open thread – June 23-24, 2017 by Alison Green on June 23, 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 →
I overheard my interviewer calling me a schmuck, are managers obligated to give references, and more by Alison Green on June 23, 2017 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I overheard my interviewer calling me a schmuck I seemed to really hit it off with an interviewer during my final interview. I even had pretty good rapport with them prior to the final interview and was more than accommodating when they needed to reschedule this final […] Read the full article →
did I lead my interviewer on? by Alison Green on June 22, 2017 A reader: I have been working for a company (Company A) for six months now, on a temporary contract. The pay is good and the hours are flexible, and as I would like to start studying part time soon this arrangement suits me. I don’t see a lot of potential for growth in this company, […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker acts like the food police by Alison Green on June 22, 2017 Remember the letter-writer last December whose coworker was constantly policing and commenting on people’s food choices? Here’s the update. I don’t have MUCH of an update on this issue, but did want to mention something that happened recently. I was in the break room with two coworkers — one being the Food Police — and […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: what kind of work can I do that’s not in an office? by Alison Green on June 22, 2017 I’m throwing this one out to commenters to weigh in on. A reader writes: I am in my third office job and I’m starting to think its not the place, but the actual “office” that is giving me trouble. My first job was okay but only part time so I moved onto one that was […] Read the full article →
I want to bill an employer who wasted my time, returning to work after working in the adult industry, and more by Alison Green on June 22, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I want to invoice an employer who wasted my time in an interview process I was recently involved in a two-month interview process where they flew me out for an in person interview as a “final step.” They paid for my flight and hotel, and […] Read the full article →
the Ask a Manager book is coming by Alison Green on June 21, 2017 Y’all, I wrote a book. ASK A MANAGER: Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work will be published by Random House/Ballantine next spring. The book — which is nearly all new content that you haven’t read here — takes on more than 200 difficult conversations […] Read the full article →
what to say to a chronically late employee by Alison Green on June 21, 2017 A reader writes: I have a new salaried staff member who is a manager-in-training for a new location we are opening up. She has worked for us for a week now, and is having child-care issues causing her to be tardy or have to leave earlier than expected. I would like your advice on the […] Read the full article →
should I sabotage my terrible employer on my way out? by Alison Green on June 21, 2017 A reader writes: I have a question regarding ownership and I will preface it by saying that I realize it’s kind of a petty one. I am the only graphic designer at a small IT company that does a lot of government work. Most of the work I’ve produced are infographics and some marketing things […] Read the full article →
my mom is mad I didn’t negotiate more, inappropriate ring tones, and more by Alison Green on June 21, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My mom is mad that I didn’t negotiate more I recently received a job offer that I’m really excited about. There is growth opportunity, I get great vibes from my new manager (and her manager), the new workplace is both flexible on where I work […] Read the full article →