update: will it hurt me to stay in a job where my managers don’t like me? by Alison Green on October 19, 2013 Remember the reader who asked whether it would hurt him to stay in a job where his managers didn’t like him? I wrote in at a point where I had been unsuccessful in job hunting after about a year and a half of intensive effort. I was exhausted mentally and physically and was on the […] Read the full article →
yes, your resume and cover letter really are the problem by Alison Green on January 29, 2013 I don’t usually print thank-you letters (but I do save them in a file in my email because they are great to look at on a bad day — and you should do the same!), but I’m sharing this one because it’s further evidence that You Should Take Me Seriously When I Say You Need […] Read the full article →
responding graciously to a job rejection by Alison Green on December 4, 2012 A reader writes: I wanted to give you a happy endings story. After 2 months of interviews for what was a dream internship, I found out on Friday that I didn’t get the job. I was slightly devastated, but having read almost every article you’ve posted, I knew I needed to send a genuine thank-you […] Read the full article →
update from the reader who had been promised a raise and promotion three years ago by Alison Green on October 10, 2012 Remember the letter from the reader who had been waiting for a promised raise and promotion for three years? To make matters worse, she had recently agreed to take on new work in exchange for a title bump and then ended up getting told that she would’t be getting the title bump after all. Here’s […] Read the full article →
update from the reader wondering whether to tell her conservative coworkers she’s gay by Alison Green on December 30, 2011 One more update after all! This is from the reader who was struggling with whether to tell her conservative coworkers that she’s gay, and who was worried it could affect her treatment at work: I came out to a handful of co-workers in May 2011, and assume that most people at my office know by […] Read the full article →
update from the reader worried she needed to be perfect to get a job by Alison Green on December 24, 2011 Back in February, we heard from a reader struggling with unemployment, worrying that she would have to be perfect in order to ever get a job, and wondering how she could stop putting so much pressure on herself. Here’s her update: My job search continued for the next seven months. In that time, I interviewed […] Read the full article →
update from the reader who didn’t want to go to her new company’s Christmas party by Alison Green on December 22, 2011 Remember the reader who had been invited to the office holiday party before she’d started at her new job but was afraid it would be awkward since she didn’t know anyone and didn’t really want to go? Here’s the update: I wanted to give a quick update on the Christmas Party before I started work. […] Read the full article →
update from the reader wondering if 8 months was long enough to stay in a first job by Alison Green on December 20, 2011 This is an update from the reader who was wondering whether eight months was long enough to stay in a first job and who wanted to find a higher-paying position (the second-to-last question here). Here’s the update: So I only took part of your advice. Despite your recommendation to stay in my first job for […] Read the full article →
update from the reader whose friend was getting married on her company’s biggest weekend by Alison Green on December 14, 2011 Here’s our next “where are they now” update. This one is from the reader whose friend was getting married on the weekend her new company had an all-hands-on-deck event. Here’s her update: Thanks to everyone for your encouragement. I talked to my friend and explained my situation to her — telling her how much I […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #1 — when satan’s intern came to stay by Alison Green on December 14, 2011 Are you guys ready for a flood of “where are they now” updates from readers who had their questions answered here this year? I’m getting a lot of updates, and I’ll be posting them here throughout the month (along with regular posts too). Our first update is from the reader who had an intern from […] Read the full article →