the best office holiday party date story of all time by Alison Green on December 10, 2021 A couple of years ago, someone shared what I consider to be the best holiday date story of all time, and it must be shared here again. Enjoy: When I was fresh out of college, a dude in my social circle invited me to his fancy work Christmas party. He was a teacher, so I’d […] Read the full article →
all of my 2021 book recommendations by Alison Green on December 9, 2021 All year long, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I like, mostly fiction. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’re just long-standing favorites. Here’s the complete list of what I’ve recommended this year (maybe […] Read the full article →
“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” by Alison Green on December 2, 2021 Several years ago, a reader shared with us this epic email that was sent by their company’s boss after a holiday party gone terribly awry, and as we enter the holiday season we remember its glory. “This happened about ten years ago, but the email I received from our boss was so epic I preserved […] Read the full article →
the schedule for updates this year by Alison Green on November 29, 2021 A heads-up about update season: for the next few weeks I’ll be posting at midnight, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5 pm (all times are Eastern)* … as a minimum. There will sometimes be additional posts at 10:30 am and random times throughout the afternoon as well! We have a lot […] Read the full article →
I made a gift guide for every employee on your team by Alison Green on November 18, 2021 If you’re the boss, finding the right gifts for your employees can be fraught with questions: How much do you spend? Should you spend the same amount of money on each person? And if you don’t know someone well, how do you make sure they like the gift while still keeping it professional? For the […] Read the full article →
our white manager centers herself in conversations about racism — and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn by Alison Green on September 29, 2021 Today Michelle Silverthorn, founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, returns to Ask A Manager! Michelle is the author of the best-selling book Authentic Diversity: How to Change the Workplace for Good (read an excerpt here) and talked with us earlier this year about the work she does to help build more equitable companies. Now she’s back to take […] Read the full article →
I’m in trouble for what I wore when when my boss made me pick him up for the airport in the middle of the night by Alison Green on September 21, 2021 I’m on vacation today. This was originally published in 2016. A reader writes: I am working at my first job since I graduated university and I have learned a lot from reading your blog. I had a job while I was in high school and in university but it was part-time and in retail and […] Read the full article →
interview with a person who responds to Glassdoor reviews for her company by Alison Green on September 16, 2021 Last month, a reader mentioned that she’s in charge of writing her company’s response to Glassdoor reviews. I asked if she would be willing to tell us more about how that works, and she graciously agreed. Here’s our conversation. So what exactly is your job in this regard? And what is your job more broadly? I […] Read the full article →
how do I know if it’s safe to be out at work … and other questions about LGBTQ+ issues at work by Alison Green on September 1, 2021 After a post earlier this year about coming out as queer mid-career, an LGBTQ+ reader contacted me to ask if she could share more advice for LGBTQ+ readers and allies. Pulling from her own experience creating an LGBTQ+ employee resource group at her workplace and serving on the board of a nonprofit that serves the […] Read the full article →