weekend free-for-all – April 30-May 1, 2016 by Alison Green on April 30, 2016 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: Liars’ […] Read the full article →
my job changed to something I never signed up for, should junior staff have to train others, and more by Alison Green on April 30, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My job changed to something I never signed up for About eight months ago I was hired as a marketing coordinator for a fairly small office. About four months into my position, our office manager was fired and has not been replaced. Since then, everyone […] Read the full article →
my coworker booked all the best vacation days for the year and no one else can have them by Alison Green on April 29, 2016 A reader writes: I’m relatively new in my position with a small company in the construction industry. Because we’re a small family business with a particular specialty, we don’t have a lot of depth in some key positions. For this reason, a new vacation policy was been put in place shortly before I got here […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 29-30, 2016 by Alison Green on April 29, 2016 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 →
employees complained about the reward I gave them, getting my job back after being fired for pushing a coworker, and more by Alison Green on April 29, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employees complained about the reward I gave them I work as a manager of a division that recently underwent a huge system change. As a result, all of our employees had to work two hours of overtime per day for three weeks. They were all […] Read the full article →
you are reading way too much into things employers say to you by Alison Green on April 28, 2016 Job seekers’ tendency to try to read between the lines can make job searching more frustrating and more disappointing. Read the full article →
update: recovering professionally after an internet hate campaign by Alison Green on April 28, 2016 Remember the letter-writer a few weeks ago who was the target of an internet hate campaign after she spoke publicly about sexism in her industry and about her company’s work to be more inclusive? Here’s the update. The good news is my company has continued to support me and the worst of it seems to be […] Read the full article →
will it hurt my career to work for a slimy company? by Alison Green on April 28, 2016 Should you work for a MLM company, even if it’s at their corporate headquarters? Read the full article →
new employee keeps trying to go over my head, getting people’s attention when they’re wearing headphones, and more by Alison Green on April 28, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New employee keeps trying to go over my head My team has a new employee, and as part of my responsibilities (I am a team lead) I have to tell her about regulations and policies that impact what she is allowed to do at work. […] Read the full article →
my interviewer warned me that I’m too good for the job by Alison Green on April 27, 2016 When an interviewer tells you “don’t take this job,” lean toward believing her. Read the full article →