does working remotely harm your chances of advancement? by Alison Green on May 26, 2021 A reader writes: I graduated from college about four years ago and have been working full-time since. Over this period of time, I’ve worked my way up the ladder. About one year ago, I started a position in my field that I’d been trying to get for about two years. I started this position remotely […] Read the full article →
where are you now? (a call for updates) by Alison Green on May 26, 2021 It’s mid-year updates season! If you’ve had your question answered here in the past, please email me an update and let us know how your situation turned out. Did you take the advice? Did you not take the advice? What happened? How’s your situation now? (Don’t post your updates here though; email them to me.) […] Read the full article →
my boss liked my work — until we met in person and she saw my weight by Alison Green on May 26, 2021 A reader writes: After losing my job due to Covid-19 a year ago, I spent months job hunting and interviewing. As an overweight woman, sometimes I suspected that I was facing weight discrimination, but of course it is almost impossible to know for sure. Finally, after eight months, I got a job. The interviews were […] Read the full article →
is “thanks in advance” rude, interviewer kept saying he liked my smile, and more by Alison Green on May 26, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is “thanks in advance” rude? Is it considered rude or impolite to end emails with “thanks in advance”? I thought the professional etiquette circles had reached a consensus on this years ago but I still continue to see it. “Thanks in advance” is fine the […] Read the full article →
how to help coworkers who have been in the office all along by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 If you’ve been working from home but will be returning to the office at some point in the future, have you thought about what you can do to make life easier for any colleagues who have been there all along and who have been shouldering a higher level of risk and burden? In the comments […] Read the full article →
someone gave me a terrible review on Glassdoor by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 A reader writes: I work for a tiny company and manage a team eight people in a niche industry. There is fair amount of turnover, generally by design – people often take this job with the explicit goal of going to a particular grad school in a few years. I recently learned that someone left […] Read the full article →
a creepy customer complained my employees aren’t friendly enough by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 A reader writes: I am a hospitality director for a winery. A valued guest — “ Bartholomew” — called, saying that he hated to do it because he loves our wines, but that he would like to quit his membership. He said that the last time he visited, one of the employees was quite rude […] Read the full article →
who will look after your digital and social assets when you die? by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 And now a word from a sponsor… With people having such large digital footprints these days, have you ever thought about what will happen to your online presence when you’re no longer here? Increasingly, people are making “digital estate plans” – which is basically a will that includes a set of provisions for your digital […] Read the full article →
how do I stop my boss from contacting my dad, new hire dresses too casually, and more by Alison Green on May 25, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I prevent my boss from contacting my father? My employer has contacted my father twice this year. I am a 41-year-old competent, independent woman. I did not give him permission to contact my father and never listed my father as a contact. I […] Read the full article →
someone keeps farting in important client meetings by Alison Green on May 24, 2021 A reader writes: I work in upper-middle management at a large business and entertainment events company and recently we got back to regular face-to-face client meetings. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been having some intense and lengthy meetings in our office with a potential local client, which could really take our company to the […] Read the full article →