what to do if you hate your job by Alison Green on May 21, 2018 I wrote this for LinkedIn’s Weekend Essay this weekend. If you’re miserable at work, you’re not alone. Having written Ask a Manager for more than a decade now, I’ve answered questions from literally thousands of people who hate their jobs. Whether it’s due to a difficult boss, unpleasant colleagues, mind-numbing work, or a toxic culture, […] Read the full article →
come see me in NYC on Tuesday night by Alison Green on May 21, 2018 If you’re in New York City, come see me on Tuesday night (tomorrow)! I’m speaking and will be doing lots of audience Q&A and signing books, and you should come! I’m told there will be wine. Details and tickets here. Read the full article →
my boss’s dog keeps attacking my coworkers by Alison Green on May 21, 2018 A reader writes: I work for a small nonprofit in a city where many offices allow dogs. The organization I work for is still run by its founders, and they have maintained nearly full control of all operations since the organization’s inception. In other words, the place is pretty dysfunctional. The co-founders adopted an abused […] Read the full article →
I’m sick of being the office printer lady by Alison Green on May 21, 2018 A reader writes: In our small office of about 10 people, I happen to sit the closest to our only printer, located in a room about 20 feet from my desk. The printer will display an error message on the screen when there is an issue (paper gets jammed, the printer is out of paper, […] Read the full article →
new hire wants to print everything, how can I make myself look less qualified, and more by Alison Green on May 21, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New hire wants to print everything and not use screens I work for a digital creative agency, and we recently hired a contractor, Ann, who says she is unable to read anything on screens. She has to print everything — schedules, deliverable matrices, design outputs, […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – May 19-20, 2018 by Alison Green on May 19, 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.) Read the full article →
open thread – May 18-19, 2018 by Alison Green on May 18, 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 →
sharing an office when people are fasting, IT remotely accessed my laptop when I asked them not to, and more by Alison Green on May 18, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Sharing an office when people are fasting I am the supervisor of a team of four (counting myself). I have been a member of this team for 10 years, while the other three have only been here one to four years. The four of us […] Read the full article →
my contact won’t stop pressuring me to volunteer while I’m on medical leave by Alison Green on May 17, 2018 A reader writes: I am a part of an international volunteer organization that is not doing very well at the local level. I am also disabled with a number of conditions that have all chosen the last few months to give me trouble, leaving me unable to contribute. I really like participating in this organization […] Read the full article →
13 actually effective ways to handle difficult/awful/frustrating coworkers by Alison Green on May 17, 2018 I wrote an article for BuzzFeed about 13 actually effective ways to handle your most irritating coworkers — from know-it-alls to the person blowing up your phone with texts — without making things tense or awkward (hopefully). It has fun graphics! You can read it here. The piece pulls content from my new book, which […] Read the full article →