what can I negotiate other than salary? by Alison Green on July 6, 2023 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I probably wouldn’t be the only one interested in hearing what people have successfully negotiated for other than money. I‘ve been in a few situations, both at my current and at former jobs, where I was told a raise or bonus wasn’t possible (bad economic […] Read the full article →
my boss convinced my hotel to open my room, my manager might have a second job, and more by Alison Green on July 6, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss convinced my hotel to open my door so he could find out if I was there I was sent out of town to train a new employee. My employer booked a room for me to stay in. The last day, my boss called […] Read the full article →
the deliberately terrible lunch, the vindictive daffodils, and other petty moments at work by Alison Green on July 5, 2023 Last month I asked about the pettiest things you’ve seen (or done!) at work. There were so many hilarious stories left on that post that I couldn’t fit them all my favorites into one column. Part 1 was here, and here’s part 2. 1. The new offices This is a thing that I knew because […] Read the full article →
my assistant is using my title on LinkedIn by Alison Green on July 5, 2023 A reader writes: When updating my LinkedIn profile today, I noticed that my assistant has himself listed in my position and has since February of this year (while the position was vacant). Because I’m new to this company, I don’t want to rock the boat or make him think I consider myself to be “better” […] Read the full article →
my company says it’s “best practice” to do layoffs over email by Alison Green on July 5, 2023 A reader writes: I work in a tech sector, and this week my fully-remote company announced that they were laying off an entire department. I’m a manager, so I knew about this 24 hours before it happened, but what they did was send out a mass email to the department that was being laid off, […] Read the full article →
manager waits until the last minute to assign work, refusing to work night shifts, and more by Alison Green on July 5, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Manager waits until the last minute to assign work I was hoping you could weigh in about whether this particular management habit is actually bad, or if my judgment is clouded by other unprofessional behavior by my boss (I won’t go into detail, but includes a […] Read the full article →
4th of July open thread by Alison Green on July 4, 2023 It’s a holiday! This comment section is open for any discussion (work or non-work) you’d like to have with other readers. Read the full article →
my coworker has started faking a British accent by Alison Green on July 3, 2023 I’m off today, so here’s an older post from the archives. This was originally published in 2018. A reader writes: So this question is … more just truly bizarre than anything. But recently, a coworker of mine has decided she is now British and has been regularly slipping into a thick British accent — very […] Read the full article →
my boss is making threats about the Mafia, my new coworker is acting like my manager, and more by Alison Green on July 3, 2023 I’m off for the long holiday weekend. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My boss is making threats about the Mafia to me My manager has on several occasions issued indirect threats, for lack of better wording. There have been several […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – July 1-2, 2023 by Alison Green on July 1, 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: Barbara Isn’t Dying, by Alina Bronsky. A man who has relied on his wife to cook and clean for him his entire life […] Read the full article →