update: I’m working 2 full-time remote jobs — is this unethical? by Alison Green on August 15, 2022 Remember the letter-writer who was working two full-time remote jobs and wondering if it was unethical? Here’s the update. I wrote to you late last year about how I was working two full-time director level jobs and was debating the ethicality of doing so. I’ve seen a lot of requests in comments for updates so […] Read the full article →
my employee won’t stop pushing for a job she’s not qualified for by Alison Green on August 15, 2022 A reader writes: An employee I manage, Elizabeth, wants a job that’s open on another team. She has no experience and doesn’t have the education or certification required for it. If she were given the job it would be like hiring a person who never went to law school, never passed the bar exam, and […] Read the full article →
my boss wants us to help his coach get certified in pseudoscience by Alison Green on August 15, 2022 A reader writes: I work for a successful small business that has acquired two even smaller businesses in other states over the past several years. Our company president really wants to create a unified company culture and help the employees in all three locations feel more like a cohesive team. This has been hampered by […] Read the full article →
our desks were packed up and photographed without our knowing, offering to help my replacement, and more by Alison Green on August 15, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our desks were packed up and our belongings photographed without us knowing My team has gone through a number of reorgs in the past year, resulting in some of us changing reporting lines twice and six folks getting laid off. All of this has been […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – August 13-14, 2022 by Alison Green on August 12, 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 Boys, by Katie Hafner. At the start of this book, the father of two boys receives a letter from a bike touring company, politely asking […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on August 12, 2022 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have a Friday Good News entry from a friend, who agreed I can share her story with the AAM readership: A little while back, my friend successfully interviewed at and received an offer from a company she’s very excited about! Yet after she accepted the offer and before […] Read the full article →
open thread – August 12-13, 2022 by Alison Green on August 12, 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 mentor won’t acknowledge my family’s loss, a disorganized boss, and more by Alison Green on August 12, 2022 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My mentor won’t acknowledge my family member’s death I recently started a new job where I took over for a very high-profile and beloved person, Baxter. To help me transition, they were asked to stay on for a year in an advisory/mentor capacity. It became […] Read the full article →
my constantly available coworkers keep commenting on my healthier work-life balance by Alison Green on August 11, 2022 A reader writes: I work in an organization with a culture of constant availability. It’s sort of prestigious to work outrageous hours or join calls en route to a vacation. My manager was sending emails from his wedding, for example. This isn’t for me so I don’t do it. I’m not sure if I’m unusually […] Read the full article →
update: my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad by Alison Green on August 11, 2022 Remember the letter-writer who was working from a small apartment with her husband and it wasn’t going well? Here’s the update. I looked through my old thread again and I’m so grateful to the the amount of people who really tried to help, and also sympathized with my situation during lockdown. Thankfully, my update is […] Read the full article →