weekend free-for-all – September 24-25, 2016 by Alison Green on September 24, 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: Commonwealth, […] Read the full article →
I got in trouble for wearing work-out clothes around the office, throwing up at work, and more by Alison Green on September 24, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got in trouble for helping my boss while wearing work-out clothes I leave the office every day to jog during my lunch break. I wear dresses to work and change into work-out clothes for this purpose. I am required by my office to take […] Read the full article →
a salary negotiation success story by Alison Green on September 23, 2016 A note from a reader to end the week and inspire you to negotiate your next job offer: I’ve been job searching for some time to get out of my current unfulfilling position. With your help, I wrote what I would say was a great cover letter, interviewed well, and was offered the job! The […] Read the full article →
my anonymous complaint wasn’t kept anonymous by Alison Green on September 23, 2016 A reader writes: I work in a large college academic resource center. We have an anonymous complaint web form, which I used to complain about some student workers who I do not supervise. The IT department tracked my complaint to my computer and I was pulled into a meeting with my supervisor about it. What […] Read the full article →
open thread – September 23-24, 2016 by Alison Green on September 23, 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 →
my coworker feels excluded because my boss and I are friends, letting employees take freelance work, and more by Alison Green on September 23, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss and I are friends, and my coworker feels excluded The company I work for is about 400 employees, and the department I work for is a total of three (me, 31 years old; my boss, 32 years, and my coworker, 46 years). My […] Read the full article →
my friend is sabotaging her career by Alison Green on September 22, 2016 A reader writes: Last year, my good friend and colleague was transferred to new position at the same level. She was frustrated by the move and was vocal to just about everyone about it. She didn’t like the position, felt it was beneath her skill set, and believed she was long overdue for a promotion. […] Read the full article →
political talk at work is negatively impacting you, how to spend less time in meetings, and more by Alison Green on September 22, 2016 Over at the Fast Track by QuickBase today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: how political talk at work is negatively impacting you, how to spend less time in meetings, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
I’m on a company’s do-not-hire list by Alison Green on September 22, 2016 A reader writes: About a year ago, I decided to apply for a sales position with a local software company. I got the interview and it was horrible. I was nervous and hadn’t slept well the night before and just did terribly, in my opinion. I did not get the job but was encouraged to […] Read the full article →
quit slouching with the ALEX Wearable Posture Tracker and Coach by Alison Green on September 22, 2016 And now a word from a sponsor… I’ll just say it: I have terrible posture when I’m working. I slouch, I hunch, I behave as if I don’t have a spine in my back. To look at me, you would think I was a jellyfish. A typing jellyfish. But I know I’m not alone in […] Read the full article →