my coworker tried to reassign my work to other people, my sister tried to get me fired, and more by Alison Green on November 21, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker tried to reassign my work to other people My coworker covered for me while I was on vacation for a week. When I came back, she sent an email to the team, including me and our manager, about the tasks normally assigned to […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – November 19-20, 2016 by Alison Green on November 19, 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: Cruel […] Read the full article →
update: how can I convince my girlfriend to get a better job? by Alison Green on November 18, 2016 Remember the letter-writer earlier this year asking how to convince her girlfriend to get a better job, because of the joint financial plans they were making together? Here’s the update. Whoa! Re-reading that was a trip. I had forgotten about all the frustration and fear I felt when I was writing that letter. I definitely […] Read the full article →
my boss wants me to give him a longer notice period when I resign by Alison Green on November 18, 2016 A reader writes: If all goes well, I’ll get offers from two companies I’m really excited about joining in the next week. Currently, I’m a low level manager in a large, multinational corporation. My current boss knows about my job search. We have a level of trust such that I told him about my search […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 18-19, 2016 by Alison Green on November 18, 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 →
refusing a job duty on ethical grounds, company wants me to show them another employer’s offer letter, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Company wants me to show them another employer’s offer letter Company A made me an offer. Company B asked me to let them know if I receive any offers while they are waiting on the management team to make a final decision. I emailed Company […] Read the full article →
is it possible to care too much about your job? by Alison Green on November 17, 2016 A reader writes: My friend and I are both in service jobs (customer service, food service, retail). My friend has had full-time and part-time supervisor positions (one step below management), while I’ve only been a part-time sales associate mostly dealing with customers. Our main unhappiness in our jobs is not with awful customers, but with […] Read the full article →
how to initiate a conversation about a project that isn’t going well by Alison Green on November 17, 2016 If you have nagging (or larger!) concerns about how a project on your team is going, don’t wait to raise the topic. Sometimes managers delay these conversations because they want to give their team more room to course-correct first, or they figure that they should wait and see how things develop, or they feel awkward […] Read the full article →
how to disagree with your boss in a meeting by Alison Green on November 17, 2016 A reader writes: I have a question about respectfully disagreeing with your boss in meetings. My boss is director of communications for the hospital, but I serve as the spokesperson for media during crises. When something happens, all the leaders, including my boss and me, will meet to make a plan of action. It’s not […] Read the full article →
my relative is angry that I backed out of an interview, managers taking off right before or after a holiday, and more by Alison Green on November 17, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My relative is angry that I backed out of an interview — after he trash-talked the job A family member of mine offered to pull some strings and get me a job working at their place of employment. Nothing against the job, but I just […] Read the full article →