my boss hasn’t returned from maternity leave, watching what I say around a coworker with financial worries, and more by Alison Green on November 8, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss hasn’t returned from maternity leave I started my job at a small nonprofit about seven months ago. When I was brought on, I knew that my new manager would be leaving for maternity leave about four months in to my new position. The […] Read the full article →
the new overtime law means I’ll be earning the same as much more junior people by Alison Green on November 7, 2016 Note: The new law discussed in this post was blocked the day before it was set to go into effect. A reader writes: Last year I used a job offer to negotiate for a promotion from teapot coordinator to teapot manager, and a pay raise. My new salary happens to be just above the cutoff […] Read the full article →
the things job seekers are tired of hearing from family and friends by Alison Green on November 7, 2016 If you have an out-of-work friend or family member, you probably want to be helpful and supportive. But sometimes people’s initial instincts for what to say to help can be … well, the opposite of helpful. Here are 10 things that most job seekers are really tired of hearing from family and friends. Take a […] Read the full article →
I feel limited by my entry-level job and want to do more by Alison Green on November 7, 2016 A reader writes: My question comes from the perspective of a newly college graduate, beginning his career as an HR assistant with no experience. Essentially, I am working what I believe to be my dream “entry-level” HR job, that will catapult me into the next step of attaining a higher-compensated position with more responsibility. I […] Read the full article →
I’m being trained by a stressed and grumpy coworker, how can I stop rambling in interviews, and more by Alison Green on November 7, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m being trained by a stressed and grumpy coworker I have been at my current company for over five years. I recently moved to a new group within my department. In my new group of four, we all have different tasks and responsibilities. One of […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – November 5-6, 2016 by Alison Green on November 5, 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.) No politics, please. We could […] Read the full article →
4 updates from letter-writers by Alison Green on November 5, 2016 Here are updates from four people who had their letters answered here earlier this year. 1. My work studio is being used as a nursing mothers’ room It took awhile to get things rolling, but this story does have a happy ending! I spoke with the two women who were pumping shortly after the letter […] Read the full article →
help! my coworker speaks in baby talk by Alison Green on November 4, 2016 A reader writes: My coworker is annoying everyone by using baby talk all the time, but the context makes it difficult to bring up — she only does it when talking to our office-mates, and only when discussing friendly, non-work things. She would never use the voice with our boss, or a client, so I […] Read the full article →
update: my horse died because of my manager’s carelessness by Alison Green on November 4, 2016 The letter-writer whose horse died after her manager neglected to pass along an emergency phone message to her sent in an update late last night. Here it is: Thank you to everyone who has offered condolences, and my condolences to those who have shared stories of their own loses. My mare died on the 7th […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 4-5, 2016 by Alison Green on November 4, 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 →