was I fired or laid off, buying alcohol on a lunch break, and more by Alison Green on January 25, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager has been really accommodating about my medical issues, and I feel guilty about resigning I work for a small (less than 10 people) nonprofit in a role with a pretty rare skill set. I’ve been in the position for just under two years, and […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – January 23-24, 2016 by Alison Green on January 23, 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: Texts […] Read the full article →
coworker sings and talks while we’re in the bathroom, acting supervisor gave me grief about teleworking during blizzard, and more by Alison Green on January 23, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Acting supervisor gave me grief about teleworking during blizzard I live/work just outside the D.C. metro, which spent this past week expecting a huge blizzard to start sometime on Friday. My supervisor has been out for the week, so I requested telework for Friday from […] Read the full article →
update: is my trainer sabotaging my work? by Alison Green on January 22, 2016 Remember the letter-writer last month who was worried that the person training her at her new job was sabotaging her work? Here’s the update. Thank you very much for featuring to my question. I was impressed with your complete and thoughtful response. I was blown away by how much the commenters know about database audits […] Read the full article →
open thread – January 22-23, 2016 by Alison Green on January 22, 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 →
old boss tried to sabotage new job, leaving early to avoid snow, and more by Alison Green on January 22, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My friend tried to get me to lie as a reference for him Recently a friend (now ex-friend) used me as a reference for a director position. He lied and said that I was his former boss from a previous job! I have never been his boss […] Read the full article →
how to communicate with job candidates when a hiring process is dragging out by Alison Green on January 21, 2016 A reader writes: I work at a small nonprofit with no dedicated HR rep. Last year, we were trying to hire an entry-level role. For a number of reasons, the process went on much longer than expected. We had to extend the deadline several times, then put the search on hold to focus on hiring […] Read the full article →
how should managers handle snow days? by Alison Green on January 21, 2016 A blizzard is coming! Well, to much of the U.S., that is. And with severe weather, managers have to figure out how to handle work when people might not even be able to get out of their driveways. With severe weather, at what point should you tell people to just stay home? Obviously, you don’t want people […] Read the full article →
my coworker constantly misses work and I have to do her job for her by Alison Green on January 21, 2016 A reader writes: For the most part, I really enjoy my job. It is my first job out of university, and I’m well-paid and appreciated and work in a small, tight-knit division. One of my coworkers, “Cecilia,” drives me nuts though. Because my boss, “Jack,” is fairly understanding and flexible about time off and vacations, […] Read the full article →
new manager says I’m young and untrustworthy, coworker is angry that I won’t cut my hours, and more by Alison Green on January 21, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New manager said I’m young and untrustworthy and can’t talk about wages In the last few months, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with our new manager. When she first started working in our restaurant with no previous experience in food, she immediately tried […] Read the full article →