someone is stinking up the bathroom by my office, I’m forced to use a nickname, and more by Alison Green on February 13, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Someone is stinking up the bathroom next to my office I am writing this partially to check myself. Please feel free to tell me to grow up and that this shouldn’t bother me! I have a senior level position at a non-profit organization. Our offices […] Read the full article →
employee says he has a problem with authority, coworker is praying for me to have a baby, and more by Alison Green on February 12, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee warned me he has a problem with authority Six years ago, I took a job in a new department. At the time, I only had two years of managing experience and I was eager to not step on the toes of my new […] Read the full article →
coworkers keep praising my “growth,” when should you use an out-of-office message, and more by Alison Green on February 11, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworkers keep complimenting me on my “growth” Over the last few years I’ve gotten a chance to take on some new projects that have given me a lot more exposure than my previous role. This is obviously great and has contributed significantly to my happiness […] Read the full article →
boss asked someone to take her family off her health insurance, how to encourage someone you’re rejecting, and more by Alison Green on February 8, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss begged my coworker to take her husband and baby off her health insurance So I recently started a new job in a very small office right before the New Year. As I was being hired, they were doing their budget for 2019. My […] Read the full article →
my staff is selling multi-level marketing products at work, my coworker makes R-rated noises, and more by Alison Green on February 7, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Staff selling multi-level marketing products at work I manage a team of seven for a small advertising agency. We’re located in a rural-ish area. Our HQ is in a major city about seven hours away. I got promoted to manager after our last manager retired. […] Read the full article →
have I been blacklisted from this company, HR is asking me about my sick coworker, and more by Alison Green on February 6, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Have I been blacklisted from a company that seemed to like me earlier? I am a health care provider who applied to my dream job in May of last year. I made it very far in the process over the next few months– 4 interviews, […] Read the full article →
coworkers are attacking people over grammar, responding to alumni networking requests, and more by Alison Green on February 5, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Two coworkers are attacking people over grammar At my company, we have a couple of grammar fanatics who go out of their way to correct people even when they’re not in the conversation. Sometimes this will even occur during important one-on-one meetings on projects that […] Read the full article →
employee goes into emotional spirals, interviewers who ask if you’re applying to other companies, and more by Alison Green on February 4, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My anxious employee goes into emotional spirals after even mildly negative feedback I’m a new manager and recently hired my first junior-level employee. I could tell she was sensitive during the interview, which was fine, but didn’t find out until she started working that she […] Read the full article →
my friend is bombarding me with urgent messages while I’m at work, I fell for an email scam, and more by Alison Green on February 1, 2019 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I told a friend I’d help him, and now he’s bombarding me with urgent messages while I’m working A coworker of mine recently left my company to head up a nonprofit organization founded by his late father. The organization has very limited resources and is […] Read the full article →
my coworkers trash-talk me in a secret group chat, keeping unvaccinated kids out of our office, and more by Alison Green on January 31, 2019 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My bosses and coworkers have a secret group chat where they trash-talk me A few months ago, I started a new job in a very small office (only three employees, plus a few interns). I had some trouble acclimating because the environment was so different […] Read the full article →