giving feedback to an unprofessional job candidate, staying in a two-bedroom suite with a colleague, and more by Alison Green on November 15, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I give feedback to this unprofessional internship candidate? I was interviewing for interns this past week and I found a candidate who had decent experience and decided to bring her in for an interview. Once I Googled her, I found that her Twitter feed […] Read the full article →
update: I was hired to run a department — but the old boss is still there, 10 months later by Alison Green on November 14, 2014 Remember the letter last month from the person who was hired to run a department, but 10 months after she started, the old director who she was supposed to replace still hadn’t moved on? Here’s the update: First off, thanks everyone for the advice. Due to vacations and conferences, my boss and I didn’t end […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 14, 2014 by Alison Green on November 14, 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 →
how long can I stay home with my kids, invasive questionnaire for job candidates, and more by Alison Green on November 14, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employer asks job candidates how much they spend on makeup, charity, and credit card bills This question is for my sister. She recently went on an interview and thinks it went fairly well. They sent her some personality test type things and also a budget to […] Read the full article →
I think my employee lied about damage to a company vehicle by Alison Green on November 13, 2014 A reader writes: We had a company vehicle with a high clearance requirement come back with significant roof damage. The employee driving it pointed it out to me, the driver manager, as if it was like that when he got it. The vehicle had gone out daily with several different drivers over the past few […] Read the full article →
what to do when your team disagrees with your decision by Alison Green on November 13, 2014 You’ve gathered input and heard people out, and then made the ultimate decision — but now you’ve got a team of unhappy staff members who wish it had gone a different way. How do you get them on board so that you’re all working in the same direction? Well, first, you did the right thing […] Read the full article →
my coworker is too nosy about how I’m spending my time off by Alison Green on November 13, 2014 A reader writes: I have a new colleague who was recently hired. Although I have only known her for 2.5 months at work, I noticed that she has the habit of poking her nose into affairs where it doesn’t belong, particularly when it comes to how people are using their time off or even medical […] Read the full article →
does my boss want to have an affair with me, I feel guilty about resigning, and more by Alison Green on November 13, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How can I get my boss to turn up the temperature on the office AC? Six weeks ago, I asked my boss to try to keep the average A/C temp at 73 degrees. When I come into work at 8 a.m., it is blasting at 71. […] Read the full article →
my interviewer asked me to buy make-up from her and then rejected me for the job by Alison Green on November 12, 2014 A reader writes: I have been after a position working with autistic children for four months, after researching the facility and deciding that it would be the perfect place for me. I finally got an interview, but after it was over, my interviewer walked me out to my car and gave me a whole speech about […] Read the full article →
how to search for a new job – without your current employer finding out by Alison Green on November 12, 2014 Job searching when you’re employed comes with plenty of advantages: Employers often prefer employed candidates, you don’t have to explain why you’re not currently working, and you have the option of staying at your current job if your search doesn’t work out. But job searching when you’re employed also means that you usually need to […] Read the full article →