I’m in trouble for what I wore when when my boss made me pick him up for the airport in the middle of the night by Alison Green on November 28, 2016 A reader writes: I am working at my first job since I graduated university and I have learned a lot from reading your blog. I had a job while I was in high school and in university but it was part-time and in retail and things were different there. I was wondering what advice you […] Read the full article →
smokers in a shared conference room, giving bibles as gifts to employees, and more by Alison Green on November 28, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Giving bibles as gifts to employees I have a question about Christmas gifts from the boss to employees. It is inappropriate to gift a bible to each person in my office? I also wanted to engrave their names on it. Sooooo inappropriate. Religion is personal, and […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – November 26-27, 2016 by Alison Green on November 26, 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: Jonathan […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 25-26, 2016 by Alison Green on November 25, 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 →
asking a staff member why he’s not going to our holiday dinner, I ghosted on a reference, and more by Alison Green on November 25, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I ask a staff member why he’s not going to our holiday dinner? I need your help on a tricky holiday party situation. I’m our office HR/admin, and therefore organizer of the holiday party for our small-ish office of 20. I recently sent out […] Read the full article →
a round-up of holiday letters from years past by Alison Green on November 24, 2016 It’s Thanksgiving, so in place of regular posts the rest of the day, here are some holiday posts from the past to enjoy. 1. I punched a coworker at the company Christmas party 2. company is banning alcohol at its holiday party, even if we buy it ourselves 3. my manager insists on assigning seats […] Read the full article →
Thanksgiving free-for-all – November 24-25, 2016 by Alison Green on November 24, 2016 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers. (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.) No politics, please. Happy Thanksgiving! Read the full article →
everyone wants to know why I’m not eating at office food events, telling people they can’t bring a plus-one to the holiday party, and more by Alison Green on November 24, 2016 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Everyone wants to know why I’m not eating at office food events Now that it’s holiday time, I’m in a food conundrum. Due to multiple food allergies, I have to scrutinize every bit of food that I eat. I’ve found myself in a company that […] Read the full article →
is this job application horribly invasive or is it just me? by Alison Green on November 23, 2016 A reader writes: I’ve been looking for work for quite a while, and came across a job that looked fantastic. I was more than qualified, had a passion for the work, and per the job listing, there were benefits like telecommuting that really piqued my interest. The company was extremely small, which I liked, so […] Read the full article →
how to make sure workload is divided fairly, how to tackle a project you’re dreading, and more by Alison Green on November 23, 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 to make sure your team’s workload is divided fairly, how to tackle a project you’re dreading, and more. You can read it here. Read the full article →