updates: the gossiper, the coffee tantrum, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 2017 Here are four updates from people who had their letters answered here this year. 1. The person who reviews our work gossips about it Prior to writing my original letter to you I had expressed my concern to Beth but she did not want to take any action. I ended up telling my manager about the […] Read the full article →
how companies can throw holiday parties people actually want to attend by Alison Green on December 18, 2017 How excited are you about your office holiday party this year? Are you amped up to go or does it feel like one more obligation you wish you didn’t have? Employers often get frustrated when they hear employees grumbling about the office holiday party. After all, these events are intended to boost morale, and companies […] Read the full article →
vote for the worst boss of 2017 by Alison Green on December 18, 2017 It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! I was going to do brackets this year, but it didn’t feel quite as necessary as last year (2016 was truly the year of terrible bosses). We have plenty to choose from this year though. We’ll crown the worst boss of the year later […] Read the full article →
food restrictions at a holiday party, sneaking a peek at interview questions, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 2017 It’s six answers to six questions. Here we go… 1. I can’t eat any of the food at our office Christmas party This year my division’s Christmas party is lunch at a seafood restaurant and I’m allergic to fish and shellfish. This isn’t a fancy restaurant, it’s a mom n pop place down by the lake and […] Read the full article →
updates: the job candidate who cheated and more by Alison Green on December 17, 2017 Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here in the past. 1. Am I allowed to have friends at work if I work in HR? I wrote in around this time last year about whether HR staff can be friends with colleagues outside the department. Your advice, as always, was spot on and […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – December 16-17, 2017 by Alison Green on December 16, 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 Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick. I don’t know how to feel about this book, but it did totally engross me and was […] Read the full article →
updates: the Christmas lunch, the fired boss, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 2017 Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here in the past. 1. Holding a Christmas Eve lunch (#3 at the link) I finally bit the bullet and just quietly asked our employee about the Christmas Eve luncheon, and the employee said he actually celebrates Christmas. He further explained that in the culture […] Read the full article →
updates: am I the office jerk, missing photo, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here in the past. 1. Am I the office jerk? Immediately after I had the meeting with my supervisor and director, I scheduled a session with a therapist and started working on my anxiety. I’ve always been an anxious person, but the work environment I’m in […] Read the full article →
solve your office gift shopping dilemmas with Staples by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 And now a word from a sponsor… If you’re planning to give holiday gifts to colleagues this month and you’re stumped on what to get them, Staples has loads of fun and affordable options that you should consider! You might think of Staples as your go-to place for office supplies, but they have great gifts […] Read the full article →
updates: the interviewer’s gossiping wife, the employee who wore a blanket, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 Here are updates from four people who had their letters answered here this year. 1. My interviewer’s wife is telling people about my job search I reached out the interviewer via email this morning. I told him that my co-worker heard these details from his wife, and that as I stated in my interview my […] Read the full article →