I’m being told to let my coworker fail on a $35 million project by Alison Green on August 16, 2016 A reader writes: I am the technical lead for the design of a $35 million project, which includes responsibility for the quality of our design and ensuring that we meet project schedule and budget parameters; I’m also the project representative to our client and other agencies. As the project architect, I am additionally responsible for […] Read the full article →
I posted a rant on Facebook about an ex-employer, our office AC won’t be fixed for months, and more by Alison Green on August 16, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Office AC is broken and won’t be fixed for months — and it’s 90+ degrees I work for a small nonprofit which has a history of trying to pay as little as possible for everything. About seven years ago, they built their own building and […] Read the full article →
I was laid off but my employer asked me to keep working by Alison Green on August 15, 2016 A reader writes: I found out last week that I am being laid off from my job. It was the nicest layoff I could have asked for though, despite the circumstance – I saw it coming as my manager and I have been discussing growth opportunities here, but in a company that’s downsizing and only […] Read the full article →
you can stop stressing out about these job search worries by Alison Green on August 15, 2016 Job searching is stressful – prepping for interviews, figuring out how to sell yourself while simultaneously having to evaluate whether you even want a particular job or to work with a particularly company, feeling like you’re constantly being judged, and the agonizing wait to hear back from employers. But job seekers often make the experience […] Read the full article →
employee won’t stop talking about a coworker’s prosthetic limb by Alison Green on August 15, 2016 A reader writes: I recently applied for and was promoted into a management position. I manage a team of nine people. We are all new to each other, and the team has come together well, except for one issue. Our admin/divisional office manager/support person, “Jane,” has a prothestic limb. “Fergus,” one of the other team […] Read the full article →
employee wants to be left out of our company blog, coworkers keep complaining about new manager, and more by Alison Green on August 15, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker wants to be left out of our company blog I am a new office manager for a great little company with a nationwide footprint. One of my focuses is going to be helping to get our online presence more felt, and part of that […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – August 13-14, 2016 by Alison Green on August 13, 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: You’ll […] Read the full article →
company asked what I have to earn, what I’d like to earn, and what I’d be thrilled to earn by Alison Green on August 13, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Company asked what I have to earn, what I’d like to earn, and what I’d be thrilled to earn Just saw this question on an online job application: “Give us three annual salaries. (1) What you HAVE to earn. (2) What you would LIKE to […] Read the full article →
how can I get out of our awful Staff Appreciation Day? by Alison Green on August 12, 2016 A reader writes: How do I get out of our Staff Appreciation Day? Sounds more like Staff Punishment Day to me, with activities including traveling together to an inconvenient location outside our city, a “one-hour bike ride,” mandatory potluck, and ball games. I hate bike riding (I’m in great shape, so it’s not because I […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker is a Twitter troll by Alison Green on August 12, 2016 The letter-writer from earlier this week who asked about how to handle her Twitter troll coworker already has an update! Here it is. Thanks so much for publishing my letter, and for your helpful and sage advice. I did end up pointing the tweet to our PR Director. He took it very seriously and my company […] Read the full article →