manager wants to monitor my personal goals, when a client introduces his mistress, and more by Alison Green on November 24, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our manager wants to monitor our goals for our personal lives I recently started a new job where employees are expected to set regular goals and check in with managers about their progress. Although I find the task kind of annoying, I totally get why […] Read the full article →
should employers pay candidates for their time in the interview process? by Alison Green on November 23, 2021 A reader writes: I just saw a job ad which includes: “We didn’t want to take our applicants’ time for granted, even though we are a small publicly supported organization. Because of this, we decided to pay each our five finalists $500 to proceed with the rest of the interview. While $500 is not a […] Read the full article →
the Barbie trophies, the club kid, and other stories of holidays at work by Alison Green on November 23, 2021 All this week I’m going to be sharing holiday stories from years past. Here are 12 more. (And don’t worry — we’ll be taking new ones shortly.) 1. Odd trophies “I had a supervisor who was very unprofessional, and her being in her position was a bit of a scandal in the first place. Well, […] Read the full article →
my coworker/friend keeps coming to work drunk by Alison Green on November 23, 2021 A reader writes: I have a friend (let’s call her Becky) I have known since we were in middle school, who is now my coworker. In college, it became pretty apparent that she was developing a drinking problem, which has only got worse as she’s gotten older. Because I’ve been around her so many times […] Read the full article →
interviewer wants my current employer to say they know I’m looking, friend asking for free work, and more by Alison Green on November 23, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer wants an approval letter from my current job, saying they know I’m interviewing I’ve had a few interviews with a company, I like them, they like me, they want to make an offer. But my current employer uses their products (think software). Because of […] Read the full article →
my employee refuses to lie to customers — but that’s our policy by Alison Green on November 22, 2021 A reader writes: My employee is refusing to abide by company policies due to religious conviction and I’m not sure how to handle this. I am the owner of a very small company, around 15 people total. We are a niche online retailer. We do the vast majority of our sales through a popular online […] Read the full article →
the Hanukkah balls, the swingers, and other tales of holiday woes by Alison Green on November 22, 2021 All this week I’m going to be sharing holiday stories from years past … and then updates season starts next week! To kick us off… 1. Hanukkah balls “I am a Jewish 26-year-old. I’ve been on the job about a year, and I moved from a large city to a smaller suburb of New York […] Read the full article →
my coworker keeps joking that I’m having sex with my husband in the office by Alison Green on November 22, 2021 A reader writes: My husband and I work for the same employer in different departments. Our physical workspaces are in different buildings in the same office park. We usually carpool and meet in the parking lot, but we are rarely in the same building at the same time, and if we are it’s for work […] Read the full article →
am I the toxic complainer, I don’t want to hire an anti-vaxxer, and more by Alison Green on November 22, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I the toxic complainer? I know venting/bitching to colleagues isn’t healthy, but it’s occurred to me that I do it more and more. Especially since we’ve been remote, and had a well-known chat and video call software installed, I now have chats open to […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – November 20-21, 2021 by Alison Green on November 20, 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: The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. A woman finds a library where each book lets her enter a life she would have had if she’d made […] Read the full article →