my disgusting boss touches and chews on everything on my desk by Alison Green on June 8, 2020 A reader writes: My boss, who is a lawyer, is of the opinion that everything on my desk and in my office is his and completely fair game. It doesn’t matter if I bought it, brought it from home, or that I don’t want germs spread around the office — he thinks he can touch […] Read the full article →
my manager named Joseph Stalin employee of the month by Alison Green on June 1, 2020 A reader writes: Wouldn’t mind your take on this, as in all honesty I’m flummoxed by the most recent act from a manager who has, in my view, made a pretty major error of judgment. Unbeknown to us, she has began running an “Employee of the Month” program. No rewards other than an email, and […] Read the full article →
company photoshopped makeup on our headshots, employee made an anti-Semitic joke, and more by Alison Green on May 5, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Company photoshopped heavy makeup on all the women’s headshots This is something that happened a few years ago but still confounds me when I think about it. I was working in finance for a small trading firm, and the managing partners hired two professional photographers […] Read the full article →
my new employee keeps tagging us in negative social media posts after we’ve told her to stop by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 A reader writes: My company hired a new employee just before the pandemic work from home shift. We were hesitant to hire her for my department to begin with — she didn’t have glowing recommendations and she’s got a patchy work history, but she has experience in the one thing we can’t train on right […] Read the full article →
my boss’s son constantly yells at him in the office by Alison Green on April 20, 2020 A reader writes; I work for a family-owned company. My boss (let’s call him Rob) employs both of his sons and his daughter-in-law, and they all get special treatment within the company. For instance, his daughter-in-law comes in about five hours a week and is paid for 40 and his son was gone for more […] Read the full article →
my boss mooches off me while I’m living paycheck to paycheck by Alison Green on April 8, 2020 A reader writes: I am part of a small team that works with the support staff at a hospital. My supervisor treats me like her personal assistant on most days, and like her servant on other days. On a nearly daily basis, I am putting off my own duties to help her with hers. It’s […] Read the full article →
my coworkers have a crush on my boss … and are taking it out on me by Alison Green on March 18, 2020 A reader writes: I’m the executive assistant for a small company. I’m the direct support for the VP of human resources, “Dave,” who is very charismatic and likable and a generally nice guy. He’s also very good looking. However, he’s very professional with great business boundaries. I enjoy working with him. Two managers in particular, […] Read the full article →
my coworker is blackmailing me not to take time off for my honeymoon by Alison Green on March 2, 2020 A reader writes: I work in an office where I’m the only person who can do 75% of my job, but there’s a second person who can do essential functions. We have a policy that only one of the two of us is allowed to request advance time off at a given time (so one […] Read the full article →
my boss has violent tantrums and punches holes in walls by Alison Green on February 26, 2020 A reader writes: I’ve recently started in a new company. It was a particularly exciting job to get because my division superintendent (think great-great-grandboss) is known industry-wise to be a genius, and being part of his team, even with such separation, makes a big difference in a resumé. Well, I started working two months ago, […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked what was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 A reader writes: I just had an odd interview and wanted to hear your thoughts. I’m currently teaching full-time but am interviewing for some part-time adjunct work I can do over the summer. I had an interview this morning that was going well until the interviewer said, “I have a very difficult question, but it’s […] Read the full article →