all of my 2017 book recommendations by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 All year long, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I love and think everyone else should read. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’re just long-standing favorites. Here’s the complete list of what I’ve […] Read the full article →
update: my employee drastically changes her appearance in the middle of the workday by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 Remember the letter-writer in June whose employee would frequently drastically change her appearance in the middle of the workday (different clothes, hair, and makeup)? Here’s the update. Thank you for your response and to the commentariat for their responses. As it turns out, the situation changed the day after I wrote in to you. A […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 15-16, 2017 by Alison Green on December 15, 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 →
update: my boss keeps invading my personal space by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 Remember the letter-writer whose boss kept invading her personal space when they talked? (#2 at the link) Here’s the update. I’m not sure I have a terrific update, but I have learned a lot more about my boss since I wrote to you. I rearranged my desk one Friday after my boss left. Now the […] Read the full article →
hiding a raise from my coworker, I got sick during a gas leak, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Hiding a raise from my coworker I work in a two-person accounting department of a small-ish company (roughly 50 employees). I have been here nearly two years. My coworker, Fergus, has been with the company since the beginning. Recently, my manager, who handles most of […] Read the full article →
updates: the bird phobia, the boss who won’t accept a resignation, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 2017 Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here this year. 1. The bird-phobic employee who pushed another employee in his effort to get away from a bird in the parking lot, seriously injuring her (first update is here) Liz is still at her new job and has not attempted contact, legal or financial […] Read the full article →
updates: the hypochrondria, the no-sharers, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 2017 Here are four updates from people whose letters were answered here this year. 1. My employee has hypochondria and is annoying all his coworkers (first update is here) I have another (final) update for you. After I wrote in with my update, things did not get any better. My other employees refused to interact with Ronald unless […] Read the full article →
my company won’t let spouses attend the holiday party by Alison Green on December 14, 2017 A reader writes: Can a company require employees to attend the company holiday party without spouses? We start work at 8 a.m. and then will leave at noon to attend the holiday party. Can they really do say we can’t bring spouses? I answer this question — and four others — over at Inc. today, […] Read the full article →
“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” and other holiday stories by Alison Green on December 14, 2017 Here are some of my favorite highlights from last week’s post asking people to share their strangest office holiday stories. Honestly, #2 probably deserves its own post but here we go: 1. “A couple years ago, my company bought a plot of land with an old house on it next door that we planned on tearing down so […] Read the full article →
my boss refused to send a dying coworker flowers, people keep stealing food for meetings, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager refused to send a dying coworker flowers I work in a department that does project-based work for other departments in a large, successful company. I’m currently working on a project with another department, and I’m the only person from my lane on the project. […] Read the full article →