it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on January 15, 2021 It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. About two years ago, my worklife was becoming untenable – it’s one of those “family” places that was not quite toxic, but toed the line. Then I saw a posting for my dream job. I progressed to a final […] Read the full article →
open thread – January 15-16, 2021 by Alison Green on January 15, 2021 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 (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] Read the full article →
quitting would destroy my company, I gossiped about a coworker, and more by Alison Green on January 15, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Taking a better paying job would destroy my current company I’m currently working in a small private practice as an optician. My manager is currently transitioning out because she found a better-paying job in a different field with room for growth, and I will be […] Read the full article →
is it a red flag when a job is posted for a long time? by Alison Green on January 14, 2021 A reader writes: Is a job being posted for a long time a red flag about the business hiring? There is an organization I would like to work for and they’ve had a position they have been trying to fill for over a year. I do not qualify for the position, but I wonder if […] Read the full article →
can I keep working from home after my office re-opens? by Alison Green on January 14, 2021 A reader writes: I’m a young professional who works with a major company making a very good salary for my area and age. I’m very lucky to have gotten this job, and I don’t want to leave it anytime soon. Due to life circumstances I still live with my parents, and I haven’t gotten enough […] Read the full article →
how to become a slacker … with Laurie Ruettimann by Alison Green on January 14, 2021 I’ve long been an admirer of Laurie Ruettimann, since her days running Punk Rock HR, a hilarious blog where she called out the BS of HR. (The blog is no more, but she now has a podcast of the same name.) Laurie has always called it like she sees it without pulling any punches, and […] Read the full article →
my boss sits outside my house for hours, parking woes, and more by Alison Green on January 14, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss sits outside my house in her car for hours Due to health reasons, I have been working remotely during the pandemic. I’m grateful to have the type of job where this is possible, and I appreciate my boss’s flexibility. But my boss knows […] Read the full article →
should we let an employee resign instead of being fired? by Alison Green on January 13, 2021 A reader writes: I am the director of a pretty independent division in my company. I do most of the supervision but have been having my assistant director, Mark, take on more supervision tasks as a growth area. Some of the staff are co-supervised depending on work assignments. A junior employee in their first year […] Read the full article →
updates: the micromanagement, the fertility treatments, and more by Alison Green on January 13, 2021 Here are four updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. We have to send three updates a day while working from home I originally wrote to you in March and things have changed a lot since then. In regards to the 12pm check-ins, we were able to compromise with […] Read the full article →
the head of my division gave me (and my niece and friend) COVID-19 and no one cares by Alison Green on January 13, 2021 A reader writes: I’m working remotely but I had to go in for a once-a-year task that can only be done from the office and is legally required to be completed. While I was there, I ran into my division head (my manager’s manager). She said she was asked to quickly pick something by her […] Read the full article →