weekend free-for-all – November 30 – December 1, 2019 by Alison Green on November 30, 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: Know My Name, by Chanel Miller. This is by the woman who was assaulted by Brock Turner, and she’s an extraordinary writer and an […] Read the full article →
open thread – November 29-30, 2019 by Alison Green on November 29, 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 →
explaining a restricted diet at work, I got stuck working all the holidays, and more by Alison Green on November 29, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Explaining a restricted diet at work I have been diagnosed with IBS and my doctor recommended that I follow a low FODMAP diet. This diet is very restrictive and makes eating out very difficult (among many other things, I can’t eat onions, garlic, lactose, wheat, […] Read the full article →
the document bonfire, the dragon video call, and other amazing work moments by Alison Green on November 28, 2019 One of my favorite things about running this site is getting to hear people’s mortifying stories from their pasts. In lieu of any more posts today since it’s Thanksgiving, here are some of my favorites from the last 12 years. •. •. •. •. •. “I work from home, and since my job doesn’t require […] Read the full article →
Thanksgiving free-for-all – November 28, 2019 by Alison Green on November 28, 2019 This comment section is open for any discussion (work or non-work) you’d like to have with other readers. Happy Thanksgiving! Read the full article →
Thanksgiving eve open thread by Alison Green on November 27, 2019 Are you having a holiday meltdown? Are you currently two hours into a three-day car ride? Do your parents expect you to sleep tonight in your childhood bedroom, which still has a twin bed, a Snoopy comforter, and a Marky Mark poster on the wall, plus your dad’s enormous elliptical machine that now takes up […] Read the full article →
I’m not getting credit for my ideas … but my coworkers are by Alison Green on November 27, 2019 A reader writes: I’ll often share ideas with my coworkers, like “If we make teapots out of porcelain, we can sell them for a higher price at the same cost to produce.” Then one of my colleagues (all male) will say, “Yeah, and we can paint birds on them.” Then later, someone will be like, […] Read the full article →
grown women are not “girl bosses” by Alison Green on November 27, 2019 To all the marketing people who keep emailing me pitches where they call grown women “girl bosses”: This is gross and sexist and you should stop. They’re women, not girls. And the default for “boss” is not male. “Boss” covers all genders. You don’t need to modify it with gender, just like you wouldn’t (one hopes) […] Read the full article →
how to correct your boss by Alison Green on November 27, 2019 A reader writes: How do you recommend correcting your manager when they say something you know is incorrect? This could range from minor details to larger concepts — for example, pronouncing a client’s name wrong, or mentioning incorrect dates for future projects. I know my manager is balancing a lot, and her occasional inaccuracies are not ill-intentioned. […] Read the full article →
how to respond when coworkers talk about God, company sent us a fake email about a celebrity, and more by Alison Green on November 27, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to respond when coworkers talk about God What is the best way to respond when coworkers talk about God? I have a couple of colleagues who will say things like, “I just pray on it and leave it all up to God, you know?” […] Read the full article →