how to get your boss to read your emails by Alison Green on July 10, 2014 If your boss is like most managers, she gets a ton of email and has very little time to respond to it. That doesn’t excuse non-responsiveness, of course, but it does mean that your chances of having your emails read and responded to go up significantly if you craft your messages the right way. Here are […] Read the full article →
I tried to negotiate salary and haven’t heard anything back, bug bites at work, and more by Alison Green on July 10, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I tried to negotiate salary and now I haven’t heard back for a week I’m a recent college graduate who just got her first job offer. I attempted to negotiate the salary they gave me and asked if they would be willing to provide any […] Read the full article →
Holding people accountable isn’t always about formal action. Sometimes it’s just a direct conversation. by Alison Green on July 9, 2014 On a recent discussion of a manager who wanted to be cc’d on everything, commenter Jamie mentioned that when someone who works for her is having trouble getting responses from someone else and she knows that seeing her cc’d will move them to action, she’ll suggest cc’ing her … but then she follows up privately with […] Read the full article →
my coworker keeps trying to goad me into political arguments by Alison Green on July 9, 2014 A reader writes: I’m a grad student interning for the summer at an apolitical government agency. In an effort to make conversation with one of the permanent staff members on my team, we got to talking about our respective collections (he collects coins, I collect political campaign buttons). I regret telling him this, however, because […] Read the full article →
8 things your boss won’t tell you … but wishes you knew by Alison Green on July 9, 2014 Have you ever noticed that when people are promoted to management roles, their perspective on workplaces issues often changes? That’s because, as managers, they see things that they might not have been exposed to as employees — and as a result, they view workplace questions through a different lens than the one they used before. […] Read the full article →
my boss wants me to do something skeevy, an undeserved free lunch, and more by Alison Green on July 9, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants me to do something skeevy As part of our link building strategy, my boss wants me to email bloggers and webmasters pretending that I am a random person who is a fan of theirs and has discovered a broken link on their […] Read the full article →
do employers really look down on drinking and partying? by Alison Green on July 8, 2014 A reader writes: I’m hoping you can settle a debate that a friend and I are having. I’m in grad school for a technology-related degree and am currently “cleaning up my act,” so to speak. I’ve recently deleted my Facebook account entirely, started a new Twitter account, made my Instagram private, and shut down some […] Read the full article →
how to keep track of the work you’ve delegated by Alison Green on July 8, 2014 If you manage a busy team, you’re probably doing a lot of delegating – of big projects as well as small details. In an ideal world, you’d be able to rely on your team members to circle back to you on everything you delegate to them – but in reality, you need to have a […] Read the full article →
how can I tell if things are going well at my new job, the competition tried to recruit me, and more by Alison Green on July 8, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How can I tell if things are going well on my new job? I’m happy to say that I landed a job recently (which I attribute in no small part reading Ask a Manager and also, the wonderful comment section). This is my first job […] Read the full article →
is this company stringing me along? by Alison Green on July 7, 2014 A reader writes: I am in the midst of job hunting, and almost two months ago, I applied and interviewed for a specific position with a company I have a real interest in working with. I did not get that job as they said they needed someone with more experience for that niche role, but […] Read the full article →