him about what he wasn’t getting to, he assumed […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 25, 2014 by Alison Green on July 25, 2014 It’s the Friday open thread. 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. The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, […] Read the full article →
offensive comments heard secondhand, performance evaluations that ban comments, and more by Alison Green on July 25, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. HR is banning comments on our performance evaluations Why would HR suddenly decide that no comments will be allowed on performance evaluations? For the past 20+ years with my employer, performance evaluations have consisted of meeting with one’s supervisor to review and evaluate the past […] Read the full article →