my boss was furious that I went to a work party after calling out sick by Alison Green on November 17, 2021 A reader writes: This situation happened several years ago at a company that I’ve already left, but I still find myself thinking about it from time to time and wondering if what I did was really so egregious. I was working my first job out of college at a fast-paced start-up. My team (just me […] Read the full article →
my boss says he can’t hire me at his new company because he’s attracted to me by Alison Green on November 9, 2021 A reader writes: I’m a woman who works for a large company in my field, on a fairly small team. I’ve always felt like I’ve gotten along great with my (male) manager and my coworkers. It’s always been professional, no socializing outside of work, but I’ve enjoyed working for my manager. About a month ago, […] Read the full article →
my boss pays me an extra $500/month from her own money — but didn’t pay me this month by Alison Green on November 8, 2021 A reader writes: I have been in my current position for about two years now. As the pandemic has eased and the job market opened up, a vast majority of my colleagues at my level have left for other companies, meaning that I am one of the employees who best knows the ropes and has […] Read the full article →
I walked in on the company owner having sex in his office by Alison Green on November 2, 2021 A reader writes: I started a new job last Thursday at a small consulting company. I’m very excited about the company and the role, and it’s a better fit than my previous opportunity. It’s an eight-person team, consisting of the owner, two VPs who report to him, an executive assistant who reports to him, and […] Read the full article →
my employers want to pay for my surgery — but I want a raise by Alison Green on November 1, 2021 A reader writes: I work in a large company (not in the U.S.) in a somewhat managerial position. I am in charge of three different crucial departments and work alongside the owner of the company and his lovely kids. It is a multi-million dollar family-owned company with approximately 35 employees. I have been extremely lucky […] Read the full article →
are better managers … ever actually worse? by Alison Green on October 27, 2021 A reader writes: I have a big-picture workplace question. I was at my previous company for five years, three years with Jane as my boss, and two years with Jack as my boss. Jane and Jack had very different management styles. Jane was extremely hands-off, while Jack fit the textbook definition of a “good manager” much better […] Read the full article →
what’s the most unreasonable thing you’ve ever been asked to do at a job? by Alison Green on October 21, 2021 On the recent post about office supply drama, several people shared stories of wildly unreasonable things managers have asked them to do. For example: • “I temped for a small NFP and the director was bananas. She was filthy rich (like own private jet and multiple homes rich); her husband owned a hedge fund, which […] Read the full article →
should I report my abusive former boss to her current employer? by Alison Green on October 20, 2021 A reader writes: When I first started my career about a decade ago, I worked under a boss who was totally abusive in very subtle ways. She basically did everything to try to get me fired, including gossiping about me when I was within earshot nearly every evening. She once complained because I wanted my […] Read the full article →
my boss sucks and there’s nothing I can do by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 A reader writes: I work at a large company in marketing. I relocated for this job, but we’ve been remote during my entire year and a half tenure here. I don’t have any social connections here, but I took this job because it was a great opportunity for growth and I really liked the hiring […] Read the full article →
my boss flirts with (and sometimes sleeps with) our vendors — and tells me all about it by Alison Green on October 12, 2021 A reader writes: I am hoping for some help here. I’m really not a prude; I am afraid that is the way I might come off. My manager has put me in a weird position. I’m not sure if I’m overthinking things and would appreciate some advice. Within the past year, I have noticed that […] Read the full article →