my office is really into corporate lingo by Alison Green on May 16, 2017 A reader writes: I just started a new job and I’ve noticed that everyone is really into corporate lingo. It’s not the way I talk at all. But I feel an odd sort of pressure to start talking like everyone else, like I don’t want to be the expat who moves to France and refuses […] Read the full article →
I want to get pregnant … but I love my new job by Alison Green on May 16, 2017 A reader writes: I recently started a new job. I’m working for a startup in London, which is an unfamiliar environment for me, and in a brand new area. I’ve previously worked for much bigger companies where management has been quite hands-off, or for very small businesses where everyone tended to know what was happening […] Read the full article →
I’m in a dominant/submissive relationship — can I wear a collar to work? by Alison Green on May 16, 2017 A reader writes: My fiancé and I are involved in a 24/7 dominant/submissive relationship. Along with the traditional wedding, we are planning a collaring ceremony. This is really important to both of us, and we take it very seriously — we think of the collar as akin to a wedding ring, representing our mutual trust, […] Read the full article →
my coworker is lying about attending meetings, I need to fire a volunteer, and more by Alison Green on May 16, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is lying about attending meetings I am a director in a big company (meaning there are lots of managers with that title). My fellow coworker, who is also a director in my unit, is supposed to attend a weekly meeting on marketing and […] Read the full article →
your boss sucks and isn’t going to change by Alison Green on May 15, 2017 Three letters, one answer. 1. Our new-ish CEO is terrible I work for a company with about 600 employees, I am part of the senior management team. The current CEO took over a couple of years ago and things are slowly getting worse. Nobody is authorized to make decisions anymore – everything has to be reviewed […] Read the full article →
what do employers ask when they call your references? by Alison Green on May 15, 2017 When you’re interviewing for a new job, the reference-checking process often feels shrouded in mystery: People are talking about you, but you don’t know exactly what they’re saying or what impact it will have on your candidacy. Let’s demystify the process a bit! Here are 10 of the most common questions that reference-checkers ask, and […] Read the full article →
I know a job candidate regularly cheated on his fiancé — should I say anything? by Alison Green on May 15, 2017 A reader writes: I’m finding myself in a really weird situation and I would appreciate your perspective on what I should do. I just started a new job this week at an absolutely amazing company, the kind of company I want to be at for a long, long time! I found out that they are […] Read the full article →
my company is really into personality tests, I hate my headshot, and more by Alison Green on May 15, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company is really into personality tests My company is really into personality and aptitude tests, mainly as a means of determining how employees like to work and how they communicate. My results on these tests are always inconclusive or right in the middle. I […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – May 13-14, 2017 by Alison Green on May 13, 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: Shrill, by Lindy West. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book. I thought it might be … you know, shrill. […] Read the full article →
when’s the best time of day to quit your job? by Alison Green on May 12, 2017 A reader writes: I expect to get a job offer soon and will need to give notice to my current job. But my boss is in the office kind of sporadically, so I never know how long he is going to stay. Is it a bad idea to talk to him as soon as he […] Read the full article →