my employee insinuated I was having an affair … with my husband by Alison Green on June 20, 2017 A reader writes: My husband and I work for the same mid-size government agency as senior level managers. We are in different departments, our job duties and direct colleagues/reports do not intersect, and our offices are not near each other. We have worked in the same building, and in fact on the same teams, several […] Read the full article →
what should I say to terrible networkers? by Alison Green on June 20, 2017 A reader writes: I work in a high-profile field that’s extremely hard to break into. As I’ve become more successful, I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me and ask if they can have some of my time to ask some questions. I’m usually happy to say yes to these requests, and either […] Read the full article →
I’m constantly anxious that one of my employees will quit by Alison Green on June 20, 2017 A reader writes: I manage a small team of six employees. While we’re a part of a larger company, we operate relatively independently and have the small business feel, which is to say that everyone wears many hats and works very hard. We pay generous salaries, overtime, on-call pay, and very nice year-end bonuses. I’d […] Read the full article →
someone drew genitalia on our intern’s cast, I want my employee to work on his day off, and more by Alison Green on June 20, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee drew genitalia on an intern’s cast We had an intern who has a broken arm and is wearing a cast. (The break is in her forearm and does not affect the use of her hand or elbow, and it’s an office environment with no […] Read the full article →
on your resume, which comes first — job title or company name? by Alison Green on June 19, 2017 A reader writes: On your resume, should you list your title first, or the company name? I’ve always put company name first, but I’ve seen a ton of templates (including examples in your archives) that show one’s title coming first. What do you prefer to see first? How do you apply the “title first” concept […] Read the full article →
how to write a cover letter that will help you get an interview by Alison Green on June 19, 2017 When you’re applying for jobs, your cover letter can be the determining factor in whether you hear nothing from an employer or whether you get called for an interview. And yet job seekers regularly give their cover letters short shrift – writing deadly dull missives that make hiring managers’ eyes glaze over or using them […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps leaving work to go to her second job by Alison Green on June 19, 2017 A reader writes: As a long-time reader, I’m fully aware that Other People’s Time Off Is None Of My Business, unless it’s affecting your work, in which case you can approach your boss about the work segment. But what if it’s your boss’s time off creating the issue? We work for a very small nonprofit […] Read the full article →
covering up bruises at work, I compared my interviewer with my dog, and more by Alison Green on June 19, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I have to cover up my bruises at work? I’m in my late-20’s, but I look even younger. I’m very physically active in two unorthodox sports: paintball and roller-derby. As such, my arms and legs are frequently covered in bruises in varying states of […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – June 17-18, 2017 by Alison Green on June 17, 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.) Read the full article →
my boss is out of her gourd and threw a fit about my coffee by Alison Green on June 16, 2017 A reader writes: My workplace is a small company owned by one woman. We have four full-time people who work in the office plus her. There are many positives about working here. I really care about the work that we do, its close to home, the pay is very good, three weeks paid vacation immediately […] Read the full article →