weekend open thread – November 30-December 1, 2024 by Alison Green on November 29, 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: Trust and Safety, by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman. Sick of NYC and searching for a more meaningful life, a couple buy a dilapidated […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 29, 2024 by Alison Green on November 29, 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 →
Thanksgiving free-for-all – November 28, 2024 by Alison Green on November 28, 2024 This comment section is open for any discussion you’d like to have with other readers (work or non-work or possibly even entirely dessert-focused if that’s your bag). Happy Thanksgiving! Read the full article →
Thanksgiving eve open thread by Alison Green on November 27, 2024 Share your holiday angst or joy in this special Thanksgiving eve non-work open thread. Read the full article →
the potluck magician, the apricot thief, and other stories of holidays at work by Alison Green on November 27, 2024 It’s more holiday stories! Tradition dictates that as we head into the holiday season, we must revisit holiday stories previously shared by readers. Here are some favorites. 1. The magic I once worked at a small nonprofit with a lot of team spirit — people truly seemed to love staff gatherings, staff outings, etc. We […] Read the full article →
I’m being flooded with business offers by friends and family by Alison Green on November 27, 2024 A reader writes: I work in an industry and on a product where business is booming. We’re making headlines internationally and people are flocking to the product. With this attention has come a large amount of in-bound sales offers from other companies. Software, insights tools, celebrity talent agents, you name it. My inbox is flooded […] Read the full article →
the sandwich party, the goat shrine, and other unusual office traditions by Alison Green on November 27, 2024 I asked last week about unusual office traditions you’ve seen or experienced, and here are 15 of my favorites you shared. 1. The PB&J party We once had a coworker who was a young, single guy right out of college and living on his own for the first time. He always forgot to buy groceries, […] Read the full article →
my boss called me a “rando,” security camera is pointed at my desk, and more by Alison Green on November 27, 2024 aIt’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss called me a “rando” I’d been working at my company for a couple months, consistently contributing and even receiving recognition from other departments. So, I assumed I had a solid reputation. During a team meeting, my boss was discussing a recent project which […] Read the full article →
the bacon monitor, the baby boom, and other tales of holidays at work by Alison Green on November 26, 2024 Over the years, readers have submitted a tremendous number of amusing stories about holidays at work. Here are some of my favorites. 1. The thief and the hero At a temp secretarial job back in the day, the owner had a buffet set up for the employees as an appreciation lunch for completing a particular […] Read the full article →
I have no idea what to get for the office gift exchange by Alison Green on November 26, 2024 A reader writes: I’ve signed up to participate in my office’s gift swap, where everyone is supposed to bring a wrapped gift and we’ll each pick one to open. I think it’s a Yankee Swap, where people will pick one at a time and then can either keep what they opened or “steal” someone else’s […] Read the full article →