why we should keep performance evaluations, work habits you need to change at each stage of your career, and more by Alison Green on November 10, 2016 Over at the Fast Track by QuickBase today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: why we should keep performance evaluations, work habits you need to change at each stage of your career, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
my employee keeps over-sharing personal medical details by Alison Green on November 10, 2016 A reader writes: I oversee a team of five members, and one of the team members is very open about medical stuff. When she was pregnant a few years ago (we were peers at the time), I was informed of every single one of her first trimester nauseas. Now that I supervise her, if she […] Read the full article →
I’m not allowed to share food if I don’t bring enough for everyone, flying back from a business trip for a funeral, and more by Alison Green on November 10, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should my company pay to fly me back from a business trip for a family funeral? I work for a small IT company based out of Ohio, where I live. My company flew me to California for a two-week business trip. This morning my grandmother […] Read the full article →
you can’t be held hostage to a bad employee by Alison Green on November 9, 2016 A reader writes: I belong to a small country church of the type where people’s families have attended for generations. One of our members has acted as secretary for over 20 years. A few years ago, we hired a new pastor and this secretary does not like him. She’s always been a prickly person to […] Read the full article →
when an employee flirts with the boss by Alison Green on November 9, 2016 A reader writes: My friend was recently promoted from chief accountant at one hotel to assistant director of finance of another hotel managed by her company. She’s been at the new hotel for about a month now, and the A/R manager — who reports to her — has gotten a little too comfortable with her. […] Read the full article →
our CEO forgets she approved things and then freaks out on us about it by Alison Green on November 9, 2016 A reader writes: I need help managing a forgetful and volatile CEO. I am in a management position in a small company (fewer than 15 people). The CEO insists on approving every aspect of an ongoing, monthly project before anyone begins work on it. While this level of engagement isn’t necessary (and can be detrimental […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked how my family would describe me, employee quit after gossip about her therapy, and more by Alison Green on November 9, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee quit on the spot after her request for a therapy referral was shared One of the employees in the division I manage recently quit on the spot without providing notice. She quit because another manager disclosed her request for a referral to a […] Read the full article →
update: my company wants to sponsor me for a service dog, but I’m not sure I should accept by Alison Green on November 8, 2016 Remember the letter-writer in May whose company wanted to sponsor her for a service dog but she wasn’t sure if it was okay to accept? I told her to go get her dog, and here’s the update. Of course I took the advice given! Just thinking about your advice, and the advice in the comments, makes […] Read the full article →
I’m stuck in a job I hate by Alison Green on November 8, 2016 A reader writes: I need your help. I absolutely hate my new job and I don’t see it getting better anytime soon. I work in IT for a regional company. The benefits are decent, the pay is good, and at a 30,000-foot view, I should love my job. But I don’t. The entire IT department […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps inviting me to family events by Alison Green on November 8, 2016 A reader writes: My boss (co-owner of the company) is someone who is good to me professionally, but for whom I have very little respect after watching her work for eight years. However, I am always polite and professional and work as hard as I can for her, her co-owner (who I like), and the […] Read the full article →