my boss thinks a board member kept the money from a baby gift collection by Alison Green on October 12, 2016 A reader writes: I have a weird etiquette problem. I’ve been at a nonprofit for over eight years in a position that works very closely with our advisory board. I recently had a baby and I’ve been out on maternity leave. My husband and I decided that it makes sense for me to resign from […] Read the full article →
is it wrong to Google job candidates? by Alison Green on October 12, 2016 A reader writes: I recently was given the responsibility of finding interns for our company. In the process of reviewing applications, I Googled one of them. The first search result was her Facebook page so I clicked on it, and saw that many of her posts and pictures were set to “public.” I did not […] Read the full article →
my mother wants to write to the newspaper about my “tragic story of shattered dreams” and nothing I say can stop her by Alison Green on October 12, 2016 A reader writes: I’m a 20something woman in tech. Since day one, I had to fight for a place in this field, convincing interviewers that I could do more than customer support, that I deserve the same opportunities my male counterparts have. To this day, I have only had three jobs (tech support, trainee, and […] Read the full article →
my boss jokes that I don’t work after 5, company donations to a controversial charity, and more by Alison Green on October 12, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss has been joking that I don’t work after 5 My manager has made several comments to me in the past couple of weeks about how I don’t “work after five.” He’s a big jokester most of the time, so these comments are always […] Read the full article →
do I really have to wear a Halloween costume to work? by Alison Green on October 11, 2016 A reader writes: I am the assistant to the executive director of a nonprofit human services agency. The culture of the agency includes having the employees and the volunteers wear costumes to work on Halloween. In all of my long work history, wearing costumes to work on Halloween has never before been a part of […] Read the full article →
political talk at work is making my life unbearable by Alison Green on October 11, 2016 A very timely reader writes: TLDR: Small group of intense coworkers from the opposite end of the political spectrum take over the break room from about 10:30-1:30 every day, play political cable news, and are impossible/ obnoxious to divert the politics from the room. I think they fundamentally don’t understand that it makes the shared […] Read the full article →
new employee keeps complaining about missing her kids by Alison Green on October 11, 2016 A reader writes: I have a staff member who I hired recently, and she’s been out of the workforce for five or so years while she was a stay at home mother. I have been conscious of the adjustment for her being back in an office, and overall she’s been quite enthusiastic about working again. […] Read the full article →
I got into a fight with my husband’s coworker over their affair, stressed out over a volunteer group at work, and more by Alison Green on October 11, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got into a fight with my husband’s coworker over their affair My husband works at a restaurant, I caught that he was having an affair with one of his coworkers. I saw the all their text messages and confirmed some of it from their […] Read the full article →
my husband emailed my boss about our decision for me to resign by Alison Green on October 10, 2016 It’s Columbus Day and I could use a break, so here’s an old post from 2012 that I’m making new again. A reader writes: Recently, I accepted a part-time RN position, but resigned within the 90-day probationary period due to several personal and professional factors. I had tried to re-enter the workforce after being a stay-at-home mother for […] Read the full article →
choosing between a high school job and a family vacation by Alison Green on October 10, 2016 A reader writes: In late August, I got hired part-time at a major cafe/restaurant. I’m a senior in high school so I’ve been working on weekends and one night during the business week since then. However, my parents have booked a 10-day vacation right during the Christmas holidays — which is of course a vacation […] Read the full article →