update from laid-off reader — being nice pays off! by Alison Green on April 16, 2009 Remember the reader from this post last month, who wrote in asking about whether she should send a thank-you note to her boss to thank him for the opportunity she’d had with him? She just sent in this update: I wrote to you on March 2nd asking if it would be proper for me to […] Read the full article →
the right time to resign by Alison Green on April 13, 2009 A reader writes: What is your opinion of the timing when a person decides to resign for another job? I am currently seeking another position while my organization and particularly my department is in the middle of a major, long-term project in which I play a major part as midlevel technical staff. While I hate […] Read the full article →
are bad references stored in a database? by Alison Green on April 13, 2009 A reader writes: When I recently applied for a job, I gave my former boss’ name on an employment form as supervisor. I was under the impression they would check only my personal references and limit discussions with my former company to dates, salary, job role. However I am under the impression my former boss […] Read the full article →
battle between old employees and new by Alison Green on April 11, 2009 A reader writes: The company I work for as the HR manager first of all is a small, family-run business and has employees who’ve been with us since day 1 (25 years ago) and have been loyal and worked long and hard to help us get to where we’re at today. The problem is times […] Read the full article →
laying off a good employee by Alison Green on April 10, 2009 A reader writes: Due to the recent economic downturn, I am obliged to fire one of my best employees: he is proactive, his work is always sharp, he is a team player, and he is an evangelist of the vision of the company, not only in his department but in the entire company. Unfortunately we […] Read the full article →
reporting a coworker by Alison Green on April 9, 2009 A reader writes: I work at a wealth management firm for very high-profile clients and I’ve found myself in the middle of a ethically tough situation. One of my co-workers, who has grown to be a relatively good friend, has revealed to me that he’s begun to date a woman who was in our office […] Read the full article →
the Ask a Manager book for managers is here by Alison Green on April 8, 2009 It’s here! My book, Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Leader’s Guide to Getting Results, is now available. The book is geared toward nonprofit managers because that’s what my co-author, Jerry Hauser (former COO of Teach For America and current head of The Management Center), and I care about most — we want to […] Read the full article →
the “burn your bridges” girl digs herself in deeper by Alison Green on April 8, 2009 A follow-up to yesterday’s post on that ridiculous advice not to care about burning bridges: She’s now posted a video response, making the same argument. Prepare to be really pissed off and disgusted. Update: She also seems to have deleted the comment I left there. Twice. Since she deleted my comment over there, I’ll repost […] Read the full article →
Brazen Careerist gives bad advice again by Alison Green on April 6, 2009 Once again, Brazen Careerist has run a post giving terrible job advice, written by someone who has no expertise in the topic. Brazen Careerist started as a good idea — a site where 20somethings can learn about career topics from their peers. It was started by Penelope Trunk, whose writing I admire and who I […] Read the full article →
can you appeal a job rejection? by Alison Green on April 6, 2009 Every few weeks or so, I’m contacted by a job candidate asking me to reconsider our rejection of his or her application. Here’s the internal dialogue in my head when this happens, and I can almost guarantee you it’s the same for other hiring managers: “Reconsider the decision? But we rejected you for a specific […] Read the full article →