weekend open thread – July 10-11, 2021 by Alison Green on July 10, 2021 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: Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner. Sylvie has been a perfect politician’s wife for years but when her husband’s affair makes headlines, she and their grown […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on July 9, 2021 It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. My husband had been applying for internal jobs at his company for over a year. He had a few interviews but they ended up going with other internal candidates. He had recently applied for several jobs that all went up […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 9-10, 2021 by Alison Green on July 9, 2021 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 (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] Read the full article →
my client altered my email to make himself look better, what’s a good job, and more by Alison Green on July 9, 2021 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My client edited my email before forwarding it, to make himself look better I am managing a project for an executive client, Bob. After a protracted issue, Bob is taking a lot of heat from his superiors about getting this issue resolved. After a three-week […] Read the full article →
should I take my Etsy business off my resume? by Alison Green on July 8, 2021 A reader writes: Up until March of 2020, I worked as a supervisor in the food and beverage industry. I also continuously maintained an Etsy store, which I fell back on after my abrupt layoff. During the pandemic, people came online to shop in droves and I was the busiest I have ever been, but […] Read the full article →
updates: the berating coworker, the higher salary, and more by Alison Green on July 8, 2021 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, where all month I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Our staff aren’t underpaid but think they are I did use a lot of the techniques and scripts […] Read the full article →
has the last year changed your thinking about what you want to do with your work hours? by Alison Green on July 8, 2021 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’ve been seeing tons of stories lately about the “great resignation,” where people are leaving jobs for a variety of reasons (seeking better pay, or better work/life balance, or getting out of the rat race). I’m thinking about becoming one of these people, but I […] Read the full article →
is my girlfriend cheating with her old boss, turning down handshakes, and more by Alison Green on July 8, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My girlfriend had dinner with her old boss and I’m suspicious about what’s really going on I have been in a relationship for over a year. Seven months into our relationship, one evening my girlfriend went to dinner with her former boss. She did not […] Read the full article →
why do interviewers expect you to have already researched their company? by Alison Green on July 7, 2021 A reader writes: Why do interviewers put so much emphasis on your knowledge not of the role, but of them as a business? Most companies have quite generic web sites that don’t really tell you much that distinguishes them from their competitors, so it’s actually very difficult to learn much that is meaningful online. But […] Read the full article →
my coworker’s stress is stressing me out by Alison Green on July 7, 2021 A reader writes: I have a colleague, Belinda, who’s always stressed out. We’re all busy and juggling multiple priorities, but our workloads aren’t unreasonable or excessive. Most people just get on with it and steadily, calmly get their work done — whereas there’s always a sense of chaos around Belinda. She makes a much bigger […] Read the full article →