can I ask my employee to stop showing off her wealth? by Alison Green on July 27, 2017 A reader writes: I am a senior manager in a large international charity. I have found your blog extremely helpful in a number of work related issues, especially those on managing others as I am in charge of a large team with several managerial lines. I have a somewhat akward question that has been causing […] Read the full article →
my boss thinks we’re best friends, including social media on a resume, and more by Alison Green on July 27, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss thinks we’re best friends and I hate it Previously, I was having problems with a coworker and thanks to your advice, things have improved greatly! But now, since I had to go to my boss more than once about the initial situation, my […] Read the full article →
my HR rep keeps using a Pepe the Frog emoji by Alison Green on July 26, 2017 A reader writes: We use an internal messaging service at work that allows people to make and recall emojis by writing anything into parentheses. For example, if I designed an emoji of my face, uploaded it and called it “Tina,” anyone in the company could type “Tina” and that emoji would come up. It’s generally […] Read the full article →
my boss’s kid punched me in the groin by Alison Green on July 26, 2017 A reader writes: I work at a university. My boss has an almost-5-year-old son, and she brings him into the office … a lot. I work in an open bullpen, so even when he’s in her office, he’s usually making noise or listening to an iPad at a loud volume, when he’s not running around […] Read the full article →
my coworker won’t stop complaining by Alison Green on July 26, 2017 A reader writes: We’ve recently had a lot of budget cuts at work, leading to a staff restructuring … translation: everyone was made redundant and forced to re-apply for the jobs that were left. Some people lost their jobs, some people ended up with reduced hours/pay, and some actually did well out of it, getting […] Read the full article →
it’s taking me too long to write a resume, boss is enforcing his own sexist dress code, and more by Alison Green on July 26, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should it take me this long to write a resume? I want to draft the perfect resume, but it keeps taking me longer than expected. I’ve made three versions of my resume in the past five months. Every time I make a new one, it […] Read the full article →
should you bring your lunch on your first day of work? by Alison Green on July 25, 2017 A reader writes: I start my new job tomorrow and I don’t know if I should bring a lunch or not. I usually do pack a lunch but part of me feels it’s “dorky” to do so. The job is in the city and I think my new coworkers would take me out to lunch […] Read the full article →
I manage a team of lovable screw-ups by Alison Green on July 25, 2017 A reader writes: I’m 30 years old, I work at a small start-up and I manage a small team. Before I was here I was at another start-up where I managed a slightly larger team, and before that I worked and interned for some very well-respected Fortune 500 companies. I’m used to pretty buttoned up […] Read the full article →
is the work environment I’ve created on my team too exclusive? by Alison Green on July 25, 2017 A reader writes: I’m writing this question based on feedback received from an exit interview. A woman in her mid-30’s left my department after a little over a year. When giving her notice, she commented that she was taking a job closer to home (she had an hour commute each way some days) and had […] Read the full article →
someone left a self-help book on my desk, requiring an employee to be in the office more, and more by Alison Green on July 25, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Someone anonymously left a self-help book on my desk I got into work this morning to find a self-help book sitting on my desk (the “organize your life” kind). I asked my manager if she left a book on desk for me and she told […] Read the full article →