what advice is important but you’ll never hear it from an employer? by Alison Green on November 2, 2023 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m not sure what you would call this request, but I guess it’s to crowdsource what an employer might call “subversive” advice for early-career employees: the things they need to know to benefit them but that employers would prefer they didn’t know. I’m thinking of […] Read the full article →
a sales rep behaving like an ass, boss keeps asking for candidates’ age, and more by Alison Green on November 2, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should you tell your boss when a sales rep behaves like an ass? My other half, Gertrude, recently went on a work trip to Japan with colleagues. While there, they were treated to dinner by a rep from another company (flown in from the same […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps telling me he loves me by Alison Green on November 1, 2023 A reader writes: I have a strong working relationship with my boss, the owner of the company I work at. We clicked instantly in my initial interview, get along well, and he is consistently impressed by my work. Most importantly, I think he values me because I’m not afraid of difficult conversations, and I’m the […] Read the full article →
my intern thinks he’s great at things he’s terrible at by Alison Green on November 1, 2023 A reader writes: I have an intern who is book smart and a very hard worker. But there’s one big problem: he’s bad at things he thinks he’s a superstar with. A few examples: – He thinks he’s an amazing writer, but his writing is awful. He misspells words, leaves out words, has no organization, […] Read the full article →
does sharing strategies for dealing with toxic workplaces normalize bad jobs? by Alison Green on November 1, 2023 A reader writes: My first job after university was at a horrible company on a particularly toxic site in a traditionally problematic industry. Long hours, most people working away from their families, and there was a “work hard play hard” mentality that crossed so many HR lines it wasn’t funny. Sexism, racism, and homophobia were […] Read the full article →
wearing luxury clothes as a public defender, resigning while an employee is on medical leave, and more by Alison Green on November 1, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Wearing luxury clothes as a public defender After law school I started work as a corporate attorney and hated it. The office culture was cutthroat and aggressive and the work was unfulfilling, but the money was incredible. I’ve always loved fashion, and I bought a […] Read the full article →