my new office is full of dogs — and I’m allergic by Alison Green on July 29, 2015 A reader writes: Thanks to your amazing advice, I was able to land a fantastic job with a big raise after years of stagnant dead-end work. My first day I walked into the office…and it was full of dogs. They have a dog-friendly office, which was never advertised or communicated during the hiring process. I’m […] Read the full article →
my new employer lied to me about salary, do we need team meetings, and more by Alison Green on July 29, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new employer lied to me about salary I recently started a new job, which pays me pretty laughable amount but I accepted it because I was told it was at the mid-range point for the position, and I was offered a mid-range wage because of […] Read the full article →
I’m getting a bunch of calls from recent grads asking to schedule job interviews by Alison Green on July 28, 2015 A reader writes: Local grads, plus a few random people, are cold calling my small, newish accounting office to ask for work. Some have been very demanding about speaking directly to the hiring manager, owner, partner etc, but all the callers have worded their question in roughly the same way, along the lines of “I […] Read the full article →
napping at work, better office design, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2015 Over at Intuit QuickBase’s Fast Track blog today, I take a look at several interesting work-related stories in the news right now: whether napping at work can improve your productivity, the best and worst office designs, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
should parents encourage their kids to have jobs during school? by Alison Green on July 28, 2015 A reader writes: Several friends and I were discussing the pros and cons of our children working while in high school or college. As an occasional employer of new college graduates, I find young adults without any work experience (not counting internships, which aren’t always like a real job) have more difficulty adjusting to the […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked me to describe myself in one word, I was fired after only three days, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked me to describe myself in one word Although I felt well prepared for a recent job interview for an internal position at my organization, there was one question that threw me: “Describe yourself in one word.” What is the purpose of this? Admittedly […] Read the full article →
how long can it take to hear back after a job interview? by Alison Green on July 27, 2015 A reader writes: There is this company that I have wanted to work for since I got into the work I do now. I finally had the experience to apply and have done so and I also was referred highly by a current employee. I was contacted fairly quickly for a phone interview and then […] Read the full article →
our intern is driving everyone crazy! by Alison Green on July 27, 2015 With summer internship season in full swing, you might be thrilled with your office’s crop of interns – or you might be counting down the days until summer ends and they return to school. If you’re finding yourself aggravated by interns who are unprofessional or don’t know work norms yet, remember that you once didn’t […] Read the full article →
employees who vent to HR but don’t want us to act on the information by Alison Green on July 27, 2015 A reader writes: I am the head of a small HR department. Occasionally, I run into a situation where an employee tells me about a problem and asks me to do nothing with the information. For example, last week I was talking to someone who is upset with their boss. The employee feels intimidated about […] Read the full article →
Igloo: an intranet you’ll actually like by Alison Green on July 27, 2015 And now a break to talk about a sponsor… Remember all those horror stories about remote work gone bad? Here’s a way to knock out lots of those concerns and make it easy to collaborate and manage remote work: Igloo, an awesome corporate intranet that’s probably much different from other intranets you’ve seen. If your […] Read the full article →