should I report my abusive former boss to her current employer? by Alison Green on October 20, 2021 A reader writes: When I first started my career about a decade ago, I worked under a boss who was totally abusive in very subtle ways. She basically did everything to try to get me fired, including gossiping about me when I was within earshot nearly every evening. She once complained because I wanted my […] Read the full article →
my new coworkers keep saying I’m going to hate my job, parents posting their kids’ resumes on LinkedIn, and more by Alison Green on October 20, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new coworkers keep saying I’m going to hate my job Two months ago, I started working at a new company. I’m about two years into my career, and this new job is in a different field from my previous work and is on a […] Read the full article →
how do I talk to my anti-vaccine coworker? by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 A reader writes: I would love some advice on working with people who do not want to get a COVID vaccine. It seems so obvious to me that vaccination is the only way out of this dark age, and I’m really losing patience with one of my teammates who refuses to get the shot. Before […] Read the full article →
my boss sucks and there’s nothing I can do by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 A reader writes: I work at a large company in marketing. I relocated for this job, but we’ve been remote during my entire year and a half tenure here. I don’t have any social connections here, but I took this job because it was a great opportunity for growth and I really liked the hiring […] Read the full article →
my employee wasn’t respectful enough after the company messed up her paycheck by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 A reader writes: I’m not comfortable with one of my new staff members and how overconfident she is. Her work is great and she needed very little training but she’s got very big britches. “Jane” has only been with us for two months. Just today she asked for a meeting with me and our payroll […] Read the full article →
paratransit is making me look like a slacker, paying back training costs when we leave, and more by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is paratransit making me look like a slacker? I take paratransit, which is (rightly) notorious for not being on schedule. I’m given a 20-minute window during which they will pick me up but they frequently come before or after it. Usually, this is just an […] Read the full article →
did I make a mistake by sharing my salary with a coworker? by Alison Green on October 18, 2021 A reader writes: I have always believed that knowledge is power, but when it comes to salaries, is there ever a reason to keep such things quiet? For my entire career, I have stayed in the dark about what my coworkers were earning and likewise did not share my salary either. This is the unspoken […] Read the full article →
how to manage an employee who rambles by Alison Green on October 18, 2021 A reader writes: I have an employee who has a serious problem going into far too much detail in nearly every work conversation. The other people in the meeting can’t even get a word in to interrupt her. I’ve tried giving her feedback about listening more, asking questions instead of talking, and writing outlines of […] Read the full article →
our job candidates show up in ultra-casual interview attire by Alison Green on October 18, 2021 A reader writes: I work for a manufacturing company in inside sales/customer service. We support not only the outside sales team but also our customers through phone and email. The job description makes it clear this is an office job. Even pre-Covid, we were seeing most of the candidates we interviewed come in very casual […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps telling me to clean up my office, carpooling with someone I manage, and more by Alison Green on October 18, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss keeps telling me to clean up my office I work in a non-teaching position at a large university. I accepted my current position mid-pandemic, at which time the department was streamlined down to just my supervisor, “Angela,” and myself. Angela is exacting and […] Read the full article →