It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it okay to clip your nails at work? I’m curious whether folks think it’s okay to clip their nails in the office. In my last two cubicle-type jobs, there has been at least one person who clips their nails in the office on a […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: I see a lot of questions from people wondering if they can ask employers why they weren’t hired. What I’m wondering is almost the opposite: can I ask an employer why they did decide to hire me? I’d be awfully curious to know at what point in the process they decided to […]
Read the full article →When you’re managing remote employees, it can take longer to realize when there’s a problem than with employees who you see every day. Here are three signs that a remote worker has become disengaged, and what you can do about it when it happens. You realize that you wouldn’t have any idea what your remote […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: I work in a small office where our desks are stationed together, facing each other. One of my coworkers uses e-cigarettes at her desk and the menthol vapor is very strong. The scent upsets another one of my coworkers and as a person who has cystic lungs, I worry about the effects […]
Read the full article →It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How should I handle customer complaints about my coworkers? I work in an office with 10 coworkers and 2 bosses. There have been problems in the past with issues like backbiting and tattling. I really hate this type of behavior and have promised myself I […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: I had a phone interview with a company that let me go a month ago, for a position in a different part of the company. During the interview, the interviewing manager put me on hold to discuss a budget question with a director who walked in. I know that it’s rude for […]
Read the full article →It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was promoted, but my former manager keeps asking me to do my old job Two months ago, I received a promotion to a manager level position at my company. Prior to that promotion, I had been working as an administrative assistant to an executive in […]
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