emailing my boyfriend’s interviewer, job searching when you share a name with a dominatrix who looks like you, and more by Alison Green on October 17, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I email my boyfriend’s interviewer about how much he deserves the job? My boyfriend is applying for an apprentice position. He moved states for me and I was wondering if it would be okay to email a possible employer about how much he deserves […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – October 15-16, 2016 by Alison Green on October 15, 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: Missing, […] Read the full article →
my sister and I are in the running for the same job, being left out of Boss’s Day, and more by Alison Green on October 15, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My sister and I are in the running for the same job I recently saw a job ad and showed it to my sister too. We both applied and we’ve both been called for an interview. Now I want to pull out and not attend the […] Read the full article →
update: a coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me by Alison Green on October 14, 2016 Remember the letter-writer in July whose coworker stole his spicy food, got sick, and blamed him for it? And HR was blaming him too? Here’s the (kind of amazing) update. I ended up being fired by HR, as she said there was enough of a case to get rid of me before the top boss […] Read the full article →
open thread – October 14-15, 2016 by Alison Green on October 14, 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 was taken away from work in an ambulance, can I ask my coworker to give back an unopened gift, and more by Alison Green on October 14, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was taken away from work in an ambulance I had very embarrassing situation at work today. I have been breaking out with a rash for the past two days. Today at work I was carted away in an ambulance. I feel embarrassed that I […] Read the full article →
how can we get job applicants to stop applying for every open position? by Alison Green on October 13, 2016 A reader writes: I am the recruiting manager for my organization. We receive over 100 applications every month from candidates looking to fill some of our vacant positions. I am the only one who screens, interviews, checks references, runs background checks, and completes hiring paperwork with applicants. As you are well aware, it can be […] Read the full article →
how to overcome your worries about letting people work remotely by Alison Green on October 13, 2016 When you talk to managers who have remote teams or who are thinking about moving to a more dispersed team set-up, you hear the same concerns come up over and over again about productivity – worries about how to ensure that communication and collaboration don’t suffer, how to track productivity when the work isn’t happening […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: how can I stop being late? by Alison Green on October 13, 2016 A reader writes: I seem to always be running late and I hate it. I am one of those people who absolutely loves to be early to things, but I can never seem to make it to work on time. Usually I’m only running about 5 minutes late at the most, but at least once or […] Read the full article →
we have to provide food to our managers for Boss’s Day, my boss hates me, and more by Alison Green on October 13, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We have to provide food to our managers for Boss’s Day It’s that time again — Boss’s Day is Monday. The staff where I work have received the usual cringe-worthy email from the office manager, notifying us we are to provide a breakfast potluck plus afternoon […] Read the full article →