coworkers keep disrobing in front of me, breaking office chairs, and more by Alison Green on April 19, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworkers keep changing clothes in front of me I work in an office with three women, I am the only man. My role is 100% in the office (it’s a very small office, think like a studio apartment) but the three women are 50% […] Read the full article →
should I create a video of myself and send it along with my job application? by Alison Green on April 18, 2017 A reader writes: My question relates to gimmicks. I recently decided that I wanted to create an interview question video to answer some general questions. My reasoning was to (1) show that I can create modern content, (2) give employers a face to the name, (3) answer questions that they might have before they have […] Read the full article →
my boss is a slacker – should I tell someone? by Alison Green on April 18, 2017 A reader writes: I work in an extremely small office: it’s me, my manager, and two other employees who do not work in the office. We’re managed by a corporate office that does not have a formal HR office. My boss is… unproductive. She takes personal calls from at least five different people every day. […] Read the full article →
my boss is in crisis and it’s impacting the rest of us by Alison Green on April 18, 2017 A reader writes: A couple of weeks ago, you had a question about how to manage a team when you’re having personal issues. My question is related: how do you manage/help a boss when she’s dealing with personal crises? I’m on the management team of a division in a large organization. For the past few […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to go to an office slumber party, I can’t get an extra day off before my wedding, and more by Alison Green on April 18, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to go to an office slumber party I work in a department of 21 and we have VPs, AVPs, and assistants, and we are mixed gender. One of the assistants sent a calendar invite to a slumber party at her house to […] Read the full article →
how should you handle wardrobe malfunctions at work? by Alison Green on April 17, 2017 A reader writes: I’ve had the unfortunate luck of several wardrobe mishaps during work hours. I’ve ripped clothing across seams, broken heels, spilled entire meals or drinks on myself, been rained on so hard that I could wring my shirt out like a towel, sat on something that needed to be cleaned off, etc. In […] Read the full article →
8 signs you’re a bad boss by Alison Green on April 17, 2017 No manager sets out to be the sort of boss who demoralizes their staff or makes people dread coming to work. And yet, given the number of people who report working for terrible managers, there are clearly loads of bad bosses out there. Most bad bosses aren’t bad people. Rather, managing is a skill like […] Read the full article →
my boss is upset that I told my coworkers I was resigning before I told him by Alison Green on April 17, 2017 A reader writes: I recently decided to change jobs and accepted a great new position. I’m close with two people on my team (I often see them socially outside of work) and I told them when I began my search and when I was offered the new role. When I gave my notice, my current […] Read the full article →
I had a fling with my new boss’s then-husband, my team isn’t using the gift cards I gave them, and more by Alison Green on April 17, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I had a one-night fling with my new boss’s then-husband The company I work for is going through a merger with two others. Some people have taken retirement, but other than that no one has been let go. Locations and departments are changing, and people […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – April 15-16, 2017 by Alison Green on April 15, 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.) Recommendation of the week: The Course of Love, by Alain de Botton, who’s the author of this realllllly good article in the New York Times, “Why You Will […] Read the full article →