I’m going to lose hundreds of dollars on a “perk,” coworker told interns the wrong dress code, and more by Alison Green on July 11, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m going to lose hundreds of dollars on a “perk” I manage a restaurant and also bartend (I’m still hourly) and one of my perks is a week in the owner’s AirBNB that they bought less than a year ago. It has been offered to […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – July 9-10, 2022 by Alison Green on July 8, 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: Love Marriage, by Monica Ali. An engaged couple each struggle with their own demons, their families, and each other. I make a commission if you use […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on July 8, 2022 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “Three months ago I was summarily fired by my main employer (75% of my job, health insurance, 401(k) match, etc.). A Zoom meeting I thought was going to fine tune my role was instead him reading from a legal statement about laying me off as of that day. I […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 8-9, 2022 by Alison Green on July 8, 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 →
teacher shared bad medical advice, former employer wants “my side of the story,” and more by Alison Green on July 8, 2022 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Giving feedback when a teacher is sharing (bad) medical opinions I am a teacher mentor for a residential summer camp/school for kids. The curriculum of the camp is not health-related. It is my job to observe teachers and offer them feedback on their teaching, usually […] Read the full article →
why do so many managers do firings and layoffs at the end of the day? by Alison Green on July 7, 2022 A reader writes: Why do so many managers do firings and layoffs at the end of the day? I had a work friend who got let go. I don’t personally think they should have been, but I acknowledge I don’t have all the details. That said, the way they did it seemed crappy. My company […] Read the full article →
updates: going gray, I don’t want my boss to represent me at a meeting, and more by Alison Green on July 7, 2022 Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My phone number used to belong to a sex worker Thanks so much for answering my question. I ultimately ended up changing my number, not because I was worried about a job search, but because I was tired of getting 3am calls from guys wanting friendly business. […] Read the full article →
let’s talk about your mortifying moments at work by Alison Green on July 7, 2022 It’s almost time for Mortification Week 2022, and in preparation we need to hear your stories of mortifying experiences at work — yours or other people’s. Maybe you mistakenly emailed your lengthy romantic story to a colleague instead of your husband … or gave a person two noses in an interview Photoshop test … or […] Read the full article →
intern avoids all networking, reprimanded for watching TV on a lunch break, and more by Alison Green on July 7, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our intern avoids all social/networking opportunities We have a summer intern, “Ralph,” split between two department sections so he can get a variety of experience. Ralph is the most reserved person anyone’s ever worked with. He runs away from any kind of vaguely social or […] Read the full article →
my manager posted a “wall of shame” of people who didn’t volunteer to work more by Alison Green on July 6, 2022 A reader writes: I work in a small unit (20 people) that provides direct patient care and is part of a very large healthcare organization. Like a lot of healthcare units, we’ve struggled with staffing for the past few years. It’s been 2+ years of being short-staffed, working mandatory overtime, being asked to pick up […] Read the full article →