Sunday free-for-all – November 30, 2014 by Alison Green on November 30, 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 →
inheriting a longtime employee who isn’t doing his job, former employee was jailed for stealing $100,000, and more by Alison Green on November 29, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Inheriting a longtime employee who isn’t doing his job I’m a young manager who is having an issue with one of my employees. He has been with the company for 35 years and is over 65. His previous supervisor was a longtime friend of his […] Read the full article →
update: my managers are giving me contradictory instructions by Alison Green on November 28, 2014 Remember the letter-writer in July who was receiving contradictory instructions from her manager and the head of the organization (#2 at the link)? Here the update. I followed your advice, and I also spoke more thoroughly to my boss about how she wanted to handle affairs when she was out of the office (she is […] Read the full article →
does it mean anything if an employer says they’ll keep me in their “talent pipeline”? by Alison Green on November 28, 2014 A reader writes: I recently did a set of interviews with a huge company, and then submitted a resume to another big company. Both recruiters gave me the usual “thanks, but…”, but in both cases I was told they’d “talent pipeline” me, as the current roles were not what they deemed to be a strong […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 28, 2014 by Alison Green on November 28, 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. * If you submitted […] Read the full article →
my boss told me “sorry isn’t good enough anymore,” wearing see-through blouses to work, and more by Alison Green on November 28, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss told me “sorry isn’t good enough anymore” I have been at my job for about 14 months, and I was a temp here for six months before that. I feel like in the last few months, I have had a major screw-up like […] Read the full article →
the season of holiday office dramas begins today… by Alison Green on November 27, 2014 Because today is Thanksgiving, in lieu of a post today I’m instead presenting five crazy holiday stories from years past. (Crazy letters are high on my list of things to be thankful for.) 1. my office Secret Santa gave me a sex toy 2. my office wants us to chip in to send our CEO’s family on […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is frequently absent and neglects his work by Alison Green on November 26, 2014 Here’s one more before people head out for Thanksgiving. Remember the letter-writer in August whose boss was constantly absent and neglecting his work? Because he was so often not around, our letter-writer’s coworkers were starting to come to her to fill in for him, making it hard for her to get her own work done. […] Read the full article →
update: I was a test subject in a counseling session at work and now I regret it by Alison Green on November 26, 2014 Remember the letter-writer in August who had participated in a videotaped counseling training session for students and later realized that two of her student workers would be viewing the video as part of their training? She was feeling awkward about the emotional content of the session being viewed by people she managed. Here’s her update. After […] Read the full article →
my employee constantly interrupts me with unnecessary updates and questions by Alison Green on November 26, 2014 A reader writes: I am a fairly new accounting supervisor. Most days, I am completely overwhelmed with projects, data requests and constant deadlines looming overhead. I am trying to work more efficiently by delegating more projects and workload, but I have one employee who feels the need to come into my office several times daily […] Read the full article →