embarrassing emails on a coworker’s phone, secret drinking parties, and more by Alison Green on April 12, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should you alert a coworker that potentially embarrassing emails are visible on her phone? Last week, a good friend of mine was in a meeting with a colleague who he gets on with very well with. She left the meeting briefly, leaving her phone on […] Read the full article →
chill out with the bone-crushing handshakes by Alison Green on April 11, 2017 A reader writes: I’m wondering if this is something that I am out of touch with or if this is something that is bothering others worldwide. I recently finished a few months of interviewing for various positions and attending close-out meetings for my previous job. About 99% of the time when I shook someone’s hands, […] Read the full article →
my employee’s husband won’t stop calling me to complain about her evaluation by Alison Green on April 11, 2017 A reader writes: I’m having an issue with Melanie, one of the employees I supervise, as well as Melanie’s husband, even though he doesn’t work here. Melanie was hired back in August. Before she worked here, she was a stay-at-home mother. Her youngest child started school in August just before she started working here. She […] Read the full article →
my coworker won’t stop telling me that I smell by Alison Green on April 11, 2017 A reader writes: I enjoy wearing perfume, but tend to stick to indie oil scents, since the smell tends to stick closer to my skin (so, in theory, I don’t bother my coworkers) and also because I seem to be sensitive to the alcohol that a lot of spray perfumes use. I also tend to […] Read the full article →
asking an employee to cover the cost of a missed flight, tops with shoulder cut-outs at work, and more by Alison Green on April 11, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Asking an employee to cover the cost of a missed flight We have an employee who recently missed a flight due to a panic attack. She couldn’t fly. We then had to purchase a new ticket for another employee to take her place. The cost was […] Read the full article →
I have a bad feeling about the job I’m interviewing for by Alison Green on April 10, 2017 A reader writes: I have a question about evaluating a potential employer. I’ve been interviewing with a nonprofit, and the job would be a step up (higher pay, more responsibility), but I’ve now been through eight rounds of interviews and I feel like some alarm bells are going off. I’ve interviewed with the director three […] Read the full article →
should you do free work as part of a job interview? by Alison Green on April 10, 2017 A reader writes: I’m a content specialist who does a lot of writing and SEO work. I currently work full-time, but am looking for a new full-time opportunity. I’m finding that as part of the hiring process, a lot of employers are asking me to complete an assignment for them. I’m not against the idea, […] Read the full article →
can I ask networking contacts to meet somewhere more convenient to me? by Alison Green on April 10, 2017 A reader writes: I recently got a couple of networking contacts who are in the part of my field that I’d like to move into at some point. I reached out to the contacts and they were lovely and offered to meet for coffee, but I didn’t realize that one person’s office is a 45-minute […] Read the full article →
You are sitting too much! Here’s a solution. by Alison Green on April 10, 2017 And now a word from a sponsor… I sit ALL THE TIME, y’all. Partly it’s because I work too much, but part of it is also that the things I enjoy doing most, like reading, are also totally sedentary. So I’ve long been intrigued by the idea of a standing desk, which is why I […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked if my resume exaggerates, office is weirdly secretive about hiring, and more by Alison Green on April 10, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked, “is there anything on your resume that’s an exaggeration?” I recently interviewed for an internal six-month “detail” in my organization, a position that wasn’t a promotion, just a lateral transfer. After an hour of good questions, I was asked, “Is there anything on […] Read the full article →