is it okay to turn down a job in the middle of the interview? by Alison Green on February 28, 2018 A reader writes: I recently had an interview with a small company. The hiring manager brought me in and we talked for about an hour. It went very well! She followed up the very same day, saying their owner lived out of state but she would love for him to meet me and set up […] Read the full article →
podcast: I’m still training my replacement three months after I left by Alison Green on February 28, 2018 Episode 2 of the Ask a Manager podcast is here! You can listen to it above or at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or Anchor (or here’s the direct RSS feed). This week, I talk with a caller who is still training her replacement — three months after leaving her job. Here’s the letter she sent […] Read the full article →
I can’t go on vacation because no temp can meet my boss’s demanding expectations by Alison Green on February 28, 2018 A reader writes: I work in a rather specialized field and when I was originally hired, it took close to a year to get one of my managers to trust in my abilities. It worked out well and 13 years later, I still love my job. The problem I have is taking time off. For […] Read the full article →
talking to a coworker about a negative colleague, manager was annoyed that I didn’t come in during an ice storm, and more by Alison Green on February 28, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Talking to a young colleague about a negative coworker I’m currently working for about a month in a new company in a temporary position (ends in April, and I’m pregnant, so not definitely not staying) and I have two direct/close coworkers: Arya, who is brand […] Read the full article →
how do I follow up with people who are bad at responding to work emails? by Alison Green on February 27, 2018 A reader writes: I work in academia at a relatively large university and I’m often getting in contact with people I don’t know, about research issues. I’m relatively new in the field and there is some business etiquette that I’m just unsure of. I’ve found that lots of people are realllllllly bad at responding promptly […] Read the full article →
my boss is a jerk — how do I deal with her? by Alison Green on February 27, 2018 A reader writes: I’m writing about an ongoing issue I have with my immediate boss – let’s call her Ann. Ann is a national leader in our industry, is the only person at our institution with the authority to approve my team’s work, and is pretty much my exclusive point of contact for all my […] Read the full article →
I’m hypersensitive to criticism — how do I fix this? by Alison Green on February 27, 2018 A reader writes: I am currently working as a receptionist for the next few months until I complete my schooling. I have been dealing with what I can only describe as hypersensitivity when it comes to feedback or criticism about my work. When I hear that something was done incorrectly by me, I panic and […] Read the full article →
my coworker writes fanfic in meetings, telling a friend I don’t want to work for her, and more by Alison Green on February 27, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker writes fanfic in meetings A coworker of mine (Sansa, shall we say) and I are a little unsure whether we ought to narc on a third coworker — we’ll call him Bran — who consistently spends our team meetings writing what appears to […] Read the full article →
the Ask a Manager guide to asking for a raise by Alison Green on February 26, 2018 Here’s a step-by-step guide to asking for a raise — how much to ask for, what to say, when to do it, and what your manager is likely to be thinking when you do. Read the full article →
let us discuss past letters by Alison Green on February 26, 2018 I’m on this week’s episode of Hannah and Matt Know It All, a very fun podcast where the hosts talk about questions from various advice columns and field new questions too. (If you like advice columns and you like podcasts, this show is your holy grail.) In this episode, we talked about a whole slew of recent Ask […] Read the full article →