we’re supposed to forfeit all our vacation days if we’ve worked from home by Alison Green on June 16, 2020 A reader writes: As an HR person for a small employer, I take to heart a lot of your advice and work hard to push the management here to do better. They had plenty of issues before all this, but I truly believed they were trying to change. But with COVID-19, things went downhill fast […] Read the full article →
my abusive former boss is still contacting me to berate me, months after I left by Alison Green on June 16, 2020 A reader writes: A few months ago, I finally left a job where my boss was abusive, thanks in great part to the advice you shared on your website. My new job is incredible, with just the most amazing and supportive manager and team. I was with my old job for a decade in various […] Read the full article →
my boss mooches off me while I’m living paycheck to paycheck by Alison Green on April 8, 2020 A reader writes: I am part of a small team that works with the support staff at a hospital. My supervisor treats me like her personal assistant on most days, and like her servant on other days. On a nearly daily basis, I am putting off my own duties to help her with hers. It’s […] Read the full article →
employer announced they’ll fire anyone who interviews for another job by Alison Green on March 25, 2020 A reader writes: I work for a private college with multiple sites. Recently, the campus presidents at these sites have told employees that if they find out that a person is interviewed for another job, the person will be automatically terminated from employment. In some cases, emails have been sent to program chairs/deans requesting that […] Read the full article →
what can you do if your employer is violating shelter-in-place orders? by Alison Green on March 25, 2020 A reader writes: I haven’t been able to figure out the answer to this question. What are employees supposed to do if their employer is violating state shelter-in-place rules? Our state is under a shelter-in place advisory as of noon today, and all non-essential businesses have been ordered to close their facilities. However, a younger […] Read the full article →
my company plans to absorb any government stimulus checks that employees receive for themselves by Alison Green on March 24, 2020 A reader writes: I work in an administrative role at a national restaurant chain. I just got off of a conference call with corporate in which they told us that if the U.S. government sends us the proposed stimulus checks due to Covid 19, they plan to absorb the money we receive by cutting our […] Read the full article →
I exposed myself at work because my coworkers didn’t believe I had cancer by Alison Green on March 11, 2020 A reader writes: I made a huge mistake and I am trying the best way to dig myself out of this mess. In 2018, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had surgery to remove that cancer and one breast in early 2019. My recovery went smoother than expected and I ended up just needing […] Read the full article →
my boss has violent tantrums and punches holes in walls by Alison Green on February 26, 2020 A reader writes: I’ve recently started in a new company. It was a particularly exciting job to get because my division superintendent (think great-great-grandboss) is known industry-wise to be a genius, and being part of his team, even with such separation, makes a big difference in a resumé. Well, I started working two months ago, […] Read the full article →
my boss tapes people’s mouths shut during meetings by Alison Green on February 4, 2020 A reader writes: I recently started my first “real” job in a small office (eight people). We have strategy meetings every morning for about 30-45 minutes. My boss is REALLY intolerant of bad ideas. She keeps a tape dispenser on the table by her chair and whenever someone suggests something that she thinks is dumb, […] Read the full article →
I found out my coworkers have been mocking me in a group chat for years by Alison Green on January 8, 2020 A reader writes: Snooping is terrible. I know. But when a coworker quit and my boss asked me to search her email for something—and I instantly saw a Gchat conversation on the side that “[my name] is the worsssst”—I just couldn’t help myself. I opened the chat and saw four coworkers, all of whom I […] Read the full article →