updates: company-branded clothing in the wrong sizes, the men’s forum, and more by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. […] Read the full article →
update: my employers want to pay for my surgery — but I want a raise by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose employers wanted to pay […] Read the full article →
my coworker trash-talks other women’s clothes, putting work expenses on a personal credit card, and more by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My senior colleague trash-talks other women’s clothes During the pandemic, I worked with a senior executive on a project (I don’t report directly to her) and we’ve continued to chat about mundane things on Slack. Slowly it developed into a friendship where she often vents […] Read the full article →
update: the new hire who showed up is not the same person we interviewed by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter about the new hire who showed up and wasn’t the same person who had been interviewed? Here’s the update. Unfortunately we […] Read the full article →
updates: religious decor in a shared office, not donating blood, and more by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. […] Read the full article →
candidates keep turning down our job offers by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 A reader asks: My team has been expanding after a long period of being under-resourced and under-staffed, but the talent pool in our local area is not very deep. As a result, I usually have to conduct national searches for most positions. This means that I’ve had to work hard to identify serious applicants who […] Read the full article →
update: what’s the definition of “professional hours”? by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking about the definition of […] Read the full article →
update: my coworkers told my boss I talk about my baby too much by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworkers told her boss […] Read the full article →
I got Covid on a work trip, our “competitive” pay is well below market, and more by Alison Green on June 13, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got Covid on a work trip My job (federal government) recently held a mandatory work conference in Florida. They encouraged us to bring our families so I flew cross country with my husband and young son to attend this week-long conference. While there, we […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – June 11-12, 2022 by Alison Green on June 10, 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: Happy for You, by Claire Stanford. Midway through her dissertation, a woman leaves grad school to study happiness at the world’s third largest tech company, while […] Read the full article →