boss is hanging terrible artwork, my spouse fired someone in our social network, and more by Alison Green on October 24, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Our boss is hanging terrible artwork in our new office space I am the office manager of a small, tight-knit consulting firm of 15 employees. We recently relocated our offices to a larger, more modern location. The new space is very nice and I, along […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – October 22-23, 2016 by Alison Green on October 22, 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.) Read the full article →
update: how do I choose a career path? by Alison Green on October 21, 2016 Remember the letter-writer back in March who felt aimless and unsure about how to figure out a career path? Here’s the update. I know it’s been a while since my post was published, but I thought I’d give everyone an update about my life. First, thank you so much for your advice and for the […] Read the full article →
my boss blamed me for her mistake by Alison Green on October 21, 2016 A reader writes: My boss and I have a standing weekly check-in where she is supposed to call my cell phone (she works remotely). Occasionally, she will just not call in to the meeting. At first I would ask to reschedule, but after this happening several times I eventually accepted that she just will sometimes […] Read the full article →
open thread – October 21-22, 2016 by Alison Green on October 21, 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 →
can I ask my manager to tell sick people to stay at home? by Alison Green on October 20, 2016 This is timely, because I’m currently laid up with a fever and terrible sore throat… A reader writes: I work for a company with an accrued PTO policy that is used for all vacation time and sick leave. However, we have the option to work from home if we need to, and the manager of my […] Read the full article →
some surprising benefits of procrastinating (at last!) by Alison Green on October 20, 2016 Over at the Fast Track by QuickBase today, I take a look at several big work-related stories in the news right now: some surprising benefits of procrastinating (at last!), misconceptions about remote work, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →
my department assistant is grumpy and impatient with me by Alison Green on October 20, 2016 A reader writes: My department’s administrative assistant (we’ll call her Olga) is incredibly impatient, and expects me to quickly complete things that I don’t have any control over. For example, I work often with her on finalizing the contracts for freelancers that we work with. She will create the contract, and I will email it […] Read the full article →
my abusive ex works at the company where I’m interviewing, friends keep trying to lure me from my job, and more by Alison Green on October 20, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My abusive ex works at the company where I’m interviewing I have been out of work since June, when my previous company laid me off. My unemployment benefits end at the end of November, and I have been just barely scraping by this whole time. […] Read the full article →
an employer asked me the lowest salary I’d accept, rejected me, and then refused to keep talking by Alison Green on October 19, 2016 A reader writes: This is a puzzler for me: I recently had a third party recruiter get me in touch again with the hiring manager of a position I had applied and interviewed for but got passed over for earlier this year. I was excited for the second chance since this was my dream company, […] Read the full article →