weekend free-for-all – April 29-30, 2017 by Alison Green on April 29, 2017 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.) Book recommendation of the week: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson, which looks at what happens to people after an internet mob goes after them (e.g., Justine […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 28-29, 2017 by Alison Green on April 28, 2017 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 →
men with long hair at job interviews, I almost hit a coworker with my car, and more by Alison Green on April 28, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Men with long hair and interviews My husband is agonizing over whether or not he must cut his hair in order to get a new job. He was laid off recently due to a reorganization and cutbacks. He works in accounting, which is typically a […] Read the full article →
my interviewer asked “how low I was willing to go” on salary by Alison Green on April 27, 2017 A reader writes: I had a wonderful phone interview that lead to an in-person interview. Both went extremely well and the job is one that interests me. However, at the end of the interview, I was asked for a ballpark salary requirement, which I gave along with the standard caveat that I would want to […] Read the full article →
update on the bird phobia letter and the employee who won’t come back unless her coworker is fired by Alison Green on April 27, 2017 Remember the letter from the person dealing with a bird-phobic employee who pushed another employee in his effort to get away from a bird in the parking lot? The second employee was seriously injured and was refusing to come back unless the first employee was fired. Here’s the update. There was a police investigation because Liz […] Read the full article →
we raised a lot of money to help a coworker — but the person holding the money died by Alison Green on April 27, 2017 This is a really tough one, so I’m throwing it out to readers to help with. A reader writes: I’m writing to you seeking help about a sensitive circumstance that has taken place at my work. My coworkers know I am writing to you and there is agreement about my submission to you. At the […] Read the full article →
I got drunk and flipped out at a company dinner, talking about weaknesses in a job interview, and more by Alison Green on April 27, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got drunk and flipped out at a company dinner Friday night, we had my company’s annual dinner, which includes all management. My husband works for the same company and we are both at the same level. I drank entirely too much, and didn’t eat […] Read the full article →
my boss advertised my job without telling me by Alison Green on April 26, 2017 A reader writes: I started working part-time in communications for a small nonprofit startup (25 employees) six months ago. My boss, who is a very smart, talented woman in her late 20’s, started the nonprofit with her boyfriend and a couple of friends a few years ago, and it has been extremely successful. But she […] Read the full article →
how many interviews are too many? by Alison Green on April 26, 2017 A reader writes: I applied for a job that I thought I’d be a good fit for. I clicked with the external recruiter immediately, and he said he wanted to introduce me to on-site recruiter at the client. When I met the second guy, he said he would definitely like to introduce me to the […] Read the full article →
my intern told a horribly offensive joke at a meeting with other companies by Alison Green on April 26, 2017 A reader writes: Every spring, the company I work for hires interns. This year I was assigned an intern to train and manage for the first time. Two days ago I had a project meeting at another site and my boss said I should bring my intern as it would be a good experience for […] Read the full article →