the charismatic aura, the glowing tan, and other amazing items seen on resumes by Alison Green on May 28, 2024 Last week, I asked about the strangest things you’ve ever seen in cover letters and resumes. You shared some amazing stories — here are some of my favorites. 1. “A candidate happily let me know ‘I just got laid this morning’ (I assume he meant ‘laid off’ but it made me laugh).” 2. “I had […] Read the full article →
how can I shut down gossip at work? by Alison Green on May 28, 2024 A reader writes: I like my job and my coworkers, but there’s one thing that keeps bugging me: There’s a real culture of gossiping, and I keep getting sucked into it. I used to be a huge gossiper myself, but at a previous job I was the target of some untrue and hurtful gossip, and […] Read the full article →
my employee yelled at a coworker — but I don’t think she should apologize by Alison Green on May 28, 2024 A reader writes: I recently joined a public agency as a director after working in the private sector previously. One of my employees, let’s call her Anna, works with various employees from the IT department in a working team on projects that are very much needed to advance our team’s work. She does her job […] Read the full article →
does being salaried just mean I work a ton of overtime for free, coworker won’t share a file, and more by Alison Green on May 28, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Does being salaried just mean I work a ton of overtime with no extra pay? My position became salaried a while back and, while I understand the general idea of it (no overtime compensation), I’m wondering how working overtime hours should or does function in […] Read the full article →
Memorial Day open thread by Alison Green on May 27, 2024 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 25-26, 2024 by Alison Green on May 24, 2024 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: Very Bad Company, by Emma Rosenblum. An executive disappears at a dysfunctional start-up’s annual retreat. If you like company gossip, even if not your […] Read the full article →
open thread – May 24-25, 2024 by Alison Green on May 24, 2024 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 →
I got rid of my office’s furniture by mistake, is combined PTO better than separate sick and vacation time, and more by Alison Green on May 24, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I got rid of my office’s furniture by mistake We downsized our office recently, and I was in charge of getting rid of all the excess furniture. I’ll admit, I probably could have paid better attention in the one (one!!!) meeting we had that showed […] Read the full article →
my friend is in trouble for attendance issues caused by her dad being sick by Alison Green on May 23, 2024 A reader writes: I’m wondering if you have any advice on encouraging a coworker (or former coworker) to stand up for themselves. I have a feeling there’s not a lot I can do, but I feel so helpless watching this situation. My former coworker and friend, Jane, is still at the job where we met. […] Read the full article →
where are you now? (a call for updates) by Alison Green on May 23, 2024 It’s mid-year updates season! If you’ve had your question answered here in the past, please email me an update and let us know how your situation turned out. Did you take the advice? Did you not take the advice? What happened? How’s your situation now? (Don’t post your updates here though; email them to me.) […] Read the full article →