potential employer sent me weirdly patronizing “interview tips” before the interview by Alison Green on April 23, 2019 A reader writes: I was asked to come in for a face-to-face interview with a potential employer. Along with the confirmation email, a two-page document was attached, titled “Preparing For Your Interview.” The top of the page read: “When preparing for your interview, it’s important to remember first impressions count. You want to arrive timely […] Read the full article →
my boss found out I’m job-hunting by Alison Green on April 23, 2019 A reader writes: I’m a few years into my current job and decided that I want to move into a different field that is tangentially related to my current field. After a long job search process and many interview rounds, it’s finally down to me and just one other candidate for a position in the […] Read the full article →
someone emailed me about my employee’s behavior outside of work … and I don’t care by Alison Green on April 23, 2019 A reader writes: I recently got an email from someone with screenshots concerning an employee of mine. They were of a personal nature directed to an organization outside of work using her personal time and her personal equipment. They didn’t concern work at all. They weren’t racist or hate-filled rants or anything of that nature. […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked what brings me pain, I reported a coworker for hitting a child, and more by Alison Green on April 23, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked what brings me pain, my favorite color, and other inanities I’m hoping you can give me some insight as to what exactly happened at an interview I had this morning. It started normally, I walked in, let them know I’d arrived, and sat […] Read the full article →
how do I stay in touch with former managers? by Alison Green on April 22, 2019 A reader writes: I started a new job about a year and a half ago with a manager who was amazing — very supportive and patient. He was one of the perks of the job. He recently found a new opportunity and moved on from my organization a little more than a month ago. When […] Read the full article →
how can I tell my boss to stop commenting on my food and my weight? by Alison Green on April 22, 2019 A reader writes: I recently got a new job in a new city and I love what I do. Recently I have lost a bit of weight. My boss has made several comments about how I’m so skinny and how she wishes she could diet like me. Really all I have done is started running […] Read the full article →
do I need to work with the woman my father had an affair with? by Alison Green on April 22, 2019 A reader writes: I am employed by a nonprofit that works with low-income students. I love my job and think my doing it has a positive impact on others. I like my boss and coworkers. We also have an employee who kind of works as an assistant who does data input and organizes our lecture […] Read the full article →
my boss wants us to go on an all-day rafting trip, coworker’s parents are threatening to call HR about our friendship, and more by Alison Green on April 22, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants us to go on all-day rafting trip My company hired a new director (Michelle) a few years ago. Since then, there have been several new managers hired by her who really share her same outgoing personality. That’s not a negative in any […] Read the full article →
weekend free-for-all – April 20-21, 2019 by Alison Green on April 20, 2019 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: Normal People, by Sally Rooney. I’ve been dying for this to come out because I loved her first book so much, and I devoured it […] Read the full article →
open thread – April 19-20, 2019 by Alison Green on April 19, 2019 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 →