what to put on a resume when you have zero work experience by Alison Green on February 28, 2019 A reader writes: I was tapped to help my friend, “Jordan,” get their resume together. Jordan and I are both in our early-mid 20s and have been friends since we were in middle school. Jordan has always been very introverted and didn’t really do extracurricular activities at school. They were okay as far as grades, […] Read the full article →
my employee responded badly to his raise by Alison Green on February 28, 2019 A reader writes: Recently I gave a part-time employee a pay raise. All our part-timers are paid pretty modestly, but he got a significant raise for his stellar performance. When I gave him the good news, his response was to be completely underwhelmed and say “thanks for the information” before skulking out of the room […] Read the full article →
what should I be planning for professionally as a single parent? by Alison Green on February 28, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers.” A reader writes: I’m going to try to start getting pregnant soon and unless I meet the woman of my dreams tomorrow, it’s likely that I’ll be a single mom when baby is born. I live in California which has a bit of maternity leave. I’m looking for pointers on […] Read the full article →
employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more by Alison Green on February 28, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee quit and deleted his computer files One of our employees just quit without notice and left us in a bind. He is part of a team that works collaboratively, but recently took on a new project and hadn’t gotten to cross-train any of his […] Read the full article →
my coworker plans to work a second job during our work hours, without telling our boss by Alison Green on February 27, 2019 A reader writes: I work at a mid-sized SaaS company as a data analyst. One of my coworkers, also a data analyst, is wildly overqualified for our position — he just completed a master’s program in business data analytics, and we are doing glorified data entry. He has admitted to me that he’s bored with […] Read the full article →
here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer by Alison Green on February 27, 2019 Last year, I did a couple of episodes of the Ask a Manager podcast that were all about tone — what kind of tone to use in tricky conversations at work, and getting your tone right when you’re a manager. Those are some of the most popular episodes of the show, and I’ve had requests […] Read the full article →
my boss pet-sat my animals and nearly killed them by Alison Green on February 27, 2019 A reader writes: My boss nearly killed my pets while I was on vacation and I have no idea how I’m going to talk to him about this. One of my coworkers usually takes care of my pets when I go away, but this time he could only do it for part of my vacation. […] Read the full article →
I don’t want my boss at my goodbye party, putting Dungeons & Dragons on a resume, and more by Alison Green on February 27, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can we leverage our coworkers’ marriage to get work done? I have a weird one I’m not sure how to handle. I work as an admin/office manager in an office of about 15. Overall it’s one of the greatest jobs I’ve ever had but sometimes […] Read the full article →
my coworker is setting toilet paper on fire in the bathroom by Alison Green on February 26, 2019 A reader writes: I work in a small office (about 20 people at this branch of our company) and we have two individual restrooms (as opposed to stalls) in our central hallway. There is certainly a smell situation because the hallway leads to all major sections of the office, but in general, people try to […] Read the full article →
I’m scared to tell my boss how behind on work I am by Alison Green on February 26, 2019 A reader writes: I’m awake at 2 a.m. because I’m ashamed to say I’m six months or more behind on my work. I work in the accounting department of a service organization, keeping the books for multiple clients. Back in June, my department migrated to a new software that none of us had worked with. […] Read the full article →