my coworker won’t stop talking about how rich she is by Alison Green on January 10, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” post. A reader writes: My coworkers and I work in close quarters in a laboratory all day. We all get along well, and since we don’t have “offices” and often work together on things, we are a pretty close team. We recently got a new member, Jill, who is […] Read the full article →
am I doing dog-friendly wrong, do I still need printed copies of my resume, and more by Alison Green on January 10, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I doing dog-friendly wrong? I recently started a job at a dog-friendly office and I love the option to bring my dog to work with me sometimes. While I don’t bring him every day, I do it more than I anticipated because it’s just […] Read the full article →
can I warn people about my horrible boss? by Alison Green on January 9, 2019 A reader writes: The year before I started law school, I worked for a lawyer who was a solo practitioner. I was a legal assistant (she referred to me as an “administrative assistant” on payroll, but as a “paralegal” when billing clients for my time). Highlights: she threw binders at me and the other assistant […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to become the office secretary by Alison Green on January 9, 2019 A reader writes: I work at a large educational institution, and have a job that directly serves and faces students. I love my job! When I started, we had a part-time front office person who basically managed the office: ordered all the supplies, handled walk-in traffic, etc. We had an additional agreement with most of […] Read the full article →
when I didn’t answer a call, my boss worried I’d attempted suicide and he called my mom by Alison Green on January 9, 2019 A reader writes: I am in a situation that I have no idea what to do with. I recently had to use sick leave due to mental health difficulties, which I informed my boss of. On a day off, it seems that the boss attempted to call me to ask a work question. I was […] Read the full article →
employee missed work after birthday drinking, interviewer hung up on me, and more by Alison Green on January 9, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee missed work because of birthday drinking An employee I manage called out today due to being hospitalized over the weekend for alcohol poisoning. The employee went out to celebrate their birthday over the weekend and overdid it on the partying. I realize this is […] Read the full article →
the weird world of writing an advice column by Alison Green on January 8, 2019 Over at Buzzfeed today, I joined Daniel Ortberg of Dear Prudence, Jolie Kerr of Ask a Clean Person, Jennifer Peepas of Captain Awkward, Nicole Cliffe of Care and Feeding, and Harris O’Malley of Dr. Nerdlove in a roundtable about writing advice columns. We talked about weird letters, whether we give advice to family/friends, how to get […] Read the full article →
my coworker won’t answer my emails by Alison Green on January 8, 2019 A reader writes: I have a coworker who very rarely responds to my emails. Maybe 25% of the emails I send her get any response or acknowledgement she read them. I work in manufacturing as an engineer, and she runs inventory, so our paths don’t often cross but I still need her input on certain […] Read the full article →
do I wear too much black at work? by Alison Green on January 8, 2019 A reader writes: My current office’s dress code is business casual, and I wear black, knee-length dresses almost every day. I typically wear a neutral, light colored cardigan with the dress, and I always have a navy or black blazer on hand in case I need to step up the look unexpectedly. I don’t wear […] Read the full article →
can I talk to my husband’s boss about his unhappiness, speaker phone etiquette, and more by Alison Green on January 8, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I talk to my husband’s boss about his unhappiness? My husband and I have known his boss for over 11 years and they always got along very well. We’ve been out with her socially, to bars, football games, etc. They were low level employees […] Read the full article →