my boss spoofed my caller ID to trick me into answering his call by Alison Green on June 11, 2014 A reader writes: Is it legal for my employer to use my emergency contact information to spoof (fake his caller ID info) my phone to get me to answer my phone? My manager used my emergency contact info as his caller ID, and when I answered, I heard him say, “This is Ben” so I […] Read the full article →
my boss doesn’t want student workers eating lunch with other employees, because they might hear “adult subjects” by Alison Green on June 5, 2014 A reader writes: I work in higher education and my office employs college students. The two students I currently oversee (both over 21) have been eating lunch in the break room at the noon hour along with the rest of the staff members. My supervisor told me she feels uncomfortable with the students doing this […] Read the full article →
my coworker self-published an X-rated book and won’t stop promoting it at work by Alison Green on May 5, 2014 A reader writes: One of my coworkers wrote his first book! We are so excited for him and realize that even if it is self-published, it’s a huge accomplishment. He actually gave out free copies to everyone in our department and all of management. I can ignore the quality of the writing of the book, […] Read the full article →
an employee added the F-word to a client form by Alison Green on April 30, 2014 A reader writes: I manage an office of about 20 employees. We routinely give paperwork to clients, and somehow one of the forms was modified to include something very unprofessional. A form of the f-word was added to the first line, to read “you are scheduled for this fuken procedure.” There is no way for […] Read the full article →
my bosses’ dog keeps attacking my coworkers by Alison Green on April 23, 2014 A reader writes: I work for a small nonprofit in a city where many offices allow dogs. The organization I work for is still run by its founders, and they have maintained nearly full control of all operations since the organization’s inception. In other words, the place is pretty dysfunctional. The cofounders adopted an abused […] Read the full article →
we took up a collection for a coworker to get to a funeral, but she lied about it and didn’t go by Alison Green on March 19, 2014 A reader writes: A coworker’s grandchild died out of state. We all sympathized with the fact that she couldn’t afford a plane ticket to go to the funeral. I took up a collection so that she could go. It didn’t quite cover the entire ticket. We asked her if she could cover the rest but […] Read the full article →
my office has a wall of shame, interviewers keep commenting on my height, and more by Alison Green on March 13, 2014 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office has a wall of shame with the names of people who are late or out sick My workplace has recently instituted a “wall of shame,” where the names of everyone who called in sick or was tardy are posted above the computer where […] Read the full article →
my boss is infesting our office with fruit flies by Alison Green on March 11, 2014 A reader writes: I work for a corporation with locations in 63 different cities in the U.S., but I am part of a two-person department. My office and my boss’s office are next to each other, with a door between them, but we do each have our own entrance door. Our offices have become ground […] Read the full article →
my manager showed up at my house and beat on the doors and windows by Alison Green on March 5, 2014 A reader writes: I work nights and was expecting to go in on my regular night shift. I was sleeping, like I always am because of the hours I work, and was called (note: my phone screen is completely broken, but can get calls) by work to come fill in during the day because the […] Read the full article →
I had to prepare a meal and entertain 20 people for a job interview — and so did 19 other candidates by Alison Green on January 9, 2014 A reader writes: I recently had a job interview for an entry-level program coordinator position. I walked in and there was a panel of interviewers sitting behind a table but there was no chair for me. This was the third of five interviews as part of an all-day interview process, and every other session had […] Read the full article →