my horrible old boss may become my new boss by Alison Green on November 29, 2018 A reader writes: I have just found a new wonderful job after having been at my old one for almost 10 years. One of the main reasons I left was because my boss was a terrible manager. Now at my new job, after only two months my wonderful boss left for an amazing project and […] Read the full article →
what do you do when your coworkers are afraid to address a problem as a group? by Alison Green on November 27, 2018 A reader writes: To sum up, in brief: What do you do when your coworkers are too afraid to address an issue as a group since one experienced retaliation? I have a project manager who should not be a project manager. He is a very nice person who cares about everyone he encounters. What he […] Read the full article →
my job changed … and now I hate it by Alison Green on November 15, 2018 A reader writes: Three years ago I had a job that paid well, but was tedious and unfulfilling. I left that job for a similar but much more creative position at a significant pay cut. It was worth it because I loved my new job… until recently. For the last 4+ months, I’ve been doing […] Read the full article →
I lied to my boss and said I’ve been doing a task I haven’t actually done by Alison Green on November 14, 2018 A reader writes: I started at my company in an administrative role and was quickly promoted to a highly technical role, which came as a challenge. My technical experience being quite limited, I met with some freelance consultants to go over the nuts and bolts of the role. I was scrambling to understand a lot […] Read the full article →
how to tell your boss “that’s not my job” by Alison Green on November 7, 2018 A reader writes: I’m feeling a bit stuck at work recently. I have a new department head and he keeps periodically asking me to do things that are very much not the normal responsibility of my role. These are always very simple things, things I am certainly capable of doing, but should fall outside of […] Read the full article →
my boss lies about deadlines by Alison Green on November 1, 2018 A reader writes: I’ve noticed that my boss uses lying about deadlines to members of our team and external service providers as his tool to get things done … and I hate it. It’s effective because folks are working to meet a false deadline that, even when missed, will meet the real deadline. Unfortunately, it […] Read the full article →
my boss had his wife do my coworker’s assignment by Alison Green on October 29, 2018 A reader writes: We have a new department head who started about a year ago. He is my age (young-ish) and has a lot of enthusiasm and ideas. That being said, we work for a large government agency and there are a lot of rules, budget issues, etc. A lot of things he wants to […] Read the full article →
my boss insists on knowing how I’ll spend my time off by Alison Green on October 18, 2018 A reader writes: My boss has requested that I write to ask permission and give a reason why when I want to take annual leave. I don’t have a problem with this, so I wrote with the reason being “personal matters.” He wrote back saying, “I would appreciate a slightly more detailed reason for your […] Read the full article →
my boss wants to bring me back into the religious fold by Alison Green on October 16, 2018 A reader writes: I have a great job (honestly, my best yet) as an assistant in a local office of a larger company based in another state. The big boss of this office (not the office manager, who is my overall boss in addition to the people I support) discovered that I’m the daughter of […] Read the full article →
the company president took my chair and I’m sick of being disrespected by Alison Green on October 8, 2018 This was originally published in March 2014. (I’m reprinting it today so that I could take some time off this weekend. New posts are coming later today.) A reader writes: I started the position I’m in just two months ago as an account executive. Before this position, I was an admin assistant and volunteer coordinator […] Read the full article →