my coworker is angry that I didn’t invite her to an informal tutoring session by Alison Green on July 31, 2017 A reader writes: I’m facing a new conundrum at work and I don’t know what to do. I regularly have lunch with some coworkers. At some point, one of them mentioned that he had taken some classes in the past, on a program that is nice to know for our line of work, but not […] Read the full article →
here’s what your job interviewers say after you leave the room by Alison Green on July 31, 2017 Wouldn’t it be great if you could hear what your job interviewers say about you after your interview is over? Or maybe not — although if you’re worried that interviewers are trash-talking you, they’re probably not, even if you weren’t right for the job. But interviewers do have certain ways of naming potential issues – […] Read the full article →
European clients are sneering at my American colleagues’ table manners by Alison Green on July 31, 2017 I have a hectic schedule this week with preparing for a move, so some posts this week will be reprints from years ago (I’ll mark them when that’s the case), and we’ll have a few extra updates and “ask the readers” too. This one is from June 2014. A reader writes: I have a question […] Read the full article →
my partner on a group project is holding everything up, chilly behavior at the end of an interview, and more by Alison Green on July 31, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My partner on a group project is holding everything up For an internal project my department has been split into groups of two. I’ve been paired with one of our managers (I’m just a staffer). Every time we’ve had an activity to do, my partner, […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – July 29-30, 2017 by Alison Green on July 29, 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: Nicole Cliffe (of Toast fame) is writing an advice column for Elle, and it’s so good. She’s also doing Game of Thrones recaps there. […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a controlling coworker by Alison Green on July 28, 2017 A reader writes: I have a colleague who does basically the same work that I do – we’re in the same unit, have essentially the same job functions, the same bosses, and we share an assistant. More importantly, we’re in the same pay grade. I have been in this job longer, but she is older […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 28-29, 2017 by Alison Green on July 28, 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 →
my coworker caused a car accident and I don’t want to ride with her, taking notes at a job interview, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker caused a car accident and I don’t feel safe riding with her My job involves visiting clients and vendors at their offices, going to other offices for meetings, and visiting job sites. All of these visits are done via company car, anywhere from […] Read the full article →
I don’t want my young coworker to be taken advantage of by Alison Green on July 27, 2017 A reader writes: I have a young colleague on my team at a rather large company — let’s call her Arya. Arya doesn’t report to me, but I’m senior to her and participated in her interview process. She’s been with us a couple years, and this is her first job out of college. She’s proven […] Read the full article →
3 updates from recent letter-writers by Alison Green on July 27, 2017 Here are three updates from people who had their letters answered here recently. 1. Someone drew genitalia on our intern’s cast The intern was only in her third week here. The intern and the employee who did the drawing both had the same manager and that manager is one of my reports. The company does […] Read the full article →