open thread – February 21-22, 2020 by Alison Green on February 21, 2020 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 →
my boss wants me to hire his daughter, manager refused to say goodbye on my last day, and more by Alison Green on February 21, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants me to hire his daughter I am the manager of a small group of administrative assistants, and we rarely have job openings. A long-term employee just resigned, and now the boss wants me to hire his daughter. This is the first time […] Read the full article →
how can we stop people from coming to work sick? by Alison Green on February 20, 2020 A reader write: What can I do about loose sick attendance policies in the workplace? In my office, people frequently come into work very obviously sick and many times get other people sick. Most people do not have the ability to work from home, so that isn’t an option for the masses. The director of […] Read the full article →
here’s a huge discount on the Ask a Manager job-searching bible by Alison Green on February 20, 2020 Looking for a job? Once a year, I offer a big discount on my my e-book, How to Get a Job: Secrets of a Hiring Manager, and it’s happening now. Use this discount code today for a massive 40% discount off the regular $24.95 price: newjob If you’ve ever wished that you could look into the brain of […] Read the full article →
my family wants to live near each other — how do we do this with work? by Alison Green on February 20, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. This one isn’t strictly work-related, but it intersects with work and is an interesting change of pace. A reader writes: We’re a family of adults, who all live in places we love with jobs we love, but want to live in the same city (or same state, at […] Read the full article →
employer wants me to block sites on my personal laptop, helping an employee who stutters, and more by Alison Green on February 20, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employer sent me software for my personal laptop that blocks adult sites I have recently taken on an almost full-time job with a client I used to freelance for. I work remotely, so up until now I’ve been working on my personal computer, which […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked what was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 A reader writes: I just had an odd interview and wanted to hear your thoughts. I’m currently teaching full-time but am interviewing for some part-time adjunct work I can do over the summer. I had an interview this morning that was going well until the interviewer said, “I have a very difficult question, but it’s […] Read the full article →
what to do about a chronically late employee by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 A reader writes: Time is of the essence with our business and so we emphasize punctuality. We have a low-performing employee who is under performance review and is habitually late, as well as a few other late employees who are otherwise stellar performers. These top performers also work after hours, and the low-performing one does […] Read the full article →
I ask candidates their salary expectations and don’t feel bad about it by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 A reader writes: You regularly talk about how inappropriate it is for employers to ask candidates about their salary expectations without giving any salary information out themselves. Well, I am a medical professional, and, along with my partners, employ two staff in our small office. I became a small business owner/employer having received no training […] Read the full article →
if you want new clothes for spring, do it this way by Alison Green on February 19, 2020 And now a word from a sponsor… Here’s a stat that has made me think differently about clothes shopping: We trash 26 billion pounds of clothes a year, and textile waste is expected to increase 60% by 2030. There are enough awesome clothes on this planet – let’s wear them! That’s one reason why I […] Read the full article →