boss left my performance evaluation on the office printer, intern just got hired by the team I’m interviewing with, and more by Alison Green on April 25, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss left my performance evaluation on the office printer My boss was working on my annual performance evaluation and printed a copy for her records to a community printer. The problem is, she didn’t go pick it up. She printed it late Friday afternoon […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – April 23-24, 2016 by Alison Green on April 23, 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: The […] Read the full article →
recovering from a period of lower performance at work, applying for a job at the company I left on bad terms, and more by Alison Green on April 23, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Recovering from a period of lower performance at work How do you gracefully recover from a period of poor performance at work without either making excuses or throwing yourself much further under the bus than is actually necessary? And how do you rebuild a slightly […] Read the full article →
a round-up: social class at work, instant reactions, and more on overtime pay by Alison Green on April 22, 2016 Three interesting things that have come across my radar recently — • Someone shared this article in the comments recently — it’s a pretty great look at how social class plays out at work, and specifically about the ways that it can be tough to adjust to white collar environments when you grew up in a blue […] Read the full article →
I was fired and asked to train my replacement by Alison Green on April 22, 2016 A reader writes: I’ve been at my job for only four months, but the owner has already hired my replacement. She brought me into her office to let me know that “this isn’t working out” and had a replacement in by that afternoon! She posted my job behind my back twice, has generally micromanaged and […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 22-23, 2016 by Alison Green on April 22, 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 →
I’m suspicious of my wife’s former boss, my boss told my coworker what I said about him, and more by Alison Green on April 22, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m suspicious of my wife’s former boss My wife’s former boss has invited her to apply at his new company to work under him again. He hired her for her current job at the tech company where she is still currently working. This is her […] Read the full article →
why am I not getting promoted into a management job? by Alison Green on April 21, 2016 To get promoted into a management job, you need to show that you’re good at leadership. Read the full article →
update: my new hire turned from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde by Alison Green on April 21, 2016 Remember the letter-writer who hired a guy who was great for his 90-day-trial period but turned into a rude mess once he was hired on permanently? Here’s the update. I wanted to sincerely thank you and your readers for your insight and commiseration, it was a huge relief to hear what everyone had to say; especially knowing […] Read the full article →
how do I get my direct reports to be better managers of their own teams? by Alison Green on April 21, 2016 When you manage managers, how to do get them to be better bosses of their teams? Read the full article →