weekend open thread – July 4-5, 2020 by Alison Green on July 3, 2020 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Carrie Pilby, by Caren Lissner. A former child prodigy hits adulthood and struggles to connect with people. It’s quirky and charming. * I make a commission […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on July 3, 2020 It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I just wanted to say a huge thank you! I left a job in November due to ill health, and got a new job in March. I got amazing feedback from the recruiters thanks to your advice, but two […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 3-4, 2020 by Alison Green on July 3, 2020 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 →
we have to live within 100 miles of our director, company said paying me more would be “unfair,” and more by Alison Green on July 3, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We have to live within 100 miles of our director I work for a small nonprofit that went remote for a trial period last year. This year the board approved a permanent move to remote work, with the restriction that we all live and work […] Read the full article →
I’m not a recent grad — can I still intern? by Alison Green on July 2, 2020 A reader writes: I completed college about seven years ago and, after a few months of fruitless applying, I said “screw it” and moved to a major city to pursue a niche talent unrelated to my degree. I think it was worth the adventure and while the interest wasn’t well-paying, it did take me around […] Read the full article →
updates: the follower-upper, the different title, and more by Alison Green on July 2, 2020 Here are three updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. Should I tell my employer I may have brought COVID-19 to work in January? (first update here) I missed the chance to respond in the comments when you published my original update, as I’d just started my new job that […] Read the full article →
networking as a woman, when men keep angling for dates by Alison Green on July 2, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am a young(ish) Black woman in a white male-dominated field. I have found it virtually impossible to network with male colleagues. Each time I try, the guy is just angling for a date. I source folks from in-person networking events, LinkedIn, and apps like […] Read the full article →
boss asked me for solutions to awful morale, using a personal cell phone for work, and more by Alison Green on July 2, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss asked me to create a list of solutions to awful morale I genuinely like the work that I do. It’s an important service and I feel good about my work. But the company itself and the people I work with are incredibly disorganized, […] Read the full article →
my boss asked me if she should fire my coworker and then threw me under the bus by Alison Green on July 1, 2020 A reader writes: My boss, Jane, is unhappy with my coworker’s performance and asked me in a one-on-one meeting if she should fire this coworker (we’ll call her Sarah). I hold no authority over Sarah, though we frequently work together on projects, and I have been the main person training and giving feedback to her […] Read the full article →
how to handle a pushy job candidate by Alison Green on July 1, 2020 A reader writes: I am in the process of scheduling interviews for a new opening on our team. I called a batch of candidates this morning and left messages for a few of them. I was then in a meeting, and when I returned I had four phone calls from one candidate, who apparently was […] Read the full article →