I’m the lone progressive in my company — how do I deal with all the political talk? by Alison Green on October 15, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I work in an extremely conservative industry in a red state. While my city did flip blue in 2018, I believe I am the only person with progressive beliefs in my company. However, I keep that information to myself because political discussions can be very […] Read the full article →
applying for jobs from work, using a work name and a social name, and more by Alison Green on October 15, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Does it look bad to send a job application during work hours? I’ve been at my current company for three years now and have been looking to change jobs off and on pretty much since day one. Sometimes the desire to leave gets so bad […] Read the full article →
my company is issuing new work-from-home standards because we should have the hang of it by now by Alison Green on October 14, 2020 A reader writes: I’m in a senior position at a mid-sized company that has been working from home since March, and would love your thoughts on something that was communicated to us in a leadership meeting this week. The C-level has decided to create new work-from-home standards that employees are expected to comply with, including […] Read the full article →
should I apply to businesses that aren’t hiring? by Alison Green on October 14, 2020 A reader writes: I was hoping you might be able to help me finally put to bed a long-running argument between me and my mother about the proper way to find a job. For almost as long as I’ve been job hunting, she has insisted that it’s a good idea to apply to places that […] Read the full article →
my boss tells weird lies about all of us by Alison Green on October 14, 2020 A reader writes: My boss, Valerie, makes up little lies about people who report to her. She never lies about anything work-related and while those of us who report to her all know she is a fibber about things, our clients and other people have no idea. Valerie would have no reason to lie about […] Read the full article →
muting your boss, lavish virtual holiday parties, and more by Alison Green on October 14, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did I mess up by muting my boss? I think I might have messed up by muting my boss. Last week my boss and I were co-presenting to our team in Zoom. He was speaking to the team about important updates when his cell phone […] Read the full article →
my early bird coworkers grumble that I start work later than they do by Alison Green on October 13, 2020 A reader writes: Over the past months, my imminent return to the office has been pushed back several times until our leadership gave up and told us we were going to work from home for the rest of the year. Prior to the pandemic, I worked from 7:30-4:30 every day to beat an absolutely brutal […] Read the full article →
my coworker berates me all day long by Alison Green on October 13, 2020 A reader writes: For the past four years, I’ve worked at a small company of about 40 people spread over three states. I am the only person in my type of admin role and the only person who handles all of the documents coming into and out of all three offices. Everyone who has documents […] Read the full article →
your job application was rejected by a human, not a computer by Alison Green on October 13, 2020 Christine Assaf of HRTact.com recently published a kind of amazing break-down of something I’ve been trying to convince people of for years: that your job application was most likely rejected by a human, not a computer. It’s reprinted here with her permission. (Christine, by the way, is currently looking for an HR, people strategy, or I/O […] Read the full article →
team is meeting in-person despite company rules, counting school as work experience, and more by Alison Green on October 13, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My team is meeting in-person despite mandatory telework requirement I’m lucky in that I work for an organization that recognized the importance of telework early on in the pandemic. Nationally, almost everyone has been moved to mandatory telework, except for rare instances of “critical” work. […] Read the full article →