how much do resume gaps matter? by Alison Green on November 19, 2015 A reader writes: My husband and I are moving in December to Wisconsin (from Texas) so he can start a new job on January 4th. I love my current job and am sad to leave it. However, from a financial standpoint, it seems to make the most sense for me to move with him in […] Read the full article →
15 things you can do in your intranet (preferably Igloo) by Alison Green on November 19, 2015 And now a break to talk about a sponsor… I’ve talked here before about Igloo, a much cooler corporate intranet than what you’re used to. Igloo is incredibly easy to use, and super customizable: You can use it to have a very simple intranet if that’s your thing, or you can use it to create something […] Read the full article →
fired employee wants to attend the holiday party, rejected for going to school full-time, and more by Alison Green on November 19, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Fired employee wants to attend the company Christmas party Our office recently let go of an employee for numerous reasons after several warnings, for minor things such as frequent lateness, too many personal calls and emails on company time, general friction with other coworkers, to more […] Read the full article →
a coworker at my new job is pressuring me to start before I’m ready to by Alison Green on November 18, 2015 A reader writes: I recently accepted an offer for a position at a very small company. Most of the group has worked together for decades and they are extremely tight-knit. There have been three attempts to hire someone for my position, and no one made it to the one-year mark. But these red flags were […] Read the full article →
is a bad employee better than no employee at all? by Alison Green on November 18, 2015 A reader writes: I work in an office where you’d have to set your desk on fire to get terminated. We have an employees who dinks around all day, dodging responsibilities and refusing to improve. Meanwhile, the rest of us run around like chickens trying to serve the clients. My boss admits that this person is a subpar […] Read the full article →
my employee has a crush on me, and it’s making me uncomfortable managing him by Alison Green on November 18, 2015 A reader writes: I am a female manager at a small, mostly male company, and directly manage several people (all male). One of the six has worked for me for multiple years. Since he began his employment, I always felt he had a “crush” on me and kept my distance (as much as feasible being […] Read the full article →
interviewer stole my ideas, holiday bonus angst, and more by Alison Green on November 18, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. The company I interviewed with stole my ideas What do you think of a company that interviews you, asks you to list specific ways to improve things, but doesn’t hire you — yet implements your suggestions anyway? I interviewed with a publication several months ago […] Read the full article →
are mandatory happy hours just part of working in an office? by Alison Green on November 17, 2015 A reader writes: I’m still pretty young (25) and, personally, don’t enjoy really corporate/professional office settings and the formalities that come with them. My career has thankfully taken me to a firm that seems to be a happy medium: still corporate and professional, but with young company culture, business casual dress for my team, and […] Read the full article →
how Zappos’ manager-free model is working out, is working from home contagious, and more by Alison Green on November 17, 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: how Zappos’ manager-free model is working out, whether working from home is contagious, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
my boss’s wife is rude and insulting, and we’re forced to deal with her by Alison Green on November 17, 2015 A reader writes: I work for a small business with a home office on contract. There is no HR department or anything like that, it’s just the owner, me, and another worker. The owner’s wife (who has a full-time job so we never see her) manages the finances; I’ll call her Jane. My colleague and […] Read the full article →