I just started my new job and I miss my old one — did I make a mistake? by Alison Green on February 4, 2019 A reader writes: I recently left a job that I’d been at for a few years and felt really comfortable, had a relaxed working environment, and fun coworkers. The problem was I didn’t have room for advancement or growth, I was regularly bored with the work, and there wasn’t any wiggle room for more responsibilities […] Read the full article →
don’t send chocolate or lottery tickets to hiring managers by Alison Green on February 4, 2019 I wrote a piece for Slate today about gimmicks in job searching — the reasons some candidates feel compelled to use them, some of the weirdest stunts people have tried, and why they really, really, really don’t work. (And yes, I mentioned last week’s lottery ticket sender.) You can read it here. Read the full article →
our weird and incompetent temp keeps getting rehired by Alison Green on February 4, 2019 A reader writes: I changed jobs about a year ago to escape a toxic workplace. While I feel valued at my new job by my coworkers and manager, I still have that “I’m new, I don’t want to make waves” mentality. A few weeks after I started here, they hired a temp to catch up […] Read the full article →
employee goes into emotional spirals, interviewers who ask if you’re applying to other companies, and more by Alison Green on February 4, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My anxious employee goes into emotional spirals after even mildly negative feedback I’m a new manager and recently hired my first junior-level employee. I could tell she was sensitive during the interview, which was fine, but didn’t find out until she started working that she […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – February 2-3, 2019 by Alison Green on February 2, 2019 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: The Darlings, by Cristina Alger. I’ve been reading obsessively about Bernie Madoff (and eyeing everyone I know with suspicion), and this is a fictionalized account […] Read the full article →
open thread – February 1-2, 2019 by Alison Green on February 1, 2019 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 →
my friend is bombarding me with urgent messages while I’m at work, I fell for an email scam, and more by Alison Green on February 1, 2019 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I told a friend I’d help him, and now he’s bombarding me with urgent messages while I’m working A coworker of mine recently left my company to head up a nonprofit organization founded by his late father. The organization has very limited resources and is […] Read the full article →