should I hold a grudge over the job I didn’t get, restrictive new PTO policy, and more by Alison Green on August 9, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it okay to ask my employer to look at my daughter’s application? My daughter works as a payroll and benefits specialist and employee trainer for a great company which, nevertheless, is eliminating her position in all locations across the board (by implementing a computer […] Read the full article →
my job didn’t warn me that I’d be temporarily laid off each summer by Alison Green on August 8, 2014 A reader writes: I started a new event manager job in January that I was very excited about. The company I started with was two event facilities that merged and my position was expected to manage all events in one facility, but I would be trained to manage events in the additional facility. The additional facility […] Read the full article →
open thread – August 8, 2014 by Alison Green on August 8, 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 →
accepted a promotion without talking salary, name-dropping in interviews, and more by Alison Green on August 8, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I accepted a promotion without asking about the salary Thanks to a lot of the great comments on Open Thread, I successfully interviewed for and got a promotion at my company. The issue now is that I have no idea what my new salary is. […] Read the full article →
I was held hostage and insulted at a group interview of 45 people by Alison Green on August 7, 2014 A reader writes: I saw a job posting for an HR assistant and sent in my resume. I got a call from the HR director, telling me they wanted me to come in for an interview. I didn’t think there was anything suspicious about it because the company was real and everything and gave me […] Read the full article →
how’s the new layout working for you? by Alison Green on August 7, 2014 Now that the new site layout has been up a week, I want to know how it’s working for you. Specifically: 1. If you’re having technical problems with the site… First, if you’re having any issues with the site, please clear your cache and then try again. That may fix the issue on the spot. But if that […] Read the full article →
how to terrify your new employee by Alison Green on August 7, 2014 You’ve just made a promising new hire. But when she shows up to start work, all that effort that you put into recruiting the right person can go up in a puff of smoke when her first weeks aren’t well planned out. At Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I tell you how you can ensure […] Read the full article →
my boss slapped my hand, I was fired and then invited back, and more by Alison Green on August 7, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss slapped my hand I’ve been at my job for a couple months now. I made a minor reporting mistake and quickly corrected it, no big deal. My supervisor, who sits next to me, slid his chair next to me, said “give me your […] Read the full article →
my assistant let us believe she has a key certification that she doesn’t actually have by Alison Green on August 6, 2014 A reader writes: Last year, I hired an employee at the insistence of my boss. It was basically, “Good news, I was able to get the approval for you to hire an assistant. You really need to hire this person. By the way, she starts Monday.” My new assistant is a personal friend and past […] Read the full article →
the 7 biggest mistakes managers make by Alison Green on August 6, 2014 Managers receive remarkably little training, given how important the role is to a team’s success and how many people managers impact daily. In fact, the vast majority of managers end up in their jobs because they were good at something else – communications or programming or operations or whatever they were doing before getting promoted […] Read the full article →