my new coworker noisily sucks on candy all day, wearing company-branded items after a buy-out, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new coworker noisily sucks on candy all day A woman who recently joined our office sucks on candies all day long and makes terrible, loud sucking noises. Is there a way to politely ask her to be quiet? It is driving me absolutely bananas. […] Read the full article →
update: I accepted a job without finding out the salary by Alison Green on December 15, 2014 Remember the letter-writer who accepted a job without first asking what the salary was (#1 at the link)? Here’s the update. They eventually told me a salary, in terms that sounded non-negotiable. However, it was well below the bottom of the range I’d agreed to. At the same time, I was interviewing for a different position […] Read the full article →
update: how do I tell my boss that our new hire needs to be fired? by Alison Green on December 15, 2014 Remember the letter-writer who was responsible for training her new coworker and who was concerned that the new person wasn’t cut out for the job? Here’s the update. I was honest with my boss and told her directly that I thought my new coworker needed to be let go. I provided her with written examples […] Read the full article →
4 signs you just don’t like your boss by Alison Green on December 15, 2014 You might think you don’t need to be told when you don’t like your boss, but sometimes managers become such an ingrained part of our work lives that you might not even realize when a personal dislike is impacting the relationship – and along with it, your happiness at your job. Here are four typical […] Read the full article →
all the party planning in my office always falls to women by Alison Green on December 15, 2014 A reader writes: I’ve noticed in my office that nearly all of the holiday planning responsibilities fall to women. This is in a traditionally male-dominated industry where there has been progress in hiring/promoting women, but we’re still generally underrepresented. However, in the party planning efforts, usually all, or all-but-one of the representatives are women. This […] Read the full article →
posting about a new job on Facebook, my coworker is a harlot, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I wait to post about a new job on Facebook? I recently accepted an offer for a new job – yay! I waited until I got it in writing, then notified my boss and coworkers, etc. Everything’s all set – my last day at […] Read the full article →
Sunday open thread – December 14, 2014 by Alison Green on December 14, 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 →
another four reader updates by Alison Green on December 13, 2014 Four more updates from readers whose questions were answered here this year — 1. My colleague works around the clock and I’m concerned it will impact management’s idea of realistic workload (#2 at the link) Things ended up working themselves out, though not in the best way. Unfortunately, all the overtime caught up to my […] Read the full article →
update: my office is fighting about overhead lighting by Alison Green on December 12, 2014 Remember the letter-writer whose office was warring about overhead lighting, and half the office wanted to work in darkness? Here’s the update. We got a new manager and we moved to a different floor, two unforeseen variables that changed the whole atmosphere. A couple posters brought up a few things I wanted to address: AAM, […] Read the full article →
update: managing people with higher risk tolerance than I have by Alison Green on December 12, 2014 Remember the letter-writer who managed a sea kayak guide who kept conducting kayaking trips in situations where safety guidelines dictated he should have changed plans (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. I wrote to you last spring in search of advice on how to manage an employee who had a higher risk tolerance that I did. One thing that […] Read the full article →