my boss wants 20% of my salary from my next job by Alison Green on February 21, 2017 A reader writes: I recently told my boss that I am looking for a new job, and that I would be leaving his company within four weeks. When I had a few offers, I met with the boss and discussed them with him, especially since one of the offers is a current client. He said that […] Read the full article →
how should I handle questions about my age at work? by Alison Green on February 21, 2017 A reader writes: I want to ask about workplace etiquette relating to a person’s age. I work in digital media and have done well for myself in my career. Recently, I was attending a conference with my boss and presenting on a project to a group of his peers from other companies when one of […] Read the full article →
I manage someone who was terribly harmed by my family … what do I do? by Alison Green on February 21, 2017 A reader writes: I am a director of a department. One of the supervisors who reports to me, “Jane,” is a former foster child of my sister. My sister and her family have issues, and it was alleged that her son raped Jane while she was living with them. While I do not know the […] Read the full article →
candidate has applied for the same job 142 times, talking to an adult child’s employer, and more by Alison Green on February 21, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Candidate has applied for the same job 142 times in one month We have an applicant, “Fergus,” who has applied for the same opening 142 times in the course of about one month. Fergus applied for a job with us about a year ago and […] Read the full article →
I’m a finalist for a job where it sounds like people work a ton of hours by Alison Green on February 20, 2017 A reader writes: I have been interviewing with a company and after a successful in-person interview, they want to proceed to the next stage. As yet, they haven’t formally made an offer, and we haven’t talked money, but it seems like they will offer me the role: they invited me to meet with them on […] Read the full article →
employer doesn’t want me to support any other charity, my employee doesn’t use enough words, and more by Alison Green on February 20, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employer wants me to agree not to support any other charity Thanks to your tips and advice, I have been offered a full-time job at a nonprofit, charitable organization. I have received my formal offer, but before I accept I have a question about the […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – February 18-19, 2017 by Alison Green on February 18, 2017 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.) Recommendation of the week: The Paris […] Read the full article →
my ex-boss has gone from best friend to petulant child by Alison Green on February 17, 2017 A reader writes: I am early in my career; my last job was my second job out of college. It was a small association (seven people) and my boss and I were the only two people in marketing. I really enjoyed my work during my time there, but there was a lot of interoffice drama that I […] Read the full article →
open thread – February 17-18, 2017 by Alison Green on February 17, 2017 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 →
I’m trying to get fired, I’m supposed to bid against another job candidate on salary, and more by Alison Green on February 17, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m trying to get fired When you resign from the company I work for, you get 20-25% of your commissions backlog (outstanding commissions from on-site sales). However, five people have recently been fired and all received 90% or all of their backlog, and some worked […] Read the full article →