two of my employees won’t speak to each other by Alison Green on November 19, 2019 A reader writes: I’m managing a department of eight people and two of them won’t speak to each other. I’m new to my position and it took me a couple of months to figure out that they weren’t talking. They literally won’t speak to each other. If we have a meeting, they won’t participate if […] Read the full article →
terrible bosses: the racist boss, the evangelist boss, and more by Alison Green on November 19, 2019 I’ve teamed up with The Cut on a week-long series on bad bosses — what makes some bosses truly terrible and how you should deal with them. Every day this week, I’m offering thoughts on people’s accounts of their own bad bosses. Yesterday’s were about a boss who made racist comments and a boss who […] Read the full article →
my volunteer is into BDSM and wants to be a servant at our living history events by Alison Green on November 19, 2019 A reader writes: I am a volunteer for a nonprofit where I help coordinate volunteers for big living history events. At these very popular events, skilled volunteers sign up to be a person from history and portray the historic hierarchy of race, gender, and class for visitors. I have known for several years that one […] Read the full article →
my boss wants me to microblade my eyebrows, company blocked all streaming, and more by Alison Green on November 19, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss is pressuring me to microblade my eyebrows My boss has been pressuring me and the other two employees in our division to get our eyebrows microbladed by her friend. She comments on our eyebrows. She tells us it would be the best thing […] Read the full article →
a company rescinded my job offer after I asked for more time to think it over by Alison Green on November 18, 2019 A reader writes: I received a job offer on a Tuesday and they wanted to know whether I’d accept by that Friday. Thursday rolls around, and I’m still unsure, as my current company had produced a counteroffer to keep me. I sent an email to the company that offered me the job, asking if I […] Read the full article →
asking for a raise is easier than you think by Alison Green on November 18, 2019 With lots of employers doing performance reviews and year-end raises this month, now is a good time to ask for a raise. But will you? I’ve been shocked – horrified, really – by how many people tell me they never ask for raises. Some people rely on their company’s system of merit raises (or worse, […] Read the full article →
my awful coworker is also my roommate by Alison Green on November 18, 2019 A reader writes: Six months ago, I started a new job at a big tech company and needed to move for work. I made the decision to move in with a coworker, Sansa, who happened to have a room open up at her place shortly after I was hired. Sansa and I work in different […] Read the full article →
working at a Christmas party with nothing to wear, my employee doesn’t tip, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Working at a Christmas party with nothing to wear I recently started my first job two months ago at a recruitment company that has a lot of international clients and I am the only native English speaker in the company. Despite the fact I am […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – November 16-17, 2019 by Alison Green on November 16, 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 Leftovers, by Tom Perrotta. Millions of people vanish all at once, in what may or may not be the Rapture, and those left behind […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 15-16, 2019 by Alison Green on November 15, 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 →