an affair is causing work drama, I feel slighted by my work anniversary gift, and more by Alison Green on March 28, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. An affair and tons of drama at work I have worked for a small company in the midwest for about seven years. I generally like my job and I am good at it. About four years ago, we hired a salesperson named “Jane.” Her role […] Read the full article →
how to answer job candidates’ questions about salary when I don’t have a range to provide by Alison Green on March 27, 2018 A reader writes: I work in HR for a small company and typically am involved with the phone screen and in-person interview portion of the hiring process. During these phases, we are not provided any information with regard to salary. Our CEO generally provides that information to me upon hiring and handles determining pay rates […] Read the full article →
I’m afraid to show any weakness at work by Alison Green on March 27, 2018 A reader writes: I’m a director at my company, responsible for four staff members and my own department. I have been in this director role for about 16 months, and prior to this I was an assistant director responsible for two people … but I had someone above me who shaped the department and basically […] Read the full article →
how can I stop resenting my friend who doesn’t have to work? by Alison Green on March 27, 2018 A reader writes: I have a good friend, Arya, who has been taking some time off work for a few years now. Basically, she doesn’t need to work to get by like you and I do. Her spouse makes really good money at an international company, and his salary affords them a generous lifestyle of […] Read the full article →
coworker’s expensive wedding registry, how can I help my heartbroken boss, and more by Alison Green on March 27, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants us to buy a colleague expensive gifts from her wedding registry I generally know your feelings on this, but I’ve got another question about gifts flowing upwards. One of our senior level executives, Sansa, is getting married in a few months. Sansa […] Read the full article →
can I be paid in comp time instead of overtime pay? by Alison Green on March 26, 2018 A reader writes: I work for a chapter of a national nonprofit organization managing several fundraising events. I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the way our organization handles overtime during our busy event season, and am wondering if it’s completely legal. At the end of 2016 with the pending overtime law, the organization decided to […] Read the full article →
I overheard my boss complaining about me by Alison Green on March 26, 2018 A reader writes: The higher-ups in our company regularly have private meetings, which are usually very hush-hush behind closed doors. During a recent meeting of theirs, the door was left open and we (the rest of the team) could hear bits and pieces of their conversation-not purposely, of course, and not that it was worth […] Read the full article →
I’m being mentored against my will by a dude who’s my peer by Alison Green on March 26, 2018 A reader writes: I’ve been in my chosen career for about 10 years now. About three years into my career, I struck up a collegial friendship with someone who worked for a competitor. He’s maybe five years older than I am, but we were at a similar point in our careers. Fast forward to the […] Read the full article →
my coworker keeps cooking for me, colleague tried to steal from a bereavement fund, and more by Alison Green on March 26, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office gave out thank-you gifts … with strings and deadlines I work for a private firm in a very deadline-driven business. We are extremely busy now and are having a stressful year because we are short on staff. A few days ago the professionals […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – March 24-25, 2018 by Alison Green on March 24, 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: The Amateur Marriage, by Anne Tyler. A multi-generational saga, all stemming from a marriage that probably shouldn’t have happened. * I make a […] Read the full article →