employee booked vacation for a date he’s required to work, lying for a nanny, and more by Alison Green on September 15, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee booked vacation for a date he’s required to work I’m in my first management position, supervising exactly one employee, who is doing a great job. When we hired this person, I mentioned that there was one Saturday when he would be required to work […] Read the full article →
update: my friend fabricated his resume and now wants me to be his reference by Alison Green on September 14, 2015 Remember the letter-writer a couple of weeks ago who friend asked him to be his reference — and then sent him the totally fabricated resume he’d used? Here’s the update. I responded to the hiring manager. I was going to ignore the reference request, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt […] Read the full article →
is your job search know-how wildly out of date? by Alison Green on September 14, 2015 If you ever advise friends or family members on their job search, are you sure that your advice is up to date? Job searching has changed significantly in the last 10 years, and a lot of traditional advice no longer matches up with how successful job searches work today. In fact, most job seekers have […] Read the full article →
I was fired after a stranger sent photos of my private text messages to my employer by Alison Green on September 14, 2015 A reader writes: I’m a part-time retail employee at a clothing store, as well as a full time graduate student. I left work a couple of weeks ago, got on my bus to head home, and as always, spend the time on my phone — Facebook/Texting/Instagram, etc. At one point, my boyfriend texted me asking […] Read the full article →
what to say to an employee who’s requesting too much time off, training the person who’s taking your job, and more by Alison Green on September 14, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How can I coach an employee to have more professional polish? I have recently inherited a team of three whose previous manager provided little to no feedback, goal-setting, or performance reviews. I am working on establishing these metrics with them and getting to know how […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – September 12-13, 2015 by Alison Green on September 12, 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.) Book Recommendation of the Week: […] Read the full article →
being seen around town when I’m out sick, manager hasn’t acknowledged my resignation, and more by Alison Green on September 12, 2015 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My manager hasn’t acknowledged my resignation I handed my resignation in to my manager, but my employer has not acknowledged it. What do I do? Go talk to her. Immediately. Maybe she didn’t see the notice, or who knows. For what it’s worth, you should generally resign in […] Read the full article →
how to manage a hard worker who’s making mistakes by Alison Green on September 11, 2015 A reader writes: I manage a woman who is a very hard worker. She goes the extra mile, never complains, stays late and always volunteers to help…but lately I have noticed she is getting lax on things like returning important emails in a timely manner or getting things done that I asked her to do. I […] Read the full article →
open thread – September 11, 2015 by Alison Green on September 11, 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 →
coworker didn’t warn us about bed bugs, was I blacklisted, and more by Alison Green on September 11, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker didn’t warn us about bed bugs when we traveled to satellite office I work at a place with two offices. There is a group of professionals in our office who meet up every month to discuss trends in our field of work. We normally […] Read the full article →