my coworkers tell me my diet will kill me, employee is missing too much work, and more by Alison Green on December 21, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworkers keep saying my diet is going to kill me I eat McDonald’s for breakfast or lunch somewhere around 4-6 times a week. I get high-protein options like egg McMuffins, double cheeseburgers, or chicken nuggets and never order fries or regular soda. A couple of […] Read the full article →
updates: the Dixieland doorbell, plain dress in interviews, and more by Alison Green on December 20, 2017 Here are updates from five people who had their letters answered here this year. 1. My office doorbell plays “Dixieland” I took your advice, and I am so happy I did—it is resolved! But not after a bit more back and forth than I anticipated. I sent the email to HR with the exact verbiage you […] Read the full article →
can I refuse to put up Christmas decorations at work? by Alison Green on December 20, 2017 A reader writes: My employer is asking all of us to decorate our offices/work areas for Christmas this year. The decorations are provided, and she thinks it will brighten up the office. I work as an administrative assistant in the front of the office. Because of some difficult personal reasons, I will not be celebrating […] Read the full article →
we have monthly meetings about everyone’s mistakes by Alison Green on December 20, 2017 A reader writes: I’ve been working for a small company (10 employees) for almost a year now and I almost entirely love it. The exception being our monthly meetings where our boss starts off my addressing everyone’s mistakes from the past month. My boss generally doesn’t use names, but people often know or can reasonably […] Read the full article →
did I price myself out of a job, chipping in for a gift for the cleaners, and more by Alison Green on December 20, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did I price myself out of this job? I just came out of an interview for a job that I desperately need. I thought it went great, until I realised the salary expectations I named are a little higher than what the company pays for […] Read the full article →
update: my company wants to sponsor me for a service dog, but I’m not sure I should accept by Alison Green on December 19, 2017 Remember the letter-writer whose company wanted to sponsor her for a service dog but she wasn’t sure if it was okay to accept? I told her to go get her dog, and her first update was here. Here’s the latest one. My life has been kind of a whirlwind for the last… wow, has it really been […] Read the full article →
my coworker has terrible imposter syndrome by Alison Green on December 19, 2017 A reader writes: Someone who I work with, let’s call her Sonja, seems to suffer from an awful case of impostor syndrome, and I’m looking for advice on how I can best support her as a colleague. We’re friendly, but not friends, and we have not worked together on a project before now, but we’ve recently […] Read the full article →
my employee can’t manage her finances — should I say something? by Alison Green on December 19, 2017 A reader writes: I have an employee, “Jane,” who is in her early 20s and working a professional job for the first time after grad school. Her job is entry-level with a strong emphasis on training, so the salary is fairly low (but definitely a living wage). I’m concerned with the way she is managing […] Read the full article →
something personal by Alison Green on December 19, 2017 It’s time to talk about why I left a job in 2010. I worked for a serial sexual harasser. I was his chief of staff. He was so good at his job that many, many people looked the other way. He had built the organization himself, personally recruited enough funders for a multi-million dollar budget, […] Read the full article →
anonymously emailing my terrible boss’s new job, do job offers have to be in writing, and more by Alison Green on December 19, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I send an anonymous email to my terrible manager’s new job? I have a situation where I feel really compelled to send an email to an organization to warn them about a new employee they have taken on. However for various reasons, maybe the […] Read the full article →