I don’t want to spend a week in a remote cabin with coworkers while I’m pregnant by Alison Green on April 23, 2018 A reader writes: We’re working on a product redesign and as part of the process, it’s been suggested that the team goes offsite for a week to bang out the details. The entire (co-ed) team is supposed to stay in a remote cabin in the mountains, retreat style, where we have to share bedrooms, bathrooms, […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to have a boss by Alison Green on April 23, 2018 This was originally published in August 2012. A reader writes: How can I stand being employed by someone when I don’t want to have a boss? I’ve always had trouble working for authority; my experience with authority, and this isn’t just a perception as I’ve tried changing that too, is they walk all over me, […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to take 2 weeks off, coworker has a “food emergency” every other day, and more by Alison Green on April 23, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m required to take two weeks off and I don’t want to I graduated college last year and started a full-time job in November (thanks for all your help and advice on resumes, cover letters and interviewing). In this industry and anything related, it’s mandatory […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – April 21-22, 2018 by Alison Green on April 21, 2018 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: The Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer. It’s about friendship, mentorship, activism, and what we want from each other, with characters who are all […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 20-21, 2018 by Alison Green on April 20, 2018 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 →
should I create an Instagram for my dog to make me stand out to interviewers, and more by Alison Green on April 20, 2018 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Should I create an Instagram for my dog to make me stand out? I was recently informed that I didn’t get a job that I really wanted. I ended up asking the hiring manager for feedback and one thing she told me was that one […] Read the full article →
company offered me a job, then yanked the offer, then re-listed the position by Alison Green on April 19, 2018 A reader writes: After job searching for several months, I was offered a position that lined up perfectly with my career goals. It wasn’t a dream job but a definite stepping stone on the path to a dream job. My start date was set, my resignation was sent to my manager, and I was excited […] Read the full article →
my employee is snarky and rude by Alison Green on April 19, 2018 A reader writes: I recently started a new job and learned through my manager that a person on the team had interviewed for the role I was offered. This is a new position that was formed as part of a restructure and from what I understand, the person who applied felt he was a shoo-in […] Read the full article →
bitterly fought office coffee wars: share your stories by Alison Green on April 19, 2018 On a post last week about coffee wars, someone left this amazing comment: Without thinking hard, I recall the coworker who made herself a fresh pot every morning then dumped the contents so no one else could have any. The coworker who charged people for coffee the company supplied (she kept the money). The coffee […] Read the full article →
I branched out at work and was criticized for it, boss wants me to follow up on everything with emails, and more by Alison Green on April 19, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I branched out at work and was criticized for it I’m with a small company of about 25, and work in software development. Luckily, my company is very open minded and flexible about participating in the work you’re interested in. Last fall, we decided to […] Read the full article →