I’m uncomfortable with my coworkers’ names, crying when laying someone off, and more by Alison Green on January 3, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m uncomfortable with my coworkers’ names I work in the healthcare industry which is very diverse and have had this issue in several jobs, which is coworkers having names I feel uncomfortable about saying. Some examples of these names are: Princess, Honey, Sir, King. I […] Read the full article →
how to ask for more money than the stated salary range by Alison Green on January 2, 2019 A reader writes: I’m looking to make a career shift after 10 years at the same company — at a young age. It was my second job out of college. Thing is, it’s a place that pays very well for my industry, so it’s proving tough to find a pay increase as I move (which, […] Read the full article →
how do I start a new job on the right foot? by Alison Green on January 2, 2019 A reader writes: I’m starting a new job in 12 days. I am leaving my current company of five years (half of my post-college career) on good terms, but it’s time to go somewhere I can grow, and frankly, make more money. My new job is a huge, national corporation, with hundreds of people in […] Read the full article →
my office mate asks me 75 questions a day — literally by Alison Green on January 2, 2019 A reader writes: Due to renovations, I’ve been put in the same office as another employee. We work different jobs, but are technically peers in the company’s hierarchy. He is, frankly, driving me crazy. Every question that comes across his mind, he gets up and verbally asks me. Most of these are surprisingly basic questions. […] Read the full article →
should I push my job-searching friend harder, fired coworker was looking at colleague’s burlesque photos, and more by Alison Green on January 2, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I push my job-searching friend to tell me what’s holding her back? A good friend of mine was let go from her job (one in her field that she’s had since we graduated college, also located in our college town) in March. At the […] Read the full article →
New Year’s free-for-all – January 1, 2019 by Alison Green on January 1, 2019 It’s the New Year’s open thread free-for-all! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything that you want to talk about — work-related, not work-related, doesn’t matter. Tomorrow I’ll be back to my normal posting schedule. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please don’t repost it […] Read the full article →