update: telling a member that his behavior at our events is ruining it for everyone else by Alison Green on February 29, 2016 Remember last week’s letter about the guy who was hassling women at church events for young professionals (a demographic he didn’t even belong to), among other obnoxious behavior? Here’s the update from the letter-writer charged with dealing with the situation. I talked to my pastor today, and we went through all of it. I even […] Read the full article →
how to prepare for a second interview by Alison Green on February 29, 2016 If you received a call after your job interview inviting you to come back in for a second interview, congratulations! In most cases, an invitation for a second interview means that the employer is seriously considering you for the position. That’s good news. However, if you’re like most job seekers, you might be uncertain about […] Read the full article →
how can I talk sense into a young relative with terrible workplace habits? by Alison Green on February 29, 2016 A reader writes: This question veers a bit into personal life territory, but I was wondering if you had any advice you could share anyway. I have a young relative who has limited parental guidance and appears to be developing some horrible workplace habits. She has never appeared to take work very seriously, but since […] Read the full article →
I was offered my boss’s job but now she’s not leaving, negotiating salary through a recruiter, and more by Alison Green on February 29, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was offered my boss’s job, but now she says she’s not leaving About two months ago, senior management took me aside to let me know that my boss would be leaving the company in a few months and that they wanted me to take […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – February 27-28, 2016 by Alison Green on February 27, 2016 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: The Martian, […] Read the full article →
coworkers keep trying to get me to do things that aren’t my job, when to ask for a promotion, and more by Alison Green on February 27, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Coworkers keep trying to get me to do things that aren’t my job I just got out of a frustrating meeting and my heart is pounding – so I’m writing angrily. How can I handle it when coworkers endlessly ask me to fix/weigh in on […] Read the full article →
stop marking your job application emails as urgent by Alison Green on February 26, 2016 Stop marking your job application emails as urgent! They are not urgent. I don’t even know what the “urgent” tag should be used for, but it’s not this. Read the full article →
about that Yelp employee who got fired after publishing an open letter to the CEO… by Alison Green on February 26, 2016 A bunch of people have asked me about the whole deal this week with the Yelp employee who got fired after posting an open letter to their CEO about it being hard to live on what Yelp pays her. Lance Haun wrote a beautiful, brilliant, thoughtful commentary on the whole drama that I wish I had written. You should […] Read the full article →
open thread – February 26-27, 2016 by Alison Green on February 26, 2016 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 →
overwhelmed with meeting requests, what am I allowed to do during work hours, and more by Alison Green on February 26, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m overwhelmed with meeting requests from salespeople and nonprofits I just started a new job and am a little overwhelmed with the amount of meetings that external people are requesting of me. I work at a for-profit company and I get a ton of donation […] Read the full article →