weekend free-for-all – June 18-19, 2016 by Alison Green on June 18, 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: Wild, […] Read the full article →
calling a former colleague’s prospective new boss, being frozen out by the company I used to intern at, and more by Alison Green on June 18, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Should I call a former colleague’s prospective new boss to say how great she is? Our VP just moved out of town and she just had a really good interview. I am not in her reference list, but she’s truly amazing and I would love to call […] Read the full article →
HR stole my parking space, and 3 more updates by Alison Green on June 17, 2016 Lots of short updates from letter-writers who had their letters answered here in the past — 1. HR stole my parking space (#2 at the link) There was some fantastic advice from yourself and the AAM community and I would like to thank you all. I have had a handful of informal conversations with my department […] Read the full article →
a round-up: this employer will pay for your wedding, is “be yourself” terrible advice, and more by Alison Green on June 17, 2016 Three interesting things — 1. Would you want your employer to pay for your wedding? Because that’s now a thing at at least one company, it turns out. You’re likely to love this piece by Aimee Groth about how some companies’ benefits are getting a little more intimate than they probably should. 2. “We are […] Read the full article →
open thread – June 17-18, 2016 by Alison Green on June 17, 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 →
my boss gets drunk at department events, long-winded colleagues who are senior to me, and more by Alison Green on June 17, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss gets drunk at department events I work at a university, and our department will have events every few months with an open bar (wine and beer only). My supervisor likes to take advantage of these and will get drunk basically every time. This […] Read the full article →
my new job comes with a surprise relocation pay-back clause by Alison Green on June 16, 2016 A reader writes: I was recently recruited for a new role at a Company A, a major corporation with offices around the country. When they first reached out to me several weeks ago, I was very upfront that while I might consider relocating to the company’s headquarters in Michigan, my strong preference would be to […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a rude, dismissive coworker by Alison Green on June 16, 2016 A reader writes: I have a colleague who used to be my supervising manager and is no longer. Her role still dictates that she review my work and provide feedback, but I am now directly supervised by her supervisor (the owner of our small company). When I present my work, ask questions, or explain how […] Read the full article →
I lost an offer over salary, and I’m regretting holding firm during negotiations by Alison Green on June 16, 2016 A reader writes: A while ago, I had a really excellent interview with a company that advertised a salary range of below my current salary to above my current salary. I was so impressed with the team and manager that I decided that if I was given an offer, I would accept getting paid at […] Read the full article →
my manager is coaching my new running group, jobs that require cars, and more by Alison Green on June 16, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager turned out to be the coach of my new running group I recently joined a running group outside of work. My manager is also a runner and I knew that she was involved with the same group, but I did not know to […] Read the full article →