my coworker owes me money and won’t pay it back, my coworker’s panic attacks are affecting my work, and more by Alison Green on June 13, 2018 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My rude coworker owes me money and won’t pay me back A coworker owes me a not insignificant sum of money and won’t pay me back. I realize it’s not wise to lend money to your coworkers but our situation was a little different in […] Read the full article →
I google my coworkers — is that weird? by Alison Green on June 12, 2018 A reader writes: I was recently dialed into a large internal meeting. Due to a recent merger, this was my team’s first time interacting with some of the members of our sister company. In parallel, my manager (Luke), another coworker (Leia), and I were messaging in a private group IM. Luke asked Leia and me […] Read the full article →
how to write a resume that doesn’t suck by Alison Green on June 12, 2018 No offense, but your resume probably sucks, because most people’s resumes do. That’s not surprising, since it’s hard to be good at something you might only do a handful of times over the course of your life. But do not panic! We’re going to walk through exactly how to make a resume with a minimum of […] Read the full article →
is it weird to start dressing like my boss? by Alison Green on June 12, 2018 A reader writes: Tl;dr – Is it weird to want to dress more like my boss (and do you think she’ll notice if I do?) Okay, basically I’m so lucky in my current job. I’m a quality manager at the lowest level of management in my organization, but I love my job, I love my […] Read the full article →
calling out offensive comments about mental health, coworker asks me to do her admin work, and more by Alison Green on June 12, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is making offensive comments about suicide and depression I recently (about three months ago) started a new job and my coworkers are mostly nice folks, except for one who is routinely unpleasant and loud and rude. I find her grating but overall tolerable. […] Read the full article →
my coworker interrupts my work to ask why I look so serious by Alison Green on June 11, 2018 A reader writes: There’s a man in our office, let’s call him Jeffrey. Jeffrey works for our company but does not work for my department. We on occasion will work together, but physically he resides in our same seating space. For years, I’ve heard of and sometimes witnessed things he’s done and said that have […] Read the full article →
how bad jobs warp your sense of what’s normal by Alison Green on June 11, 2018 Working at a dysfunctional job is terrible for all the obvious reasons: unclear expectations, unrealistic workload, tyrannical boss, toxic coworkers, or whatever might warrant the category of “dysfunctional job” in the first place. But on top of the obvious, bad jobs exact an additional price that many people don’t realize: If you stay in one long […] Read the full article →
our coworker has filled the office fridge with old, moldy food and refuses to toss it by Alison Green on June 11, 2018 A reader writes: While you’ve spoken before about coworkers who are hoarders, we have a situation at my place of work where the office fridge/freezer are just about unusable due to one coworker’s hoarding. Over 20 people share this full-sized fridge, which makes space issues that much more annoying. Everyone forgets stuff in the fridge/freezer, […] Read the full article →
intern candidate told me I’m “not with the times,” senior managers are unprepared for meetings, and more by Alison Green on June 11, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Intern candidate told me I’m “not with the times” I’m one of the intern coordinators for our office, specifically to review and manage our design interns. We’ve had intern positions open for three seasons (fall, summer, spring) and we’ve had good turn out in applicants […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – June 9-10, 2018 by Alison Green on June 9, 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 →