weekend free-for-all – May 30-31, 2015 by Alison Green on May 30, 2015 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. (This one is truly no work and no school. If you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.) Book Recommendation of the Week: Mistress […] Read the full article →
I’m trying to resign but it’s not working, client is deducting fees for quick payment, and more by Alison Green on May 30, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m trying to resign but it’s not working I started an internship at a start-up company in November, and now that Ive graduated college I’m ready to move on. The thing is, my boss is making it literally impossible for me to leave! She mentioned […] Read the full article →
update: my project leader falls asleep in our meetings by Alison Green on May 29, 2015 Remember the letter-writer in February whose team leader kept falling asleep in meetings? Here’s the update. I really appreciated the advice from you and the other commenters. I was shocked how common sleep disorders are. The thought crossed my mind when I emailed you, but mostly I just thought he was lazy and disrespectful. This […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps me on a month-to-month contract by Alison Green on May 29, 2015 A reader writes: I was only supposed to be in my temporary job for one month, but now I’ve had it for a year and a half. Three months into the job, my boss left the company, and we only got a new one six months later. In the beginning, my contract was renewed for […] Read the full article →
open thread – May 29, 2015 by Alison Green on May 29, 2015 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted […] Read the full article →
I got chastised for taking initiative, coworker secretly plans to quit after maternity leave, and more by Alison Green on May 29, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got chastised for taking initiative I work as a staff member for the executive office of a membership organization which has a council made up of members. A council member emailed me recently asking me if Task X was possible to do relatively easily […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to keep helping my old boss for free by Alison Green on May 28, 2015 A reader writes: I recently left a research/assistant position with a consultant in the nonprofit sector after working there for about a year. My new position (which I started this week) is full-time but they have a four-day work week. I mentioned this to my boss when I told her that I would be leaving, […] Read the full article →
how to change course on a bad office policy that you put in place by Alison Green on May 28, 2015 A reader writes: I’m a brand new manager and I’ve realized that I’ve made a mistake: I created a new blanket policy that my employees hate, when I could have just addressed matters with the small number of employees who were causing a problem. The situation was this: My employees take breaks and lunches at […] Read the full article →
am I wrong to refuse to hire coworkers’ kids as interns? by Alison Green on May 28, 2015 A reader writes: I work for a small, family-owned company. This summer, I’m in a position to hire a summer student – strictly for the department I work in, and I have been given complete reign in terms of how I conduct the hiring process, including the interview process. Since the summer student in question will […] Read the full article →
my employee listens to every conversation around her, I don’t want a promotion, and more by Alison Green on May 28, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee stops to listen to every conversation around her I am the team leader of our medical office and have 4 employees who report to me. I have one employee who listens to every conversation that I have with our medical providers and answers […] Read the full article →