my team wants me to bring them cookies, coworker is constantly monitoring me, and more by Alison Green on April 15, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My team wants to be recognized with cookies and trophies I need you to tell me if I’m being a terrible person. I manage a small team of part-time associates doing a pretty entry-level customer service job. Previous managers have apparently baked cookies, purchased novelty […] Read the full article →
my husband’s boss wants him to lie about our upcoming move by Alison Green on April 14, 2015 A reader writes: I recently got a promotion that requires moving to a different city, three time zones away. My husband works for a company whose business is tied to the region we’re currently living in and he regularly travels for a couple of days every other week or so. He’s great at his job […] Read the full article →
how to say no to a work request by Alison Green on April 14, 2015 If you have a full plate at work but can’t think of the last time you pushed back on a work request, no matter how far afield from your own priorities, you might be taking on so many commitments that you can’t possibly get it all done without exhausting yourself. What’s more, in your efforts […] Read the full article →
I heard my coworker having sex on a business trip by Alison Green on April 14, 2015 A reader writes: My employer has recently added a new member to our remote/in-field team and, since she and I will be working the same territory, I’ve been tasked with training her. While not her supervisor, I’m responsible for making sure she understands the company’s standards/expectations and for getting her set-up in her new role. […] Read the full article →
I’ve been grumpy at work, warning my predecessor about her reference, and more by Alison Green on April 14, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’ve been grumpy at work — how can I salvage it now? I’m am into my first year at the office and would appreciate some tips on how to behave and interact with others. Basically, I’m an open book, so people know when I’m happy […] Read the full article →
ending an email with “please advise” by Alison Green on April 13, 2015 A reader writes: I’ve been working in an administrative role for the past two years and have found your blog very helpful. There are a lot of things that I wish someone would have told me about at the very beginning – especially email etiquette. I would like to give some of that advice to […] Read the full article →
8 ways to promote employee wellness that would actually work by Alison Green on April 13, 2015 Employers are increasingly launching wellness initiatives aimed at creating a healthier workforce and lowering their own health care costs. But many employees roll their eyes at these efforts or are even actively alienated by programs that push them to make lifestyle changes, such as losing weight or changing their eating habits; they find the initiatives […] Read the full article →
can I ask someone to interview his replacement so that I can fire him? by Alison Green on April 13, 2015 A reader writes: I manage a team that supports IT for a very large corporation. On this team of 10 people, I have 2 people with skills to support a particular product, John and Jenny. I have asked John, with the stronger skills, to train the rest of the team, so that we have less […] Read the full article →
my new employee lied on his resume, are ponytails professional, and more by Alison Green on April 13, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new employee lied on his resume I joined my current company last year and was recently promoted from my former position (more IT-related) to managing another department. One of the team members in my new department expressed an interest in the role I was […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – April 11-12, 2015 by Alison Green on April 11, 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: Last week I […] Read the full article →