boss wants us to “disagree” over LGBTQ inclusion, professional styles for men with long hair, and more by Alison Green on March 6, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Boss wants us to “disagree” over LGBTQ inclusion My big boss is currently obsessed with having “disagreements” despite being very hard to disagree with. She has recently posted on our internal website encouraging us to talk and disagree about our organization’s attitude to LGBTQ colleagues […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – March 4-5, 2023 by Alison Green on March 3, 2023 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 All the Time, by Laurie Colwin. Best friends each fall in love and navigate courtship and marriage alongside each other. Funny and […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on March 3, 2023 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I’ve been reading your blog for the last year solidly and learnt a huge amount. With that in mind, I recently interviewed for an IT support role supporting over 200 users as a team of 2 people. The initial interview went well enough that I was offered the job, […] Read the full article →
open thread – March 3-4, 2023 by Alison Green on March 3, 2023 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 manager and coworker are secretly dating, boss will never give “exceeds expectations” because he has “high standards,” and more by Alison Green on March 3, 2023 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My manager and coworker are divorcing their spouses and secretly dating My coworker, Frank (who is above me in the chain of command, but only occasionally acts as my supervisor), just confided in me that he is dating my manager, Lauren (who is also HIS […] Read the full article →
update: I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up … but I don’t think she should be fired by Alison Green on March 2, 2023 Remember the letter-writer who supervised a manager who falsified an employee write-up but didn’t think she should be fired? Here’s the update. Thanks for answering my letter. I saw some questions that came up in the comments so wanted to give more information about what happened. First, Jason choosing to work on-site did not mean […] Read the full article →
stolen sandwiches, disgusting fridges, dish-washing drama: let’s talk about office kitchen mayhem by Alison Green on March 2, 2023 For those of you who are back in your office or who never left, let’s talk office kitchen wars: sandwich thefts, moldy food that stays in the fridge for months, drama over dishes in the sink, passive-aggressive notes, the oatmeal that exploded in the microwave three months ago and never got cleaned up… Are your […] Read the full article →
interviewer scolded me for my outfit, job requires an oath of allegiance, and more by Alison Green on March 2, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My interviewer scolded me for what I was wearing I am looking to relocate to a different city in my home state, and a couple of interviews I did with one company were video due to my not being able to do an in-person interview. […] Read the full article →
update: a DNA test revealed the CEO is my half brother … and he’s freaking out by Alison Green on March 1, 2023 Remember the letter-writer who learned through a DNA test that the company CEO was their half brother … and the CEO was freaking out? Here’s the update. My short update is that he 100% tried to fire me. The long update is complicated but this month has been unbelievable. Just after my question was posted, […] Read the full article →
my entry-level employee gave me a bunch of off-base criticism by Alison Green on March 1, 2023 A reader writes: I have a junior staff person (who has been on my team less than two years) who recently took it upon themself to give me some “constructive criticism” about my management, none of which was relevant or constructive (I did consider it and discussed it with others, and they were all confused […] Read the full article →