my coworker told me I’m too loud, salary and demotions, and more by Alison Green on September 13, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker told me I’m too loud I work in a cubicle farm in sales. Today as I was on the phone with a client and closing a sale, a coworker comes up to me, waits for me to finish on the phone, and then […] Read the full article →
things top job candidates never do — which aren’t deal-breakers but which don’t reflect well on you by Alison Green on September 12, 2014 We talk a lot here about hiring deal-breakers — things that will on their own ruin your chances with an employer. There’s another category of things that aren’t deal-breakers in and of themselves but which are never done by anyone who ends up being a top candidate. As a result, for managers who have done enough […] Read the full article →
open thread – September 12, 2014 by Alison Green on September 12, 2014 It’s the Friday open thread! 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, emailing me is still your best bet, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. Read the full article →
am I obligated to share my work with my coworker, how to reward an exceptional employee, and more by Alison Green on September 12, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I obligated to share my work with my coworker? At the job I started several months ago, it’s important to take notes because there are very few sources to look up needed procedures/information and there’s way too much to rely on memory. All the […] Read the full article →
how do I tell my boss that our new hire needs to be fired? by Alison Green on September 11, 2014 A reader writes: I have a coworker who was hired about a month and a half ago. She works very closely with me and I’m unofficially her supervisor – I have done almost 100% of her training, I’m responsible for reviewing her work, and it is expected that she comes to me with questions before […] Read the full article →
how to make performance evaluations useful to your team by Alison Green on September 11, 2014 There’s a reason so many people have come to dread performance evaluations: They’re often handled as an obligatory bureaucratic exercise that takes up far more time than they’re worth – if they have any value at all. But done right, performance evaluations can be truly useful for you and your team. Here’s how. 1. Make […] Read the full article →
I’m not the go-to person for my team, coworker’s nude photos, and more by Alison Green on September 11, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I worry about not being the go-to person for my team? I have one employee reporting to me who is working in one of our remote offices. I have found that on many occasions when other teams in the remote office need any information, they […] Read the full article →
my coworker refused to help with a request I sent her by Alison Green on September 10, 2014 A reader writes: I’m about three months into my job and am handling a project (company retreat) where I work with 6 other group members, not including anyone from HR. As we are constantly hiring, I asked HR if she could send me an updated name list once every month or every three months so […] Read the full article →
how can we solve our office’s thermostat war? by Alison Green on September 10, 2014 A reader writes: I work in a small office with about 10 people in our room. It’s on average about 80 degrees in the summer and gets incredibly stuffy in our ground floor office. Our one window is about 10 feet from the busiest street in the city, so there’s constant traffic and tourists gathering […] Read the full article →
can I recover from a bad phone interview, a recruiter changed my resume, and more by Alison Green on September 10, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I recover from a bad phone interview? Recently my husband and I moved across the country to carve out a better future for our child before starting school. My husband is a stay-at-home dad while I work in various creative fields. With all the […] Read the full article →