weekend free-for-all – June 23-24, 2018 by Alison Green on June 23, 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: Tell the Machine Goodnight, by Katie Williams. It plays out around a piece of new technology that tests your DNA and tells you […] Read the full article →
I want my coworkers to stop venting to me by Alison Green on June 22, 2018 A reader writes: I work at a large university. Professors here wield a lot of influence in academic and administrative decisions. Although I don’t always agree, I accept this is the way things get approved and done. I have two coworkers who must get permission for much of their work from professors. I hear about […] Read the full article →
open thread – June 22-23, 2018 by Alison Green on June 22, 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 →
our remote staff want the same perks we have at the office, crappy LinkedIn tips, and more by Alison Green on June 22, 2018 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Our remote staff want the same perks we give in-office staff I work for a company that has both in-office employees and work-from-home employees. When we plan events in the office such as chair massages and catered lunches, we offer work-from-home employees the opportunity to […] Read the full article →
can I go barefoot at work? by Alison Green on June 21, 2018 A reader writes: I work in a legal office. I am the assistant but I sit in an open area outside my boss’s office. I wear business casual clothing and shoes. However, my feet get uncomfortable in the shoes. I often take my shoes off and go barefoot. They’re under the desk for the most part, […] Read the full article →
updates: the soda policer, the person who slept through a day of work, and more by Alison Green on June 21, 2018 Here are three updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. My coworker keeps nagging me about drinking diet soda (#2 at the link) First of all, a huge thanks to you and the commenters for the support and confirmation that I wasn’t thinking that my coworker was overstepping his […] Read the full article →
how do you deal with freelancer terror? by Alison Green on June 21, 2018 I meant to make this an “ask the readers” question as per my new Thursday tradition, but I started writing just a short response to it and then it got longer and longer. So it’s not quite that anymore, but hopefully readers will weigh in as well. I’m an avid reader of your blog, even though I […] Read the full article →
my friend might get fired, coworker spoke for the group without checking with us, and more by Alison Green on June 21, 2018 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My friend might get fired — can I help? A couple months ago I referred a friend for a job in my department and he was hired. I was recently told by my boss (his boss’s boss) that things weren’t working out great so far […] Read the full article →
when I asked for a raise, my boss said I was ungrateful and threw a tantrum by Alison Green on June 20, 2018 A reader writes: I am technically an independent contractor who gets paid an hourly rate, but I work exclusively at one company on full-time hours. I am one of the most prominent staff members, and am the only person that works this many hours here. I recently had a contract signing meeting with my boss, […] Read the full article →
the clingy coworker — and the return of the Ask a Manager podcast by Alison Green on June 20, 2018 The Ask a Manager podcast is back from hiatus … and I’m excited to announce that the show is now a part of the HowStuffWorks family (meaning they are producing and distributing the show). This week on the show, I talk to a guest whose coworker wants a more intense friendship than she does. We […] Read the full article →