my new boss is an elder in a sexist church by Alison Green on July 29, 2020 A reader writes: My new boss is an elder in his church which has very old-fashioned beliefs about women. They believe that the role of women is to obey their husbands unquestioningly and more or less only speak when spoken to, at least when there is a man present. I don’t have a problem with […] Read the full article →
is it OK to ask a coworker to swap pants, teachers at my child’s school aren’t social distancing, and more by Alison Green on July 29, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it OK to ask a coworker to swap pants with me? During college I enrolled in a program that we call Junior Enterprise, where the students have to, on their own, maintain a company. It is an awesome experience because we have the daily […] Read the full article →
my employee asked for a 170% raise by Alison Green on July 28, 2020 A reader writes: I am a new manager, and one of my reports has asked for a massive raise. He has good reasons for wanting a raise: his responsibilities have ended up being very different than what he was originally hired for, he’s been doing very well with them, and he’s definitely paid below market […] Read the full article →
am I in the wrong about my employee’s COVID exposure? by Alison Green on July 28, 2020 A reader writes: My husband and I own a micro-business and have 1.5 post-Covid employees. Our full-time employee reported a possible exposure last week. He is considered essential so we reinforced precautions based on CDC recommendations for those who have unconfirmed exposure. The person he was exposed to was his girlfriend. The next day after […] Read the full article →
my coworker screamed at me and HR hasn’t done anything by Alison Green on July 28, 2020 A reader writes: I’m writing about a situation from last year that in many ways is still unresolved, in the hopes that I can learn to navigate situations like this in the future. Last January, a woman in another unit and a different chain of command, Dolores, gave my unit a small piece of an ongoing […] Read the full article →
did I get offered a job because I can bake, kid noise on calls, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did I get offered a job because I can bake? I recently applied for a job after not working for a few years due to looking after my children. As I started the interview, I could tell the interviewer was asking me questions very formulaically. […] Read the full article →
should I tell future managers about my ADHD? by Alison Green on July 27, 2020 A reader writes: Growing up as a child, I constantly struggled to focus. In school I understood the work, but because I lacked focus and could not hold my attention in the classroom. Every parent-teacher meeting was the same: “Your son is so intelligent and can achieve so much, but he is so disruptive and […] Read the full article →
a terrible employee asked me for a reference by Alison Green on July 27, 2020 A reader writes: I have received a reference request for one of our former employees. I had told this student that I was not hiring her back because she wasn’t reliable. She would cancel her shifts at the last minute, not making an effort to find a replacement. She wouldn’t do anything unless I told […] Read the full article →
people who claim they can’t wear masks, coworker’s Disney vacation, and other questions about COVID-19 and work by Alison Green on July 27, 2020 My mailbox is overflowing with COVID-19 questions, so let’s tackle a bunch of them at once. 1. Patients who claim they can’t wear masks to their appointments I’ve seen a post circulating through social media stating that businesses cannot require customers to wear masks under the ADA. It says that if asked to wear a […] Read the full article →
I’m my boss’s favorite, infertility at work, and more by Alison Green on July 27, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m my boss’s favorite and it’s awkward I have been at my job for two years and have a difficult, narcissist boss. However, he and I usually get along pretty well and he definitely realizes I am a valuable asset to our growing office. I […] Read the full article →