should I be worried by how pushy an employer was with a job offer over a holiday weekend? by Alison Green on May 31, 2023 A reader writes: I found out about two weeks ago, verbally, that I was the chosen candidate for a job. It took them two weeks to send me the offer letter, which was sent past 9 pm on Friday night in their time zone (Pacific time). I am located in Eastern time right now, so […] Read the full article →
update: my team excludes me from lunches because of my dietary restrictions by Alison Green on May 31, 2023 Remember the letter-writer being excluded from lunches because of their dietary restrictions? Here’s the update. I am happy to report that I am no longer at the company that excluded me from lunches. I ultimately didn’t take your advice because I was being kind of a chicken. I thought about talking to my manager, but […] Read the full article →
my office argued for 5 months about whether I could have an ergonomic chair by Alison Green on May 31, 2023 A reader writes: I know you’ve posted in the past about requesting accommodations, but could I gather your thoughts on below? This encounter at my current employer frankly made me feel crazy — like I was dealing with 12 Dwights from The Office crazy. I’ve had a long history of musculoskeletal and orthopedic conditions (think […] Read the full article →
I’m nervous about having to write up an employee, returning heavy office furniture when resigning, and more by Alison Green on May 31, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m nervous about having to write up an employee I am a new-ish manager (just under a year), something I never saw myself doing in a field I sort of fell into. In general, it’s going well, but I find myself getting quite anxious when […] Read the full article →
our employee wants constant reassurance that he’s good enough by Alison Green on May 30, 2023 A reader writes: I’m a partner in a small firm. There are three partners working full-time, three additional full-time employees, and one part-time employee. We provide support and training for a niche software, so our workdays are heavily customer facing. The industry we support is also heavily customer-facing. All of us came out of the […] Read the full article →
how to write a resignation letter by Alison Green on May 30, 2023 For all the anxieties that land in my inbox, anxiety over quitting is probably the biggest. Even when they’re glad to be leaving, a lot of people get really stressed out about the mechanics of actually quitting: How do you tell your boss? What do you write in your resignation letter? And for that matter, […] Read the full article →
my employee’s controlling spouse won’t let her travel for work by Alison Green on May 30, 2023 A reader writes: I work for a company with multiple offices nationwide. Our team is based in City A, but we have one employee (Sally) who works remotely at our offices in City B. For the past 12 months, we have required Sally to travel to our city every other week for an overnight stay. […] Read the full article →
owner won’t do anything about our terrible coworker, employee never covers other people’s shifts, and more by Alison Green on May 30, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Owner won’t do anything about our terrible employee I am late in my career and several years ago I was lucky enough to have found the best job I have ever had, at a very successful, very small niche company (8-10 employees). My boss (Jerry, […] Read the full article →
Memorial Day open thread by Alison Green on May 29, 2023 It’s Memorial Day! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. Read the full article →
weekend open thread – May 27-28, 2023 by Alison Green on May 26, 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: Yellowface, by R.F. Kuang. A satire about race and privilege and publishing and fame. After her writer friend dies in front of her, June […] Read the full article →