employee said she was leaving and has been replaced, but now doesn’t know when she is going to leave by Alison Green on March 29, 2022 A reader writes: I am hoping you can help me with a dilemma I’m currently facing. My small nonprofit organization has been going through some staffing issues lately, and we recently had two employees leave abruptly due to family issues. My direct report approached me and our CEO two weeks ago on a Wednesday and […] Read the full article →
my boss started using Yiddish after she found out I’m Jewish, sleepwear for work travel, and more by Alison Green on March 29, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager started using Yiddish after she found out I’m Jewish I started a new job last year with a very small team that is entirely white. After I put in a leave request for the Jewish High Holidays last year, my immediate manager began […] Read the full article →
should I withdraw from an interview process to force an offer? by Alison Green on March 28, 2022 A reader writes: As a hopeful job hunter, I’ve recently twice encountered the dreaded and oft-lamented phenomenon of being ghosted or strung along after multiple rounds of interviews. In one instance, my follow-ups get no response whatsoever, but I see that the job is re-posted on LinkedIn (albeit with very few applicants). In the other, […] Read the full article →
returning to the office to “collaborate” isn’t always working by Alison Green on March 28, 2022 One of the most popular arguments for getting employees back to the office is about collaboration: Workers need to be on site, we’re told, because collaborating with one another has been harder to do when everyone is working from separate locations. But a lot of people who have returned to their offices for some or all […] Read the full article →
my ex-boss wants me to pay a phone bill for months I didn’t work there by Alison Green on March 28, 2022 A reader writes: When I was hired at my former job, it was to replace two employees who were leaving to start their own business. They were the owner’s only two employees (red flag, I know!). The way this woman talked about it made it seem like they had really screwed her over. I felt […] Read the full article →
community member asks to hear from male employees instead of me, saying “that’s above my pay grade,” and more by Alison Green on March 28, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Community member cuts me off and asks to hear from male employees instead I and other colleagues at my workplace (local government) have been meeting informally with members of the public about a project in my community that I am the project manager for. These […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – March 26-27, 2022 by Alison Green on March 26, 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. Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on March 25, 2022 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve written to you a couple of times (unpublished), usually in the depths of despair about my job. I’ve been doing between two to four full time positions at once due to horrific and chronic understaffing, I’m underpaid by 30% according to data on my position and location, and […] Read the full article →
open thread – March 25-26, 2022 by Alison Green on March 25, 2022 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions 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 take your questions to […] Read the full article →
my boss accused me of writing a negative review, no big raise without switching jobs, and more by Alison Green on March 25, 2022 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My boss accused me of writing a negative review, but I didn’t I worked for a small company for three years. In that time I went from a low level position to being one of the top five people in the company. I started working […] Read the full article →