my boss suggests hiring her boyfriend for everything, someone threw out my boots, and more by Alison Green on February 19, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss suggests hiring her boyfriend for everything My current supervisor is a real go-getter. In the way that she’s unaware of how many heads she steps on to be validated in her success. And successful she is! She’s roughly 27 and has worked for […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all — February 17-18, 2018 by Alison Green on February 17, 2018 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: Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness, by Melissa Dahl. If you didn’t win this week’s giveaway, get it for yourself. It’s awesome. * I […] Read the full article →
open thread – February 16-17, 2018 by Alison Green on February 16, 2018 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 →
talking about “adult” experience in an interview, rejected candidate’s parent called us, and more by Alison Green on February 16, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Talking about “adult” experience in an interview I have a very strange situation. A few years ago, I hosted a small sex party that was a great success. Attendees recommended other attendees, and the list of invitees grew. I decided to treat the group like a real […] Read the full article →
is it reasonable to expect to be thanked when I go out of my way for a coworker? by Alison Green on February 15, 2018 A reader writes: I’m just wondering how reasonable it is to expect politeness in the workplace. I’m feeling frustrated with a coworker who never thanks me for doing favors outside of my usual job function for him, but I have no idea if that’s a reasonable way for me to feel. For example: recently he […] Read the full article →
my employee argues when I correct her work by Alison Green on February 15, 2018 A reader writes: I have a young employee who has a bad habit that needs to be broken and I’m looking for input in how to help her with this. I had a similar problem when I was her age and had it pointed out to me in a way that was rather hurtful, which […] Read the full article →
yes, you are awkward … and yes, it’s okay by Alison Green on February 15, 2018 I love awkwardness — my own, other people’s, all of it. There’s little I enjoy more than dissecting a mortifying moment with a close friend (“What do you think they were thinking when that came out of my mouth?!” “They must have been so baffled by why you said that!”) or even speculating on hypothetical […] Read the full article →
coworker bogarts all the food at work events, asking for a bonus when resigning, and more by Alison Green on February 15, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker takes so much food that other people don’t get any I work at an elementary school and we have several catered/potluck events through the year. Our problem is that there is one teacher who ALWAYS starts eating before the rest of us and takes […] Read the full article →
how can we convince our employer to allow nose rings at work? by Alison Green on February 14, 2018 A reader writes: I work for a nonprofit that provides mental health services. I am writing in regards to a dress code issue. Several of my coworkers and I have small nostril rings (not studs). Our managers were informed by someone else that they had noticed that several on our team have rings, and that […] Read the full article →
the vanishing microwave and other stories of workplace romance, gone both wrong and right by Alison Green on February 14, 2018 Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are some amazing stories about workplace romance that commenters shared in years past. Please feel free to share your own in the comment section. 1. The wildflowers I once worked at a bank in a department dealing with loans for high value assets (cars with six-figure price tags, yachts, roller coasters). […] Read the full article →