I’m training my replacement and worried she’s not right for the job by Alison Green on October 14, 2014 A reader writes: I was recently promoted to a mid-level job in my department after 2.5 years as an administrative assistant. It’s a great change, but it’s also a very stressful transition: on top of learning the ropes, clearing my predecessor’s backlog and taking on brand new duties, I also have to train my replacement. […] Read the full article →
I don’t want my staff to know how young I am, an ass-grabbing coworker, and more by Alison Green on October 14, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Will connecting on LinkedIn make my staff realize how young I am? I’m 24, and as a young manager I’ve made a point not to tell my employees my age. Up until this point, I think it’s been beneficial, but I now have employees requesting […] Read the full article →
can your employer do that? probably — but you can still discuss it by Alison Green on October 13, 2014 I get a lot of letters like this — letters that ask, essentially, can my employer really do this? I work in a industry where I sometimes work in the evenings after my standard 8 hours. I don’t mind at all, because it’s good money. Now to avoid paying overtime, my employer is telling me […] Read the full article →
how to respond to an angry, profanity-laced email from a coworker by Alison Green on October 13, 2014 A reader writes: The situation I’m writing about has happened and been dealt with (sort of), but I’m curious about what other paths I could have taken. I work in a small branch office of a larger firm. There is one other person at my level. We have differing but complementary skills. On the whole, […] Read the full article →
I can’t let go of wanting a job that isn’t contacting me, my new boss didn’t acknowledge my mother’s death, and more by Alison Green on October 13, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I can’t let go of wanting a job that isn’t contacting me There is a position that I have been wanting since before I graduated, but I used “needing my degree” as an excuse for not applying for the job. Two months after graduating, the […] Read the full article →
Sunday free-for-all – October 12, 2014 by Alison Green on October 12, 2014 It’s the weekend 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. (This one is truly non-work only; if you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.) Have at it. Read the full article →
my nosy coworker keeps joining my conversations, re-interviewing after a job rejection, and more by Alison Green on October 11, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My nosy coworker keeps joining my conversations My nosy coworker (“Nancy”) and I both joined the company at the same time and sit in neighboring cubicles at the office. There are walls to our cubicles, but the walls are short. Whenever another coworker come up to […] Read the full article →
a client paid half my fee and then disappeared before giving me any work by Alison Green on October 10, 2014 A reader writes: I occasionally offer consulting/advisory per my highly specialized knowledge for nonprofits. One particular one ended—well, not sure “ended” is the right word, exactly—in a most unusual way that I was at a loss to understand. I was asked to do, let’s say, international research on teapots among (and only among) a specific […] Read the full article →
open thread – October 10, 2014 by Alison Green on October 10, 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 →
my CEO wants us to wear pants with the company logo on the butt, dealing with a bad reference, and more by Alison Green on October 10, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My CEO wants us to wear pants with the company logo on the butt Instead of printing company t-shirts, my CEO wants to be unique by making company pants — with the company logo displayed on the bum! I thought he was joking but he […] Read the full article →