everything you need to know about time off when you start a new job by Alison Green on February 25, 2016 I get a lot of questions about time off when you’re starting a new job — when to mention pre-planned vacation time, how and whether to ask for time off soon after starting, and more. Here are answers to the most common questions I hear on this. When you’re interviewing “I’m interviewing for a job. When […] Read the full article →
how to get coworkers to help on your projects — even when they don’t have to by Alison Green on February 25, 2016 Plenty is hard about managing people, but it at least comes with the advantage of having the authority to assign work when you need others’ help on a project. But what about when you need the help of people who don’t report to you? Here’s how to get coworkers to help out with your projects, […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t stop pressuring me to work more hours by Alison Green on February 25, 2016 A reader writes: I work in an office with my boss and one coworker. From the very beginning, it was agreed upon that I would only work two days out of the week. I accepted because I am a full-time college student, and it worked perfectly with my schedule and major. I learned everything pretty […] Read the full article →
using a reference-checking service, is my first job awful or am I too picky, and more by Alison Green on February 25, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Minimizing the impact of my medical condition on coworkers I have a medical condition that causes pain at night. A typical flare-up involves waking up after 3-4 hours of sleep and being unable to fall back asleep due to the pain. If I take painkillers […] Read the full article →
making new hires sing a song at a staff meeting by Alison Green on February 24, 2016 A reader writes: My husband worked at a marketing firm last summer after 18 months of unemployment and learning website design. They offered him a very low salary due to him being new to teapot design, even though he had a 15-year background in the broader field. On his second week, the owner insisted that all […] Read the full article →
when you don’t click with your interviewer by Alison Green on February 24, 2016 A reader writes: I’ve been on interviews where after interviewing with one person, another one comes right after and continues the process. I realize that this is to see that I can “fit in,” but how do I deal with the one interviewer with whom I’m not going to click? I can feel when I’m […] Read the full article →
telling a member that his behavior at our events is ruining it for everyone else by Alison Green on February 24, 2016 A reader writes: I work as administrator at a church and we have a delicate situation. One of our members, James, frequently attends our young professionals events, despite having aged out of the 20s and 30s demographic. What makes this difficult is he is a very uncomfortable person to interact with. He talks exclusively about […] Read the full article →
do you need life insurance? quite possibly. by Alison Green on February 24, 2016 And now a break to talk about a sponsor… The older I get, the more time I find myself thinking about topics like wrinkles (hello, laugh lines that seemingly appeared on my face overnight!), retirement planning, and how I need to line up someone now to bring me food when I become a shut-in (that […] Read the full article →
employee deserves a higher performance evaluation rating, how to respond to “is everything okay?” and more by Alison Green on February 24, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee deserves a higher performance evaluation rating than I can give him Yearly appraisal time. About a month ago, I was told to turn in any requests to rate employees at the highest performance level of “significantly exceeds standards.” These appraisals were to be […] Read the full article →
talking about passion in an interview, and an update by Alison Green on February 23, 2016 Remember the letter-writer who was interviewing for a position as executive director at a nonprofit and who wanted to ask about their budget deficit (#4 at the link)? Here’s the update — and a new question. First off, the interview did not go all that well in spite of my preparation. I just didn’t do […] Read the full article →