is it better to love my job or love the money? by Alison Green on July 12, 2018 Per Thursday tradition, I’m throwing this letter out to readers to weigh in on: I’m a writer, and I like what I do. I know how lucky I am to be in a job that many others would kill for. And I’m alright at it, I guess. I’ve written for some good UK publications. But […] Read the full article →
my boss yells and is abusive by Alison Green on July 3, 2018 A reader writes: My boss is brilliant at most parts of her job. She’s climbed the ladder in a very male-dominated industry and is a strategic thinker. However, I’ve been in my job for a year and a half, and her aggressive attitude is taking a toll on me. Often she shouts at me (and […] Read the full article →
how can I avoid my boss on social media? by Alison Green on June 19, 2018 A reader writes: My manager has added/requested to follow me on nearly every social media channel on which she can find me, including Instagram and Snapchat. It just irks me to be constantly “in her presence” when not at work. She is a micromanager and requires lots of check-ins as it is, and I need […] Read the full article →
my boss wants us to all share our mental health needs – at every meeting by Alison Green on June 18, 2018 A reader writes: I work at a small company where I like to maintain a professional persona, focusing on getting work done and keeping my personal life separate. The company is not well managed but I have a decent amount of autonomy, people are reasonably pleasant, and for a variety of family reasons the location, […] Read the full article →
is it weird to start dressing like my boss? by Alison Green on June 12, 2018 A reader writes: Tl;dr – Is it weird to want to dress more like my boss (and do you think she’ll notice if I do?) Okay, basically I’m so lucky in my current job. I’m a quality manager at the lowest level of management in my organization, but I love my job, I love my […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to tell my boundary-violating boss I’m pregnant by Alison Green on June 6, 2018 A reader writes: I work in a pretty small nonprofit organization and I have (for all intents and purposes) four bosses. Two are technically my direct supervisors, and two are their bosses, who also pull me in on their projects. The thing is, one of my direct supervisor bosses has gotten uncomfortably intrusive about my […] Read the full article →
why do managers say they want feedback and then get annoyed when they get it? by Alison Green on June 5, 2018 A reader writes: I have a question for you about feedback — specifically, feedback that you’ve been asked to give. I’ve repeatedly been asked for feedback from managers, both at work and at the organization where I volunteer, and then it seems like the same thing always happens: the feedback vanishes into a black hole, […] Read the full article →
my boss wants to give me his kidney — but I don’t want it by Alison Green on May 22, 2018 A reader writes: I have a question that is on the opposite end of the spectrum from the boss who (shudder) tried to force his employees to donate an organ to his brother. I have a serious chronic kidney disease. I was diagnosed almost a decade ago and have been able to control many of […] Read the full article →
my boss got fired and won’t leave me alone by Alison Green on May 15, 2018 A reader writes: I have been at my job for about six months, and started during a time of major transition. I started just weeks before our new executive director started. The new director assessed the financials of our nonprofit social service organization and realized what a bad position we were in, and decided to […] Read the full article →
I’m about to go on medical leave, but I’m also hoping to take my long-delayed honeymoon by Alison Green on May 15, 2018 A reader writes: My husband and I eloped in December, and our dream honeymoon location is one where the weather at that time of year isn’t ideal, so we decided to push it back until August, our other anniversary. My coworkers even had a post-wedding show for me in which they had a money tree […] Read the full article →