weekend free-for-all – April 8-9, 2017 by Alison Green on April 8, 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. If you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.) Recommendation of the week: All […] Read the full article →
I don’t like to share my personal life with my coworkers by Alison Green on April 7, 2017 A reader writes: Early on in my career, I had a couple of very bad experiences with forming friendships with coworkers. After those experiences, I decided that I wouldn’t befriend my coworkers anymore. I consider myself friendly and outgoing, and I have a lot of friends outside of work, but am starting to feel that […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 7-8, 2017 by Alison Green on April 7, 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 →
client keeps saying “I love you,” can I get reimbursed for a doctor’s note, and more by Alison Green on April 7, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I get reimbursed for having to get a doctor’s note? So, I know the answer is probably going to be no, but I’m wondering if I could ask to be compensated for the cost of a doctor’s note? I work retail where traditionally people […] Read the full article →
what do application deadlines really mean? by Alison Green on April 6, 2017 A reader writes: I’m confused about job closing dates. I recently saw a listing online for a position that was posted on the company’s website in February and was said to be posted until mid-April. This is a private company, so not one that is regulated by federal guidelines dictating how long the job should […] Read the full article →
update: telling a difficult, pushy employee that she’s right … without undermining your own authority by Alison Green on April 6, 2017 Remember the letter last month about how to tell an overly pushy employee that she was right, without undermining her manager? Here’s the update. Just a quick update. While I really appreciated your great advice, and all the suggestions in the comment section, unfortunately we didn’t get to put much of it into practice. Megan […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: how to refuse to share your salary history by Alison Green on April 6, 2017 A reader writes: I wondered if readers could share stories about successfully refusing to share their salary history. It’s advice I hear all the time, and that makes sense, but having just been hired by a sizable corporation, it’s hard for me to imagine getting companies to go against their own policies. Aside from simply […] Read the full article →
giving coworkers a questionnaire about my performance, gender-neutral pronouns, and more by Alison Green on April 6, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I create my own performance survey and ask coworkers to fill it out? I have a question about running my own performance survey. My job is in engineering integration, and I interact with a large number of people on a regular basis (I’m an […] Read the full article →
how do I mentally move on after not getting the job? by Alison Green on April 5, 2017 A reader writes: I just found out that a position I was a finalist for was offered to another candidate. While I tried not to get my hopes up throughout the interview process, as I moved further along I inevitably started to get excited about the possibility of working at this new company. The company […] Read the full article →
how can managers get “alone time”? by Alison Green on April 5, 2017 A reader writes: I work for a busy law office that manages hundreds of files for large corporations daily. The work is very detail oriented, and even the slightest issues can set us back tremendously. I supervise a group of 5 other people, all of whom have been with the firm for less than 9 […] Read the full article →