coworker calls me “mama,” why are employers and job candidates held to different standards, and more by Alison Green on April 25, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker calls me “mama” because I’m pregnant I am currently 18 weeks pregnant with my first child. I work remotely on a team made up entirely of remote workers. It’s a small team of all women, all of whom have kids or even grandkids, and we are […] Read the full article →
my coworker/girlfriend might get fired soon, employee wants a second paid month off for her dissertation, and more by Alison Green on April 24, 2019 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My employee wants a paid month off to finish her dissertation — a second time I have been in my managerial position for less than one year. One of my direct reports received four weeks of paid time off a couple years ago in order […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked what brings me pain, I reported a coworker for hitting a child, and more by Alison Green on April 23, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked what brings me pain, my favorite color, and other inanities I’m hoping you can give me some insight as to what exactly happened at an interview I had this morning. It started normally, I walked in, let them know I’d arrived, and sat […] Read the full article →
my boss wants us to go on an all-day rafting trip, coworker’s parents are threatening to call HR about our friendship, and more by Alison Green on April 22, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants us to go on all-day rafting trip My company hired a new director (Michelle) a few years ago. Since then, there have been several new managers hired by her who really share her same outgoing personality. That’s not a negative in any […] Read the full article →
my coworkers keep praising my work bully, emergency bathroom use during interviews, and more by Alison Green on April 18, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask my coworkers to stop praising the person who bullied me? How reasonable is it to ask my teammates to stop praising another employee from a different department who was a bully? I am okay with speaking about this person in a working […] Read the full article →
I have to build with Legos during an interview, I don’t want to cross a picket line for work errands, and more by Alison Green on April 17, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I have to use Legos to build something that represents me during an interview Using your recommendations for resumes and cover letters, I landed an interview with what I believe to be my dream job. While prepping for the interview, I looked up some common interview […] Read the full article →
how can I follow up without being annoying, people ask “who’s in here?” when I’m in a bathroom stall, and more by Alison Green on April 16, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How can I be less annoying when I have to follow up with people? Do you have any suggestions for less annoying follow-up? I have a mainly back office position and don’t work with customers or external partners for the most part, but sometimes I […] Read the full article →
my office thinks I insulted a coworker, colleague refuses to take my input, and more by Alison Green on April 15, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office thinks I insulted a coworker but I didn’t mean it like that I work for a small nonprofit. I have one boss and about 14 coworkers with whom I’m “office friendly,” meaning I don’t socialize outside of work/discuss personal matters. Though I’ve been […] Read the full article →
my coworker is routinely late because she stops for coffee, letting a man open a door at an interview, and more by Alison Green on April 12, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is routinely late to work because she stops for coffee first I have a question about a coworker, Sansa, who is routinely ~5-10 minutes late (2-3 times a week). Her job does not require she be here at 9 on the dot. I […] Read the full article →
my parents are shocked that interviewers can see my social media, can I help my nice but incompetent boss, and more by Alison Green on April 11, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My parents are shocked that interviewers can see my Twitter persona I’m in my mid-20s and work in an industry that’s dominated by people about my age. At every job I’ve had, I’ve been encouraged by upper management to tweet about my work, and to […] Read the full article →