manager asked about religion, new job was a scam, and more by Alison Green on December 22, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Manager asked about religion when I asked to take a day off My workplace has an unfortunately named paid time off day called “Religious Day.” It’s essentially a personal day that’s granted when someone is hired, without the need for accrual. Besides the name, the […] Read the full article →
update: my boyfriend has my old job and there’s tons of drama by Alison Green on December 21, 2015 Remember the letter-writer whose boyfriend had her old job and was being treated badly by a board member? Here’s the update. The museum’s operating season ended one week after you posted your response to my question about what to do about Pat. At that time, per your advice, I started slowly getting rid of my […] Read the full article →
everything you need to know to ask for a year-end raise by Alison Green on December 21, 2015 If you’re hoping that the new year will bring you a new salary, time is running out for you to make a case to your employer for a year-end raise. Here’s everything you need to know about raises, including how to ask for one, how much to expect, and what to do if your performance […] Read the full article →
vote for the worst boss of 2015 by Alison Green on December 21, 2015 We’ve read about plenty of bad bosses this year, and now it’s time to vote on the worst one of the whole year. We’ll crown the worst boss of the year next week, based on your votes … so please vote below. (Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday night.) Read the full article →
can I bring a crib sheet into interviews to help me answer questions? by Alison Green on December 21, 2015 A reader writes: I work in a sector where it is common to ask competency questions in interviews (apologies for being vague, but if I stated my work area you’d probably respond with “oh yeah, those guys probably DO get a lot of competency questions”). These range from informal “how would you handle this situation?” […] Read the full article →
boss keeps taking holiday gifts meant for the office, companies giving out work schedules to spouses, and more by Alison Green on December 21, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our boss keeps taking holiday gifts meant for the whole office I work for a small office of 14 employees. Every holiday season, certain companies we deal with, as well as some clients, will send in or bring gifts to the office — things like […] Read the full article →
3 more updates from letter-writers by Alison Green on December 20, 2015 Here are three updates from letter-writers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. My friend is a terrible coworker I did take your advice (and the advice and input from some of the commenters) and apologized to my friend about how I’d handled the gossip situation. I told her I was worried about […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – December 19-20, 2015 by Alison Green on December 19, 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 no work and no school. If you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.) Read the full article →
5 more updates from letter-writers by Alison Green on December 19, 2015 Here are five updates from letter-writers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. Manager won’t promote me because I cried six years ago (#5 at the link) I began interviewing for a new job almost as soon as I read your response. You were so right, so much water under the bridge and really, I had […] Read the full article →
3 more updates from letter-writers by Alison Green on December 18, 2015 Here are three updates from letter-writers who had their questions answered here this year. 1. How can I tell my manager that I can’t drive on a business trip? (#2 at the link) Emboldened by the support in the comments, I gathered up the courage to talk with Big Boss. I asked if she would be […] Read the full article →