is it patronizing to say I’m proud of my team, asking for help from a candidate we rejected, and more by Alison Green on March 14, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it patronizing to say I’m proud of my team? I’m a manager of a small team of 10 and recently they had a very visible win for the larger company. At a department meeting, I said I was very proud to be their manager […] Read the full article →
am I a hypocrite for dating a customer, coworker sends political texts outside of work, and more by Alison Green on March 13, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I a hypocrite for dating a customer? “Meg,” the owner/manager of the independent coffee shop I work at, is giving me a hard time because I’m dating a man who asked me out during my shift. Months ago, we went through a big thing […] Read the full article →
friend’s job offer was pulled for being a jerk, is my girlfriend’s CEO overstepping, and more by Alison Green on March 12, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My friend’s job offer was pulled after he was a jerk My friend Howell recently signed the contract for a new job, but was dismissed before he started for aggressive behavior to coworkers. The backstory is this: he needed to pass a medical before starting […] Read the full article →
I’m in a family business with a cheater, I don’t want to be the face of a company campaign, and more by Alison Green on March 11, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m in a family business with a cheater My wife’s sister owns a business with her boyfriend. We are all really close. I do art for their business and I created their logo. Recently my sister in law unraveled a web of lies in regard […] Read the full article →
my friend is an awful coworker, apologizing for past mistakes, and more by Alison Green on March 8, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I referred my friend to my company and she turned out to be an awful coworker I have a former coworker, “Sadie,” who I became decent friends with over the course of a year of working together at a former job. We both left for […] Read the full article →
should an employee pay for damage to a work vehicle they caused, who answers the phone, and more by Alison Green on March 7, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should an employee pay for damage to a work vehicle when it was his fault? My husband is the office manager at a small, family-owned lawn service company. They have a lawn care employee, Jake, who my husband describes as a good employee (on time, […] Read the full article →
explaining a shaved head, missing work conversations because I don’t smoke, and more by Alison Green on March 6, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I explain shaving my head to my coworkers? I’m a late 20s woman who has been dealing with genetic hair loss (female pattern baldness) for over 10 years now. It’s at the point where I’m over getting anxious every time the wind blows […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to stock the kitchen anymore, asking why the friend I recommended wasn’t hired, and more by Alison Green on March 5, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to be the one ordering lunch and stocking the kitchen anymore I’m a woman in my mid 30s and have been working at least part-time since middle school and full-time since earning my graduate degree a decade ago. Between the recession and […] Read the full article →
can I ask for a salary cut, I don’t want to share a bed with my boss, and more by Alison Green on March 4, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask for a salary cut? Can I ask for a salary reduction if I feel that I’m overpaid? I currently make $140k/year salary in a tech job, but I feel that I am only worth $60k. I have my house and car paid […] Read the full article →
is it OK to flirt at networking events, coworker spies on me, and more by Alison Green on March 1, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Is it OK to flirt at networking events? The other night I was talking with a friend from grad school. We work in the same field, but not in the same part of the country so our work doesn’t directly overlap anymore. He said he […] Read the full article →