I apply for remote jobs … and then it turns out they’re not remote by Alison Green on May 10, 2022 A reader writes: I’m currently applying for jobs and have a combination of skills that seems quite wanted where I live. Therefore, I don’t worry so much about finding a job I can do well and pays a salary I could comfortably live off. But I do worry about finding the right job where I’m […] Read the full article →
evaluations penalize my highest performer, getting rid of company swag, and more by Alison Green on May 10, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our performance evaluations penalize my highest performer It’s annual performance evaluation season where I work, and I’m wondering if I’m being soft in my expectations or if my company is being unreasonable. One person on my team has been with my organization for over a […] Read the full article →
is my melodramatic, credit-hogging boss a deal-breaker? by Alison Green on May 9, 2022 A reader writes: How do I handle a melodramatic boss? I’m aware I have a low tolerance for melodrama, but I’m starting to think this is a bad fit. It’s a small company of ten people, no HR, we work directly under the business owner, “Paige.” I’ve been here about five months, everyone else has […] Read the full article →
a parent called me to ask about their adult kid’s work travel by Alison Green on May 9, 2022 A reader writes: I just had a very strange phone call. An employee’s father emailed me, asking me to call him. Since the employee (who I’ll call George) is currently out of the country on business, I was worried that something had happened to him, so I called back right away. George’s father was very […] Read the full article →
my male coworkers are insisting on taking “period leave” by Alison Green on May 9, 2022 A reader writes: I’m a manager in an overseas office of an American company. About two-thirds of our employees were hired locally, with the remainder (mostly managers) having relocated from the United States. Under local law, women are allowed one day off per month to care for menstrual symptoms. Women wishing to use this benefit […] Read the full article →
should I tell my coworker she’ll never get promoted, are two-week vacations excessive, and more by Alison Green on May 9, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I tell my coworker she’ll never get the promotion she deserves? I have an ethical dilemma and I feel like I’m definitely in the wrong here. I have a coworker, Sammy, who is absolutely incredible at her job. She’s been here for six years […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – May 6-8, 2022 by Alison Green on May 6, 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: A Splendid Ruin, by Megan Chance. An orphan goes to live with rich relatives in 1906 San Francisco, and quickly realizes something is off about her […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on May 6, 2022 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “It feels surreal that it’s finally my turn to write in for Good News Friday. I’m very grateful to be a long-time reader of AAM because I don’t know how messed up my sense of business norms would be right now if I wasn’t. About five years ago, I […] Read the full article →
open thread – May 6-7, 2022 by Alison Green on May 6, 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 →
flowery goodbye emails, very fast interview invitations, and more by Alison Green on May 6, 2022 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Sending flowery goodbye emails to the whole company I’m writing with a question about the etiquette around announcing your departure from a job. I’ve had a full-time office job for the last several years, since I got my degree in the field I’m working in […] Read the full article →