I’m afraid of the homeless people sleeping in front of my office by Alison Green on January 20, 2015 A reader writes: Do you have any suggestions on how I can ask my employer to handle homeless people who are constantly blocking access to my workplace entrance? My home office (the powers that be) is 400 miles away and not on site. I am a female employee and am terrified when a homeless person […] Read the full article →
staying home on snow days, labeling millennials, and increasing your pay by Alison Green on January 17, 2015 Three recent (well, recent-ish) articles of possible interest — * I’m quoted in this Chicago Tribune article talking about working from home during snow days, and why some employers still don’t allow it even for jobs that can be easily done from home. * SHRM addressed whether labeling millennials is misguided (answer: yes), and then quoted me […] Read the full article →
“how to get a job” discount going… going… almost gone! by Alison Green on January 10, 2015 If you want to take advantage of my offer for a massive discount on How to Get a Job: Secrets of a Hiring Manager, do it now because it ends this weekend. Here’s the discount code to get 40% off: newjob This e-book is written from my perspective as a long-time hiring manager and will give you step-by-step guidance […] Read the full article →
get a new job with this massive discount on the Ask a Manager job-searching bible by Alison Green on January 7, 2015 If one of your new year’s resolutions is to get a new job, I’ve got some help for you… For the next few days, I’m offering a discount on my e-book, How to Get a Job: Secrets of a Hiring Manager. Use this discount code today for a massive 40% discount: newjob If you’ve ever wished that you could […] Read the full article →
most popular posts of 2014 by Alison Green on December 31, 2014 Ask a Manager’s traffic continued to climb this year, with 8 million unique visitors, nearly 14 million visits, and more than 24 million page views. Thanks for your part in that! Here are the posts that interested people the most this year, via two lists: the most commented on posts and the most viewed posts. […] Read the full article →
my favorite posts of 2014 by Alison Green on December 30, 2014 I wasn’t going to do a list of favorite posts of 2014 because technically I’m on vacation and being lazy, but then at the last minute, the urge struck. So here they are. 10. my coworkers heard my roommates having sex while I was on a conference call Because I’m 12. 9. our European clients […] Read the full article →
how being a jerk can hurt you at work, most people don’t want to be managers, and more by Alison Green on December 23, 2014 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: how being a jerk can hurt you at work, data showing most people don’t want to be managers, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
the season of holiday office dramas begins today… by Alison Green on November 27, 2014 Because today is Thanksgiving, in lieu of a post today I’m instead presenting five crazy holiday stories from years past. (Crazy letters are high on my list of things to be thankful for.) 1. my office Secret Santa gave me a sex toy 2. my office wants us to chip in to send our CEO’s family on […] Read the full article →
where are you now? by Alison Green on November 24, 2014 Every December, I publish “where are they now” updates from people whose questions I answered here in the past year. It’s time for 2014’s version, so … If you’ve had your question answered here in the last year, please email me an update and let us know how your situation turned out. Leave no juicy […] Read the full article →
having a bad boss can make you sick, superstars can struggle to bond with their teams, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2014 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: having a bad boss can make you sick, why some superstars struggle to bond with their teams, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →