my favorite posts of 2016 by Alison Green on December 28, 2016 Here are my favorite posts of 2016. 10. Do you have to control your emotions to be professional? Because this comes up so often for so many people, and it’s not always intuitive. 9. Here are things I’ve changed my advice on over time Because it was fun to look back and see where I’ve […] Read the full article →
our boss constantly asks us to do personal favors for her by Alison Green on December 28, 2016 A reader writes: I work in a small group of five professionals with a director. The five professionals all do medium-level financial/data work; the director also does similar work and is our project and personnel manager. She often asks us (and me in particular) to do personal favors during work time. Examples include taking her […] Read the full article →
updates: how can I get my staff to sign up to work after-hours events, my mom wants to write to the newspaper about my “tragic story of shattered dreams,” and more by Alison Green on December 27, 2016 Continuing our annual December “where are they now” series, here are five more updates from people who had their questions answered here this year. 1. How can I get my staff to sign up to work after-hours events? Initially I came away from your blog with the takeaway that I needed to set clearer expectations for […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker keeps hijacking team meetings by Alison Green on December 27, 2016 Remember the letter-writer whose coworker kept disrupting her meetings? Here’s the update. I took a few different approaches to reigning in the boorish and disruptive behavior that was plaguing our team meetings. At our next meeting I took your advice and (in a very upbeat way, I think) reviewed meeting expectations for everyone. These meetings […] Read the full article →
how do I convince hiring managers of the value of my degree? by Alison Green on December 27, 2016 A reader writes: I went to a very rigorous master’s program in the UK. The acceptance rate is up there with the Ivy League’s, the name is fairly well known, and I did very well. Now I live in a big city in the U.S. and no one cares. No one. I don’t get a […] Read the full article →
update: should I remove any mention of a controversial issue from my resume? by Alison Green on December 26, 2016 Remember the letter-writer wondering if she should remove any mention of a controversial issue from her resume (#2 at the link)? Here’s the update. I’m only technically an update- I wrote in the question months ago about whether to remove volunteer work with a reproductive rights group from my resume. I first found AAM when […] Read the full article →
some of the weirdest posts of 2016 by Alison Green on December 26, 2016 Just for fun, in no particular order, here are some of the weirdest posts of 2016. (These do not include letters that were already nominated for Worst Boss of 2016, as they have had their moment in the sun.) 2016 was a weird, weird year. I had to share a bed with a coworker on […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is constantly commenting on my face and telling me to smile by Alison Green on December 26, 2016 Remember the letter-writer whose boss kept commenting on her face and telling her to smile? Here’s the update. I really couldn’t wait to be able to give you an update on this whole uncomfortable mess. Can I first just say that the word “gross” that you are and commenters used perfectly describes my boss? I had […] Read the full article →
former boss wants me to lie to a reference, the expectations when you have a work phone, and more by Alison Green on December 26, 2016 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My former boss wants me to tell a reference that I was HIS manager I got a text from a former manager today. He was my boss at the company I worked at for three months last year before I was laid off. I have […] Read the full article →
your workplace holiday disasters by Alison Green on December 25, 2016 Some of my favorite highlights from last week’s post asking people to share their real-life office-holiday-related debacles: 1. “This year, my HR department sent a mass email about the company holiday luncheon and ugly holiday sweater day. The clipart chosen to decorate this missive was chosen in haste and not closely examined. At first glance, it was […] Read the full article →