when should I follow up after a job interview? by Alison Green on July 24, 2017 A reader writes: I’m in education and transferring to a new state, Pennsylvania to Virginia. I’ve had five interviews that I have not heard any response from. One of the interviews was a dud and I knew I was not their candidate. However, the others were great from my view, and I felt like a […] Read the full article →
everything you want to know (or maybe don’t want to know) about job rejections by Alison Green on July 24, 2017 Ever wonder what went on behind the scenes when you receive a job rejection? Or whether a human even looked at your resume before you got rejected? Or why employers sometimes send cringe-worthy rejection emails? Here are answers to these and more questions about job rejections. 1. “Is this a form letter?” Yes, probably. When an […] Read the full article →
there’s a civil war in my office and I don’t want to take sides by Alison Green on July 24, 2017 A reader writes: I am writing to you as a last resort because my workplace has spiraled beyond dysfunctional and I don’t know what else to do. I recently started my first full-time job. One of my coworkers, Marley, was assigned to be my mentor and train me on how to navigate the company software, […] Read the full article →
company wants to take over my personal phone number, should I tell my just-hired manager my concerns about the hiring process, and more by Alison Green on July 24, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company wants to take over the phone number I’ve been using for personal calls I was given a work phone when I started my job three years ago. As part of her pitch to have me accept, my manager at the time said, “I […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – July 22-23, 2017 by Alison Green on July 22, 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.) Book recommendation of the week: The Boy Who Loved Too Much: A True Story of Pathological Friendliness, by Jennifer Latson. I read this after reading this fascinating write-up […] Read the full article →
update: telling my company to revoke my IT access during our legal dispute by Alison Green on July 21, 2017 Remember the letter-writer last month who was on unpaid leave during a legal dispute with her company, had discovered that they hadn’t revoked her high-level IT access, and was wondering how to suggest they do so? (#5 at the link) Here’s the update. I’m the letter-writer who asked about how to tell a company I was […] Read the full article →
open thread – July 21-22, 2017 by Alison Green on July 21, 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 →
calling in sick with cramps, application system is flagging me as using “inappropriate words,” and more by Alison Green on July 21, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Calling in sick with cramps I tend to get pretty crippling menstrual cramps on the first day of my period — not enough that I’ve seen a doctor about it, but enough that it cramps my style for an entire day. Sometimes, I feel well […] Read the full article →
we hired someone without talking to any references … and it went badly by Alison Green on July 20, 2017 About a month ago, a reader posted this in an open thread: Does anyone have any experience hiring someone when you couldn’t get in touch with any real references? We recently interviewed some one who seemed okay but I had reservations. We didn’t have many good options, so we asked for her references. The only […] Read the full article →
with teen employees, where’s the line between reprimands and firing? (and a niece weighs in) by Alison Green on July 20, 2017 A reader writes: This is not a question about something I am dealing with, but there was something in the news in my community that is really generating a lot of discussion. I was wondering what you thought about it. A bunch of lifeguards (largely teens) were fired from our community pool. The director of […] Read the full article →