update: I bit my coworker by Alison Green on December 11, 2017 Remember the letter-writer who bit her coworker? Here’s the update. So I don’t have an update I think anyone will like. Going through Alison’s three suggestions: #1) Find a new job. I applied to the perfect position the next day, interviewed within the week, aaaaand bombed the interview. Nerves? Lack of practice? I do have Alison’s […] Read the full article →
don’t make these 6 mistakes at work this month by Alison Green on December 11, 2017 Holidays at work can present some etiquette landmines if you’re not careful — here are six mistakes you should be careful not to make this month. Assuming others share your faith (or lack of faith). Not everyone celebrates the same holidays or celebrates them in the same way. In fact, not everyone celebrates a holiday at […] Read the full article →
do I really have to wear high heels to a job interview? by Alison Green on December 11, 2017 A reader writes: I am a college student employed through work-study. Once a month, my employer holds a training session for all student assistants to update us on new procedures, etc. Our most recent meeting focused on employment after college, because many assistants graduate this year. This training included mock interviews accompanied by an evaluation. […] Read the full article →
employee is torturing her office mate with constant questions, sending a holiday card to your job interviewer, and more by Alison Green on December 11, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee bothers her office mate with constant questions I manage two employees who share an office. One is a long-term employee and stellar worker. She bit the bullet and volunteered to share her office because we needed the space. The other position is a […] Read the full article →
10 Ask a Manager letters that will make you glad you’re single by Alison Green on December 10, 2017 Brit + Co. compiled a list of their 10 favorite Ask a Manager letters about exes and other romantic complications at work. It’s here. Read the full article →
updates: the small lies, the boundary violator, and more by Alison Green on December 10, 2017 Here are updates from three people whose letters were answered here this year. 1. My employee tells small lies but is otherwise good at her job Thanks again for your advice on this issue. As usual, it was incredibly helpful. As a side note, I was hired to manage two clinics with no formal management […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – December 9-10, 2017 by Alison Green on December 9, 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: Prince Charles, by Sally Bedell Smith. This is the newest biography of Prince Charles and it’s fascinating and will make you more sympathetic to Charles […] Read the full article →
updates: the friend-boss and more by Alison Green on December 9, 2017 Here are updates from three people whose letters were answered here in the past. 1. Boss, then friend, now boss again (#3 at the link) It’s been about a year since I wrote for advice, and I’m still not exactly positive about how to categorize our work relationship. I took your advice and decided to […] Read the full article →
updates: the juvenile boss, the smelly essential oils, and more by Alison Green on December 8, 2017 Here are updates from three people whose letters were answered here this year. 1. My boss wants constant chit-chat and makes fun of us if we try to focus on work Thank you so much for featuring my question and providing solid advice, along with all the readers who were able to commiserate, offered solutions, […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker copies everything I do by Alison Green on December 8, 2017 Remember the letter-writer who shared a desk with someone who was copying everything she did, even down to the food they each ate? She also stared at her constantly, and the letter-writer mentioned in the comments section that she thought her coworker was secretly photographing her as well. Here’s the update. I’m happy to say […] Read the full article →