husband’s boss didn’t tell me about his medical episode, asking about starting time, and more by Alison Green on June 7, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My husband’s boss didn’t alert me when he had a medical episode My husband works for a small, family-owned business. The owners of the business are three siblings. The oldest brother used to be in charge, but he retired a year or so ago. The […] Read the full article →
HR misused my emergency contacts, requesting payment from a family friend, and more by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss encouraged me to apply for a promotion, then said I didn’t have enough experience My boss encouraged me to apply for a promotion. It’s something that I feel like I could do but don’t have a ton of experience with, but my understanding […] Read the full article →
did my boss reject me just so she could hire a friend, my employee lives in her cubicle, and more by Alison Green on June 5, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did my boss reject me just so she could hire a friend? Late last year, my manager “Sarah” was promoted to my grand-manager. Since her role was now available, my same-job colleague “Jake” and I had a frank conversation where we confirmed we were both […] Read the full article →
my coworker will quit if I’m promoted, shimmer body oil at work, and more by Alison Green on June 4, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office mate announces all their comings and goings How do I get my office mate to stop announcing every time they enter or leave the office? “I’m going to lunch.” “I’m back.” “So many trips to the copier?” “Okay, I’m going to a meeting.” […] Read the full article →
did my employee give me a fake doctor’s note, reducing bias in hiring, and more by Alison Green on June 3, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I try to verify a doctor’s note if it looks fake? I’m a manager in a service industry establishment where daily attendance is very important because of the nature of the job. Obviously people get sick or have legitimate reasons that prevent them from […] Read the full article →
working from a one-bedroom apartment with a baby and nanny, people keep quitting, and more by Alison Green on May 31, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Working from a one-bedroom apartment with a baby and nanny I work in tech and have worked remotely for my whole career. I live in a one-bedroom apartment and my desk is tucked into a corner of the living room. This setup has worked great […] Read the full article →
our off-site includes a body fat analysis, have to use six PTO days to take a five-day vacation, and more by Alison Green on May 30, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our off-site includes a body fat analysis My company recently merged with another and we’ve been invited to an off-site coming up soon. At a briefing meeting this week, our group was given a preview of the agenda for the off-site, which is a combination […] Read the full article →
when an employee struggles with a task, cell phones at lunch, and more by Alison Green on May 29, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I accept my employee just isn’t well suited to a task? We are a small team of very silo-ed job types. Twice a year, for about a week each time, we have a meeting with lots of external stakeholders to review content for a […] Read the full article →
does being salaried just mean I work a ton of overtime for free, coworker won’t share a file, and more by Alison Green on May 28, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Does being salaried just mean I work a ton of overtime with no extra pay? My position became salaried a while back and, while I understand the general idea of it (no overtime compensation), I’m wondering how working overtime hours should or does function in […] Read the full article →
I got rid of my office’s furniture by mistake, is combined PTO better than separate sick and vacation time, and more by Alison Green on May 24, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I got rid of my office’s furniture by mistake We downsized our office recently, and I was in charge of getting rid of all the excess furniture. I’ll admit, I probably could have paid better attention in the one (one!!!) meeting we had that showed […] Read the full article →