what’s up with people not eating lunch, asking about salary before agreeing to an interview, and more by Alison Green on March 13, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. What’s up with people not eating lunch? I’ve worked at my (tiny) company for over 10 years, and a pretty small company for a few years before that, so my sample size is small but it occurred to me that I’ve had a lot of […] Read the full article →
my boss has strict kitchen rules, how to escape an exit interview, and more by Alison Green on March 12, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss has strict rules about the office kitchen I am curious about proper break room etiquette. We an office of about 11 people and a break room with no seating. Our kitchen is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster oven, sink, pantry, hot plate, […] Read the full article →
how much social media use at work is too much, how to cancel an interview with a rude job candidate, and more by Alison Green on March 11, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How much social media use at work is too much? How much personal social media use at work is too much? I’m fine with my staff taking five-minute Facebook breaks a couple of times throughout the day, but I’m afraid I have a few that […] Read the full article →
my boss asked me to mediate with her and my coworkers, a detective showed up at my job, and more by Alison Green on March 8, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager asked me to mediate between her and my coworkers I’ve been at my company for about a year and in the time there’s been a lot of turnover. My former manager left around the same time we hired Jane at a level above […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to hear about coworkers’ lavish vacations, job applicant keeps asking for another chance, and more by Alison Green on March 7, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to hear about my coworkers’ lavish vacations My department primarily consists of mid 20 to late 20s young women. I am a woman in my early 30s. We all get along great. They frequently take lavish vacations to big metropolitan cities or […] Read the full article →
employer is angry I didn’t show up for an interview I didn’t know about, how much working from home is too much, and more by Alison Green on March 6, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employer is angry that I didn’t show up for an interview I didn’t know about There is a job I really want. I applied and didn’t hear back for a while. After a few months, they emailed me stating that my interview would be on […] Read the full article →
coworker asks for lavish gifts, fired employee is retaliating on Yelp, and more by Alison Green on March 5, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I didn’t get an annual raise because I was recently promoted I’ve been with my current organization for just over two years, and was promoted to a director role in December, thanks largely to years of reading your site. There was a slightly contentious salary […] Read the full article →
I manage a friend and it’s going badly, coworker eavesdrops on my phone calls, and more by Alison Green on March 4, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I manage a friend and it’s not going well Six months ago, I was promoted to manage my division of seven people, one of them a close friend who I have known since we were in college almost 10 years ago. She was hired a […] Read the full article →
my office is full of whispers, asking for a promotion without a raise, and more by Alison Green on March 1, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office is full of whispers I work on a smallish team in a large company. We work in an open plan office, so we are encouraged not to be too loud. However, my manager takes it a step farther. Most of her conversations with […] Read the full article →
employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more by Alison Green on February 28, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee quit and deleted his computer files One of our employees just quit without notice and left us in a bind. He is part of a team that works collaboratively, but recently took on a new project and hadn’t gotten to cross-train any of his […] Read the full article →