employee gave me a scathing letter when he resigned by Alison Green on June 6, 2023 A reader writes: For the last three years, I have been running a consulting company which grew off the back of a long career in my industry. Last September, I hired an account manager to free up my time for business development. He is new to my industry but has relevant experience in another field […] Read the full article →
my coworker is bringing his kid to work and on Zoom calls … but the rest of us are paying for child care by Alison Green on June 6, 2023 A reader writes: Even posing this question, I am asking myself: AITA? A colleague of mine had his first child during the pandemic. Obviously, like parents worldwide (myself included), he was at a loss for childcare. During that time we all worked from home, and children, pets, and partners appeared in and out of Zoom […] Read the full article →
my first job isn’t what I signed on for, my job is overreacting to me carrying pepper spray, and more by Alison Green on June 6, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My first job isn’t what I signed on for and there’s no communication I graduated college in the midst of the pandemic — May 2021 — and got a salaried job in my field a year later. The problem is, this is my first “office” […] Read the full article →
the dried apricots, the meat embezzler, and other stories of people losing their minds over free food at work by Alison Green on June 5, 2023 Last week I asked about times you’ve seen ridiculously bad behavior over free food at work, often from the highest-paid employees on staff — and you certainly delivered. There were so many hilarious stories on that post that I can’t fit them all my favorites into one column … so here’s part 1. Part 2 […] Read the full article →
should I hire a qualified candidate who comes with a ton of baggage? by Alison Green on June 5, 2023 A reader asks: My team recently created a new position. A colleague from another department got wind of this and asked when I planned to advertise the vacancy. I’m in no hurry to fill the position, so I said “hopefully by the end of the year.” He let me know that his wife is very […] Read the full article →
my “hybrid” team is using me as their way to not go to the office at all by Alison Green on June 5, 2023 A reader writes: When the pandemic began, I was the member of my team who volunteered to go to the office to check the mail and do tasks that could not be done at home since I live alone, live closest to the office, tend to have the most tasks that cannot be done remotely, […] Read the full article →
I’m in trouble for being a few minutes late, weighing my food at a business lunch, and more by Alison Green on June 5, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m in trouble for occasionally arriving a few minutes late I recently quit the worst job I ever had, in favor of one I like quite a bit better. Mostly. But my new job has a very perilous commute, involving two sets of train tracks, […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – June 3-4, 2023 by Alison Green on June 2, 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: Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum. Badly behaved rich people get into various forms of trouble while summering on an exclusive island. It’s gossipy […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on June 2, 2023 It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have been a reader of your site since 2009, and I finally put your advice about negotiating salary to work! I received an offer for a position at a base salary that I would have absolutely accepted at face value, but I gave myself a moment to ask, […] Read the full article →
open thread – June 2-3, 2023 by Alison Green on June 2, 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 →