my coworker misuses words, unpaid working lunches, and more by Alison Green on January 22, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker misuses words and it’s affecting how she’s seen I co-manage a small group of seven employees within a large organization. On a personal level, I really like my co-manager and we talk outside of work quite a bit. We have always managed as […] Read the full article →
my boss thinks he is a mayan shaman by Alison Green on January 21, 2015 A reader writes: I took employment at a nonprofit as an economic researcher about seven months ago. Overall, I love my job and what I get to do and helping people, but there is one major issue: My boss, who is the founder and head of the organization, thinks he is a mayan shaman. I […] Read the full article →
should I let employees just leave a voicemail message when they’re going to be out sick? by Alison Green on January 21, 2015 A reader writes: I’m a new supervisor of a team and, compared to the team members, have significantly less experience in both what we do and length of time at our employer. I told my team early on that they need approval to use leave. I also sent out an email saying that leaving a […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t let me manage my staff, my old company plagiarized my resume, and more by Alison Green on January 21, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss won’t let me manage my staff I’m really getting fed up with having to supervise a slacker. My boss won’t let me fire him because “the next person could be worse,” though I don’t see how. Despite coaching, memos, training, and close supervision, he […] Read the full article →
my coworker is trying to track my hours and PTO by Alison Green on January 20, 2015 A reader writes: My company requires employees to enter their hours onto departmental Excel spreadsheets that are emailed to our payroll department. Every person in the department can see each other’s hours. Over the holidays, I was on vacation and my coworker entered my hours without my permission. When I came back, I corrected it […] Read the full article →
say goodbye to voicemail, the truth behind “work hard, play hard,” and more by Alison Green on January 20, 2015 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: one big company’s move to get rid of voicemail, the truth behind “work hard, play hard,” and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
I’m afraid of the homeless people sleeping in front of my office by Alison Green on January 20, 2015 A reader writes: Do you have any suggestions on how I can ask my employer to handle homeless people who are constantly blocking access to my workplace entrance? My home office (the powers that be) is 400 miles away and not on site. I am a female employee and am terrified when a homeless person […] Read the full article →
I hate my resume writer, rejection for a promotion in a group of other candidates, and more by Alison Green on January 20, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My resume writer isn’t following through and I want to ask for my money back I hired a resume writer and have paid half of the money to have my resume completed; it is a significant amount of money. The person has given me a […] Read the full article →
my boss thinks I should share a hotel room with a stranger at a conference by Alison Green on January 19, 2015 A reader writes: I am the fundraiser for a small nonprofit (6 full-time employees). I love my job, and I’m very good at it. I am consistently praised for my performance. My boss and I get along well and have a good professional relationship. My boss put in the budget for me to attend a […] Read the full article →
my team’s holiday parties are rather feeble by Alison Green on January 19, 2015 A reader writes: Am I reacting unreasonably? I have been at my job for about 10 years now with the same department head. When I first started working here, we had a potluck holiday gathering at an outdoor terrace on campus with just our department. It was kind of fun, but some people complained about […] Read the full article →