rebuilding a team after an abusive manager, intervening with a creepy coworker, and more by Alison Green on September 4, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I rebuild a department after an abusive manager? I’ve recently accepted a new position at the director level. I supervise several managers who, in turn, each supervise their own team of employees. Prior to my arrival, one of the managers, Marcy, exhibited some […] Read the full article →
how to respond when someone’s manager makes them apologize to you by Alison Green on September 3, 2024 A reader writes: I was reading one of your recent posts where you mentioned you don’t believe in forcing adults to apologize in a professional setting. I am on the same page with you about that, and it made me think of a similar type of experience I had once where I was on the […] Read the full article →
how to answer “tell me about yourself” when the interviewer has my resume right in front of them by Alison Green on September 3, 2024 A reader writes: I had a bad interview which made me realize I needed to work on my interviewing skills. The interviewer asked me the classic “Tell me about yourself,” but then noted that she had a copy of my resume in front of her so no need to walk her through every step of […] Read the full article →
employer made us take fake lie detector tests to trap a stealing receptionist by Alison Green on September 3, 2024 A reader writes: A coworker, Kate, and I used to work together at another company several years ago. I was visiting with her recently, when she brought up a situation we encountered at the old place. At the old firm, I was a manager and Kate reported to another manager. A bunch of cash payments […] Read the full article →
employee sleeps too deeply when on-call, coworker is rude to my intern, and more by Alison Green on September 3, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker sleeps too deeply when she’s on-call I work in a job (child welfare) that requires overnight and weekend on-call shifts. We get calls almost every night, but usually those are in the evening hours; true middle-of-the-night emergencies are more rare, but always highly urgent. […] Read the full article →
Labor Day open thread by Alison Green on September 2, 2024 It’s Labor Day! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything (work-related or not) that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted […] Read the full article →