Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on July 31, 2020 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to the Washington Post about some employers’ increased monitoring of employees now that so many people are working from home. I talked to NPR about the same topic. I talked to Kiplinger about what protections you have if you don’t want to […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on April 24, 2020 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to the Los Angeles Times about how to socially distance politely. I talked to the BBC about how advice-giving has changed because of coronavirus. I talked to USA Today about why employers need to change their expectations of employees right now. I […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on March 20, 2020 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I’m in the New York Times talking about job worries in the age of coronavirus, including advice for college students and freelancers. I’m also in the New York Times talking about the etiquette around DMs (direct messages). I talked to PBS about helicopter parents […] Read the full article →
why people stay in jobs where they’re miserable by Alison Green on March 12, 2020 I get a ton of letters from people who are miserable in their jobs – but much of the time, they’re not asking me about how to leave. They’re asking about how to stay sane while they’re there – how to deal with a boss who yells or threatens their job every week, or how […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on November 21, 2019 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I’m on NPR’s Life Kit podcast talking about holidays at work, including forced cheer and awkward parties. I’m in USA Today talking about why bosses shouldn’t date employees. I’m in the Guardian talking about why bad managers spawn more bad managers. I talked to CNBC’s personal […] Read the full article →
how should you deal with a boss who yells at you? by Alison Green on November 1, 2019 Work is usually a place where we’re expected to control our emotions — unless, in some cases, you’re the boss and you like to yell. I recorded a piece for the BBC about bosses who yell — why it’s wrong, what companies should do about it, and what you can do if your manager is […] Read the full article →
the problem with “can I pick your brain?” by Alison Green on October 30, 2019 I was on Marketplace Morning this week talking about the problems with asking someone if you can “pick their brain.” (The short version: It’s vague and doesn’t explain what you’re really looking for, and the people you want to ask are often inundated with similar requests.) We talked why people ask this, better ways to […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on September 20, 2019 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I’m in the New York Times talking about what to do when you’ve said the wrong thing at work. I’m also in the New York Times talking about the use of personality tests, including the Myers-Briggs, at work. I’m in the Chicago Tribune talking […] Read the full article →
terrible interviewers, and why people don’t take time off by Alison Green on August 22, 2019 There’s a surprising number of really terrible interviewers out there: interviewers who treat interviews like a casual get-to-know-you chat rather than rigorously exploring the candidate’s skills and experience … interviewers who ask goofy and useless questions like “if you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be?” … interviewers who devise terrible exercises […] Read the full article →
people can be really annoying with email by Alison Green on July 3, 2019 Email has made our jobs a lot easier — but it’s introduced some new bumps into office life as well. I recorded a piece for the BBC about how email has made work life a little trickier — including reply-all offenders and the people who send you an email and then show up at your desk […] Read the full article →