coworker asks about my personal finances, gender differences in dress codes, and more by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker asks about my personal finances I work in an education-related industry that’s not known for having particularly high salaries. I’m on the younger end of my workplace, and it’s the kind of place where I might be in the same role as someone […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – November 26-27, 2022 by Alison Green on November 25, 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: My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings, edited by Zosia Mamet. Various people writing about food, including Danny Lavery on the food literary children […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 25-26, 2022 by Alison Green on November 25, 2022 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related 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 talk to other readers. * […] Read the full article →
Thanksgiving free-for-all – November 24, 2022 by Alison Green on November 24, 2022 This comment section is open for any discussion you’d like to have with other readers (work or non-work or possibly even entirely dessert-focused if that’s your bag). Happy Thanksgiving! Read the full article →
Thanksgiving eve open thread by Alison Green on November 23, 2022 Share your holiday angst or joy in this special Thanksgiving eve non-work open thread. Read the full article →
the baby grand piano, the legend of Buddy, and other tales of holiday woes by Alison Green on November 23, 2022 All this week I’ve been sharing holiday stories from years past. Here are eight more. 1. The piano “I work for a nonprofit that currently gets almost all of our funding from one donor, which means if she gets a bee in her bonnet about the way things should be done, we generally try to […] Read the full article →
the cake hoarder, the missing egg, and other stories of holiday mayhem by Alison Green on November 23, 2022 All this week I’ve been sharing holiday stories from years past. Here are 10 more. 1. The stench “Years ago I worked at a cookware company. Every year the owners gave us a week off with pay, an amazing Xmas party at a restaurant, and a fresh turkey. One coworker who wished mightily to be […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to go to our holiday party, I think my coworker is working two jobs at once, and more by Alison Green on November 23, 2022 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to go to our holiday party At out last meeting, we were discussing what to do for our holiday party and were asked to vote. The decision hasn’t been made yet, but most of the choices were in the city that is […] Read the full article →
the holiday perfume, the ancient fruitcake, and other stories of holidays at work by Alison Green on November 22, 2022 All this week I’m sharing holiday stories from years past. Here are 10 more. 1. The perfume “My father’s story from a good 25 years ago. One time he’s telling us about what gifts they bought for all the staff. It was perfume (don’t get me started on the gendered nature of it, that’s a […] Read the full article →
the thief and the hero, the crockpot discrimination, and other stories of potlucks at work by Alison Green on November 22, 2022 Here are 12 more of my favorite stories you shared about potlucks and other food gatherings at work earlier this month. (Part one was yesterday.) 1. The cook-off “We had a chili cook-off and the winner admitted she didn’t make the chili. She got it from Wendy’s.” 2. The sushi “Before he retired, my spouse […] Read the full article →