coworker asks me the same questions over and over, hiding burlesque work at a new job, and more by Alison Green on September 27, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker asks me the same questions over and over I have a coworker who asks the same questions over and over despite many email communications and verbal conversations already addressing the question. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m frustrated and my tone may […] Read the full article →
my coworker keeps badgering me about why I don’t drive by Alison Green on September 26, 2017 A reader writes: At 26, I am the youngest worker in my (small) office, though this is not my first professional post-college job. For the most part I really enjoy what I do, have gotten really good feedback, and am friendly with the rest of the staff. Because I have a learning disability that makes […] Read the full article →
my boss doesn’t believe I’m really quitting by Alison Green on September 26, 2017 A reader writes: How should I handle a clingy soon-to-be-former boss? I work for a small nonprofit, and am part of a four-person team (there’s no overlap – I’m the only person in my position on our team). My boss and executive director knew last October that I wanted to begin looking for a new […] Read the full article →
update: I ghosted my ex, and she’s about to be my new boss by Alison Green on September 26, 2017 Remember the letter-writer who had ghosted his long-term girlfriend 10 years earlier and just learned she was about to become his new boss? Given the outrage of much of the internet over the letter, I didn’t expect to receive an update, and I’m grateful that he sent one in. Here it is. I admit I […] Read the full article →
attending a coworker’s disciplinary meeting, rescinded vacation time, and more by Alison Green on September 26, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Do I really have to attend my coworker’s performance meeting? I am a pharmacist in a small hospital. We have three rotating shifts during the day. One is decentralized and exclusively reviews patient profiles, while the other two divide their time between profile review and […] Read the full article →
I answered more questions on the radio this weekend by Alison Green on September 25, 2017 I was on public radio’s Marketplace Weekend again this weekend, taking more questions from listeners about job searching. (This was a bonus round because we got so many questions from people the week before!) We talked about: what to do if you’re overqualified advice to someone who’s applied for 700 jobs and isn’t having any luck […] Read the full article →
what to do when you disagree with your boss’s feedback by Alison Green on September 25, 2017 It can be tough to get critical feedback from your boss, especially when you thought everything was going well. It’s even tougher when you don’t agree with that feedback and think your boss is wrong. Here’s the best way to respond when you disagree with your manager’s feedback on your work. Don’t react right away. […] Read the full article →
my new employee spends too much time justifying everything by Alison Green on September 25, 2017 A reader writes: We are a very small facility in the northeast U.S. with under 10 employees who are all from the town we work in. I recently hired a new employee who is originally from the midwest. For the most part her work is acceptable, but she has some personality traits that are affecting […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t let me quit, treating people like adults while enforcing high standards, and more by Alison Green on September 25, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Yesterday was my last day — but my boss won’t let me quit So two weeks ago I put in my resignation letter at my job. I agreed to work for two weeks and that’s it. My boss and coworkers had been nothing but rude […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – September 23-24, 2017 by Alison Green on September 23, 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: A Year in Provence, by Peter Mayle. A charming and funny account of a year spent living in rural France. Much pastis is […] Read the full article →