interviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon” by Alison Green on July 28, 2021 A reader writes: After 15 years as a nonprofit executive director, I’ve struck out on my own as a nonprofit consultant. While much of my business is word-of-mouth and comes to me, I do sometimes throw my hat in the ring for positions I see posted online. One such position was for an organization that […] Read the full article →
my boss thinks perks should be earned, working at a bathhouse, and more by Alison Green on July 28, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss thinks perks should be earned, but I can’t work well without them My manager feels that employees should demonstrate excellence before being rewarded with things like flexible schedules or being able to work on side projects. I know from experience that I will […] Read the full article →
my new hire quit after his first day by Alison Green on July 27, 2021 A reader writes: I am a fairly new manager and have the opportunity to build out my team, which is a step in my career that I’m really excited about. I currently manage one person and just went through the hiring process for another. This was my first time hiring at this company and we […] Read the full article →
my remote employees say our in-office perks are unfair by Alison Green on July 27, 2021 As companies that went remote last year slowly reopen, a lot of employees are finding work is just different now — from adjusting to offices that are still half empty to dealing with new setups where no one has an assigned desk anymore. Here are some more questions from people who are trying to navigate […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t speak to us and says “please” is disrespectful by Alison Green on July 27, 2021 A reader writes: I started what I guess you can call my “dream job” six months ago, and it’s been going well except for one thing: my new boss. My boss, Jane, is a highly uninvolved person, and I am struggling to figure out the best way to communicate with her. When I started my […] Read the full article →
I’ve been offered a job I’m not qualified for, a potential client who can’t use email, and more by Alison Green on July 27, 2021 It’s four answers to four questions, plus an update. Here we go… 1. I’ve been offered a job I’m not qualified for I applied to a job related to my field, but technically in a new industry (healthcare). The job is general, not health-specific. The recruiter called me and told me she moved my application […] Read the full article →
update: someone keeps farting in important client meetings by Alison Green on July 26, 2021 Remember the letter-writer who was concerned that someone kept farting in important, high-level client meetings? Here’s the update. Thought I would give an update on the farting in the boardroom story of a little while back as the issue did not go away and things turned out a lot differently than how I expected. So […] Read the full article →
the people who’d rather quit than give up remote work by Alison Green on July 26, 2021 We’ve heard rumblings for a while now that workers are quitting, or threatening to quit, if they can’t continue to work from home. That’s because for many people remote work has been great—the lack of commute, flexible schedule, and more casual dress have provided a massive quality-of-life boon, to say nothing of the productivity increases […] Read the full article →
a manager scolded me for having a cold sore on my face by Alison Green on July 26, 2021 A reader writes: Is it unprofessional to go to work with active cold sores on your face? I occasionally get them and have never considered it to be a big deal until recently when someone at work commented on it. Last week I had a cold sore in the middle of my lower lip. It […] Read the full article →
coworker steals people’s snacks, a sales rep who rants on social media, and more by Alison Green on July 26, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker steals people’s snacks I have a coworker, Popcorn Patty, who likes to steal large bags of pre-popped popcorn from the communal area of the office and sequester them in her office so no one else can eat them. She has even rummaged in people’s […] Read the full article →