a secretary is holding up my job offer, I’m worried about how my peers will react to my promotion, and more by Alison Green on November 19, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’ve reached out to a company three times and haven’t heard back I applied for a job that I’m very confident I can do to help the company achieve their vision. It’s in a creative field, and I believe that applying in this field takes […] Read the full article →
when an employee stops coming to work, do we have to formally fire them? by Alison Green on November 18, 2014 A reader writes: I’m the only HR person in a high turnover construction-related business. Prior to me, the supervisors handled (or didn’t, is more like it) all their hiring and firing themselves. We often have people quit showing up for work, and in the past supervisors would just never contact them with their next report […] Read the full article →
having a bad boss can make you sick, superstars can struggle to bond with their teams, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2014 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: having a bad boss can make you sick, why some superstars struggle to bond with their teams, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
I thought I liked my new boss, but I’m worried about how she treated a coworker by Alison Green on November 18, 2014 A reader writes: I started my first full-time job about four months ago. The position is a staff role in academia. I work in a fairly small team (three people, one of whom is my director). We also sit in the same office space as my associate dean. Even though I had hesitations about the […] Read the full article →
my manager is disconnected and hands-off, my manager is pushing me to work I don’t want to do, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager is disconnected and hands-off — is this normal? I joined a company at a director level position a little over a year ago. A director is a fairly highly ranking role at this company. The level of interaction with my manager is so […] Read the full article →
2 reader updates (with happy endings) by Alison Green on November 17, 2014 Two more updates from recent letter-writers: 1. How can I ask my new employer for breaks to sit when I go to trade shows? (#3 at the link) It turns out that my new boss is extremely understanding, and as soon as I told her I was having foot issues she arranged so that I […] Read the full article →
5 on-the-job benefits that sound great but don’t always deliver by Alison Green on November 17, 2014 Companies are increasingly getting creative with what kind of benefits they offer to attract and retain employees – offering things like free lunches and dinner, gym memberships, and even unlimited vacation time. But while most of these sound great in theory, some of them don’t quite deliver when you look at how they play out […] Read the full article →
I turned down a job offer and now the recruiter is invoicing me by Alison Green on November 17, 2014 A reader writes: I was in the awesome position of interviewing for two roles through recruitment agencies and receiving offers for both. Both roles were aware that I had another strong offer on the table, and negotiations started between myself and the two agencies. As I was available immediately, both roles wanted me to start […] Read the full article →
someone keeps rearranging my desk, did my manager give me the finger, and more by Alison Green on November 17, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I share a desk with the night shift and someone keeps rearranging my stuff Recently, we had a huge increase in our workload. As a solution, my employer has hired more people and added a second shift of work at night. We do not have […] Read the full article →
Sunday free-for-all – November 16, 2014 by Alison Green on November 16, 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 →