February 2022

my boss gets angry when I won’t share my food with her

I’m off for the holiday (but there’s something great coming later today!). Here’s a post that was originally published in 2016. A reader writes: My supervisor is obsessed with food! It started when I first went on a diet. I would have my lunch box packed with all of my essentials for the day. I […]

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I learned off-putting info about a job candidate, our CEO keeps replying-all to BCCs, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I learned off-putting info about a candidate I’m interviewing I have a conundrum related to a potential candidate I’m scheduled to interview next week. The candidate’s resume included a link to their LinkedIn profile. As part of their work experience, they mention they’re a “content […]

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weekend open thread – February 19-20, 2022

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 Christie Affair, by Nina de Gramont. This is the second novel I’m recommending about the time in 1926 when Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days, […]

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it’s your Friday good news

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I wanted to share my story of success in finding a new job this year. This summer, the small academic library I used to work at was running two separate searches for employees. Right at the end of a successful interview for the second search, the only remaining librarian […]

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open thread – February 18-19, 2022

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. * […]

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can I tell sick coworkers to go home?

A reader writes: For background: I am voluntarily working from the office (I really hate WFH) but could go home at any time — most of my coworkers are still fully remote. My company has a vaccine mandate and masks are required for anyone on-site. My question is: have office/societal norms changed enough with the […]

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can you really ever get past being a procrastinator?

It’s a new “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m a lifelong underachieving procrastinator, so this post and the other update that mentioned it caught my attention. In thinking about them, it occurred to me that although I’ve read a ton of books and advice on how to cure procrastination, I kind of never […]

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I removed the “ask the readers” question from earlier today; it was a mistake to post it and I will suggest the letter-writer reach out to domestic violence professionals for advice. We’ve had some great commenter input on these issues in the past (see this post as an example) but I realized too late the […]

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