weekend free-for-all — September 30 – October 1, 2017 by Alison Green on September 30, 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: Sourdough, by Robin Sloan. This is by the author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, which is also excellent. This one has a very […] Read the full article →
open thread – September 29-30, 2017 by Alison Green on September 29, 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 →
employer stole the work sample I created for an interview, coworker uses an offensive word, and more by Alison Green on September 29, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employer is using the work sample I created for my interview A couple months ago, I went for an interview for a graphic design job in a small start-up. They asked me to come up with a logo for a publication to see where my […] Read the full article →
my coworker bragged about getting someone fired for harassing her by Alison Green on September 28, 2017 A reader writes: My coworker and close friend was fired this week for sexual harassment. He thought a female coworker of ours was “into him” and he dropped a lot of sexual innuendo into the conversation with her. It was obviously unwanted and made everyone, including me, uncomfortable, and I tried to warn him privately […] Read the full article →
4 reader updates (including the person who was jealous of her attractive employee) by Alison Green on September 28, 2017 Here are updates from four people who had their letters answered here recently. 1. My ex-roommate left documents in violation of HIPAA (#5 at the link) A brief update: A few aspects that the commenters mentioned that I hadn’t thought of but really helped inform my decision! 1) These charts might have handwritten notes on them […] Read the full article →
spectacular resignation stories: share in the comments by Alison Green on September 28, 2017 Usually quitting a job is relatively mundane — you might be nervous about it, but it generally won’t involve yelling, profanity, or other fireworks. But occasionally a resignation is truly spectacular. For example, there was the flight attendant who, “upset with an uncooperative passenger on a just-landed flight … unleashed a profanity-laden tirade on the public […] Read the full article →
my coworkers say I’m not fast enough, going to work after being sprayed by a skunk, and more by Alison Green on September 28, 2017 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Candidate didn’t tell us she’s been at another job for a week I recently served on an interview committee for an entry-level staff opening in our office. We interviewed Sansa, a candidate we liked very much. Her resume listed that her last job was an […] Read the full article →
my manager accused me of making up numbers by Alison Green on September 27, 2017 A reader writes: Long story short, my manager has accused me of making up numbers twice. The first time, I knew I had not made up a number but I had always been told not to be defensive about feedback so I said, “I’m sorry, it must have been a calculation error.” The second time, […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a hostile interviewer by Alison Green on September 27, 2017 A reader writes: I recently had a terrible experience with a phone interview. The interviewer began with a tone of voice that was irritated and sarcatic, which escalated over the course of 30 minutes into openly aggressive and loud, bordering on bullying and browbeating. I tried my best to keep calm and politely answer everything […] Read the full article →
my husband doesn’t want me to go on a business trip to Vegas by Alison Green on September 27, 2017 A reader writes: My company sent managers to Las Vegas last February for a corporate business trip for three days. My husband was very upset. While I was away, he made me upset the whole time with his anxiety of what-ifs and what-nots. Just recently I have found out I will be sent out again. […] Read the full article →