candidate said she’d relocate but then backtracked, employee plays with her hair in meetings, and more by Alison Green on April 26, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Candidate said she was open to relocation and back pedaled once she had an offer I work for a very small company as the HR manager. We have found a candidate for one of our teams who would be perfect. The role is based in […] Read the full article →
we need to end Secretaries Day by Alison Green on April 25, 2018 This is a reprint of a column I wrote several years ago. Sadly my call was not heeded then, so here it is again. Today is Secretaries Day, and we should end it this year. The “holiday” – more recently updated to be called Administrative Professionals Day – was created by the International Association of Administrative […] Read the full article →
what your tone should sound like in tricky work conversations by Alison Green on April 25, 2018 This week’s episode of the Ask a Manager podcast is one I’ve been excited to do since I launched the show, and it’s one of the reasons why I thought a podcast could be really useful. This episode talks about tone. When I answer questions here, I give a lot of sample language to use and often talk about […] Read the full article →
is it okay to blindside your boss when quitting? by Alison Green on April 25, 2018 A reader writes: I have a question about how unprofessional it is to “blindside” your boss when quitting. Six months ago I started a new job with a multinational company. I asked the internal recruiter specifically about travel expectations and how much interaction I needed to have with the other office. I’ve worked across countries […] Read the full article →
who pays for coffee, combining an interview and a trip, and more by Alison Green on April 25, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Who pays for coffee? I started working in a new office a few months ago and am trying to navigate coffee buying etiquette. My new office is very small. There’s only my boss and me in my department, and another department with a handful of […] Read the full article →
get your signed copy of the new Ask a Manager book now by Alison Green on April 24, 2018 There’s just one week left to get a signed copy of the new Ask a Manager book, Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work. If you pre-order now, you can sign up for a free signed bookplate here. (Details are at the link, but basically you provide proof of purchase […] Read the full article →
my coworker won’t stop complaining about work by Alison Green on April 24, 2018 A reader writes: A friend and coworker of mine (we met at our current job and became friends outside of work), I’ll call her Donna, is deeply unhappy. Her morale is low and rightfully so—her manager is, to be blunt, incompetent, and she’s had to put up with multiple negative experiences over the past couple […] Read the full article →
my boss pressures me to take sick leave, but I can’t afford to by Alison Green on April 24, 2018 A reader writes: I work in a small office of less than 10 people, and even then, there’s usually only two or three of us actually working within it on any given day. I started off as an intern but have since been taken on as an employee – though I have never been given […] Read the full article →
my boss is super excited about The Voice, coworkers are late with edits every week, and more by Alison Green on April 24, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss is super excited that a coworker’s sibling is on The Voice I have a coworker whose sibling is on The Voice. Their boss has been sending out emails about voting and supporting the contestant through to the next round. I like this coworker […] Read the full article →
my coworker abuses our office IM program by Alison Green on April 23, 2018 A reader writes: I have a problem that is a minor thing in the grand scheme of things, but it is really starting to get on my nerves. My office uses an instant messaging system, in addition to email, to communicate since 95% of the team works from home. It’s a pretty standard system with […] Read the full article →