my boss is taking credit for my work by Alison Green on April 21, 2017 A reader writes: I have been on this job for many years, but there has been a re-org and now I report to a new person. My new manager has not been in this unit long, so there are times when she refers to me regarding questions on unit procedures and policies to respond to […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 21-22, 2017 by Alison Green on April 21, 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 →
drunk boss got angry I couldn’t drive him, emailing thank-you’s for routine office stuff, and more by Alison Green on April 21, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss got drunk and was angry that I couldn’t drive him back to the office I have been working at my job (a Fortune 500 company) for nine months, after I graduated college last year. My boss and I went to a business lunch […] Read the full article →
questions about resigning — while your boss is on maternity leave, when your boss is hard to find, and when your coworkers are leaving too by Alison Green on April 20, 2017 Resigning! It always stresses people out (except for when it just elates them). Here are three questions about it. 1. Should I resign while my boss is on maternity leave, or on her first day back? I’m in the final stages of negotiating an offer and hope to be able to resign from my current […] Read the full article →
update: my husband doesn’t want to comply with my company’s trading policy by Alison Green on April 20, 2017 Remember the letter from the person whose husband didn’t want to comply with her new job’s stock trading policy? Here’s the update. I was overwhelmed when I saw the comments: so many different perspectives, some of which were pretty harsh! It was very useful to read. I should clarify that when I held a conversation on […] Read the full article →
my mom is pressuring me to apply for jobs I don’t want by Alison Green on April 20, 2017 A reader writes: I am a mid-20s-something with a master’s degree in international affairs interning at a nonprofit that focuses on serving ethnic minorities of the region I studied in college and graduate school. My internship ends in June (six-month internship), so I started looking and applying for jobs in March. However, my mom is […] Read the full article →
telling your boss that she smells, misuse of group texts, and more by Alison Green on April 20, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Telling your boss that she smells I have read a ton of articles about employee hygiene issues and how to handle it, but nothing about if your boss has the hygiene issue. Is this something that can be addressed or is it too sensitive of a […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: have your gut feelings when job searching paid off? by Alison Green on April 19, 2017 Last week, commenter Artemesia shared this story about a time when listening to a bad gut feeling really paid off for her: “I almost moved my family cross country for a job where it turned out the CEO of the foundation had his hand in the till, the program head had alienated all the local […] Read the full article →
what to do when an employee is reluctant to take on a new project by Alison Green on April 19, 2017 A reader writes: The person who took minutes at our board meetings has moved on, and I’m leaving her position vacant for budget reasons. I want our bookkeeper to take this duty on, because she has already shown she’s trustworthy with sensitive information, and I feel she’s the best person on our staff for this. […] Read the full article →
I accidentally insulted my boss’s daughter by Alison Green on April 19, 2017 A reader writes: I am a female employee in my late 20s working for a large Fortune 500 U.S. company. My boss is in his early 40s and is a father of two. His oldest is a 15 year old girl. My boss often tells me, totally unsolicited, that his daughter is “very attractive,” a […] Read the full article →