asking coworkers about what they get paid, my boss is borrowing money from staff, and more by Alison Green on March 16, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask my resigning coworker how much she was getting paid? I work in a small office of a multi-national company. We only have one office and fewer than 10 employees here in the States. I wasn’t able to find a coherent salary range […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – March 14-15, 2015 by Alison Green on March 14, 2015 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.) Book Recommendation of the Week: One More Thing: Stories […] Read the full article →
my hostile colleague says that I now report to him, a work mailbox cleaned out without warning, and more by Alison Green on March 14, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. A work mailbox cleaned out without warning Today my husband came to work to discover his cubby-style mailbox had been cleaned out and his name tag removed. His job requires him to be on the road part of the time, and this morning he had […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is pushing me to delay my start date at my new job so I can keep working at my old job by Alison Green on March 13, 2015 Remember the letter-writer in January whose boss was pushing her to delay her start date at her new job so that she could continue doing work for her old job? Here’s the update. I know how much you and your readers love updates, so I thought I’d provide you with one! I ultimately ended up […] Read the full article →
is over-selling yourself in an interview the norm? by Alison Green on March 13, 2015 A reader writes: I was interviewed by my company over a year ago, and I felt the interview went really well. Being a technology company, there were lots of questions about technologies I’d worked with before, and I answered them honestly and clearly. Now the yearly review came along and I had my meeting with […] Read the full article →
open thread – March 13, 2015 by Alison Green on March 13, 2015 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 to start an email, turning down an offer that a friend helped me get, and more by Alison Green on March 13, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I selfish for not wanting people to mooch off my knowledge? I am a proactive person, one who researches, calls people, gets stuff done. Lately, I am feeling as though everyone wants to mooch off my knowledge. For example, I am in grad school […] Read the full article →
how to follow up with a bad guest speaker by Alison Green on March 12, 2015 A reader writes: In my current role, I’m responsible for hosting programs for my organization in honor of certain monthly observances (i.e., Women’s History Month, Disability Employment Awareness Month, etc.) that usually require a guest speaker. Because I essentially have no budget for this, I’ve had to rely on the kindness of individuals willing to […] Read the full article →
4 time management beliefs that are harming you by Alison Green on March 12, 2015 If you struggle to manage your calendar and find enough time in the day to get everything done, you might wonder if you just haven’t found the right time management technique yet. Maybe you haven’t – but it’s also possible that the real issue is that your thinking about time management is what’s holding you […] Read the full article →
my boss is sending everyone at my office racist memes by Alison Green on March 12, 2015 A reader writes: I work at a branch office of a nonprofit institution (roughly 150 employees over 10 states). Today, my branch manager (vice president in the overall institution) sent this racially-charged political meme to all employees at our site. I was shocked and disgusted, as were many of my front-line colleagues. My immediate supervisors, however, shrugged […] Read the full article →