companies without HR, hair styling in the work bathroom, and more by Alison Green on March 3, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Makeup and hair styling is making our work bathrooms gross My organization shares a floor with a few other companies, and I noticed that some of the women in the other companies treat the shared bathroom like their own. I’ll come in in the morning […] Read the full article →
my company keeps pushing me to extend my notice period by Alison Green on March 2, 2015 A reader writes: I work at a small company where the workload is heavy and the pay is little. I would say I’m doing the job of 2-3 people, but they pay me well below my market value (not because they lack the financial means but because they’re stingy and take advantage of naive newcomers). […] Read the full article →
5 little-known secrets about job-searching by Alison Green on March 2, 2015 You might think you’re an experienced job seeker who understands how hiring processes work. But behind the scenes, hiring often works differently than job seekers assume that it does. Here are five hiring secrets that you probably don’t know – but which can give you an advantage over your competition. 1. Application deadlines often don’t […] Read the full article →
is it inappropriate to hire an employee to pet-sit at my house? by Alison Green on March 2, 2015 A reader writes: My wife and I live 1,000 miles from our hometown, but we go back to visit quite a bit, and we go on vacation once in a while. We don’t have anybody that lives nearby who we are comfortable asking to take care of our cat while we are away for an […] Read the full article →
my boss wants me to fix his mother’s computer issues, my coworker is competing with me for a Ph.D. spot, and more by Alison Green on March 2, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss keeps telling me to fix his mother’s computer issues I’m a tech support technician for a small ISP business. My boss (the company owner) has me answering calls from his mother almost every day. She calls in about everything from hardware to software. […] Read the full article →