when going to a nude sauna with coworkers, what do I do about nipple piercings? … and other questions by Alison Green on September 26, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. When going to a nude sauna with coworkers, what do I do about nipple piercings? I’m an American living in Europe, in a country where nude baths, nude saunas, etc. are normal. So normal, in fact, that my company has a yearly trip to one. […] Read the full article →
should I leave my awful job with great pay and great benefits? by Alison Green on September 25, 2018 A reader writes: I work for the largest employer in region and have been in my current job for over four years. For four years, I have been telling myself that my job will get better but it hasn’t. My employer is a mess with constant scandals in the news, reorganizations and firings with no […] Read the full article →
how do I get over losing out on a promotion? by Alison Green on September 25, 2018 A reader writes: I’m struggling to deal with my emotions after my teammate was chosen for a promotion ahead of me, and I was given vague feedback. I’ve worked for my company for two years. I’m on a team of two, and recently we both interviewed to become the lead of our team, because our […] Read the full article →
my husband’s boss/our friend is sleeping with their married department head by Alison Green on September 25, 2018 A reader writes: My husband works for a well-known and well-respected organization. The supervisor of one of his projects, “Jane,” is also a personal friend of ours since before she was promoted. We’re pretty close; we house-sit for each other, etc. Jane broke up with her long-term boyfriend earlier this year because she fell for […] Read the full article →
I have way too much vacation time, asking my husband’s boss to secretly okay time off, and more by Alison Green on September 25, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I accrue way more vacation time than I can use I work for a small nonprofit in the education field. My manager is incredible and supportive, I’m paid a competitive salary, and the benefits are great. The problem is, I accrue WAY too much vacation. […] Read the full article →
does it look bad to be unavailable on one of the dates an employer suggests for an interview? by Alison Green on September 24, 2018 A reader writes: On Monday, I got an unexpected call from an internal recruiter. We talked about next steps, and she indicated that if my resume was approved by another member of the firm, I’d get an interview. She said the interviews were on Thursday and Friday, and asked about my availability. I’d previously booked […] Read the full article →
my employee is chronically late to work by Alison Green on September 24, 2018 A reader writes: My employee has had an attendance issue off and on for the past six months. I called her attention to it and it improved marginally, but then she told me that she gets a ride to work from her mom and her family is large and there is only one bathroom so […] Read the full article →
everyone is frustrated with my “lazy” coworker, but she’s actually hiding a serious illness by Alison Green on September 24, 2018 A reader writes: I have a coworker, “Beth,” who calls out right before big deadlines complaining of mild cold symptoms. The rest of the team has to scramble to cover her work. She also often leaves early, usually on Fridays and with little or no notice, so the rest of us have to work late […] Read the full article →
boss is avoiding meetings about an important project, my employees didn’t contact me after my surgery, and more by Alison Green on September 24, 2018 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employees haven’t contacted me since I’ve been out for serious surgery I manage a team of five employees and recently needed neck surgery after a car accident three months ago. My manager and manager’s boss, plus my leadership team, has been very supportive and […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – September 22-23, 2018 by Alison Green on September 22, 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: Room, by Emma Donoghue. It’s told through the eyes of a boy who has been held captive with his mother in a […] Read the full article →