my awful coworker is also my roommate by Alison Green on November 18, 2019 A reader writes: Six months ago, I started a new job at a big tech company and needed to move for work. I made the decision to move in with a coworker, Sansa, who happened to have a room open up at her place shortly after I was hired. Sansa and I work in different […] Read the full article →
my coworker wants “pawternity” leave by Alison Green on November 13, 2019 A reader writes: I’m a middle-aged woman who works in an office with other women in the same age range as myself. Half of our office are parents, the other half are not. One of my coworkers is fairly open about being and remaining child-free. She’s spoken about donating to abortion access funds, and in […] Read the full article →
my coworker hates me by Alison Green on November 12, 2019 A reader writes: I started at a new position a few months ago, and mostly it’s going really well! I like the people, the work, and the hours. I have a good relationship with all of my other coworkers and superiors. I’ve received great feedback, and I have several years of experience in my field. […] Read the full article →
is it worth mentioning to my boss how irritating my coworker is? by Alison Green on November 11, 2019 A reader writes: So I’ve got this coworker. He’s a perfectly nice guy, basically, but he’s also driving me out of my entire damn mind, and I’m not alone in that. The basics: – He always wants to chat and can’t seem to walk past some people’s desks without thinking of something (neither work-related nor […] Read the full article →
my coworker saw the Excel sheet I use to track his sick days by Alison Green on November 7, 2019 A reader writes: I made a mistake and a coworker saw the Excel sheet that I was using to track his repeated absences. I’m not his supervisor, but I’ve been flabbergasted at the amount of sick days he takes. It started immediately when I started working here 14 months ago, but I started tracking it […] Read the full article →
my new coworker is the woman my husband had an affair with by Alison Green on November 5, 2019 A reader writes: I’ve been with my husband for 25 years. For the last six years we have worked for the same company, in the same division and even on the same floor. It’s actually worked out really well, except for one thing. Five years ago, he came home with a hickey on his neck. […] Read the full article →
my coworker is trying to get me transferred so his girlfriend can have my job by Alison Green on November 5, 2019 A reader writes: I just found out that my married coworker is campaigning to get me transferred to another department … possibly so his girlfriend can have my job! Someone from the other department is retiring and his “girlfriend” is just finishing up her degree and is currently interning for our company. The reason that […] Read the full article →
my boss asked me to project-manage a peer — and the peer treats me like his assistant by Alison Green on October 29, 2019 A reader writes: I work for a small company where I am, let’s say, head of X. I’ve never worked very closely with my coworker, Tim, head of Y, and I don’t see very much of him because he works outside the office. Recently, my boss (who’s the CEO — we’ll call him Jason) has […] Read the full article →
can I refuse to be alone with a coworker who I had an emotional affair with? by Alison Green on October 28, 2019 A reader writes: I am married and I got too friendly with another coworker. I ended up lying to my spouse about dinners out, traveling, and long personal conversations with this coworker. My spouse found out, and I confessed that I had lied. I also told my boss and he understood that I could no longer travel, be alone, etc. with […] Read the full article →
how should I talk about my cancer diagnosis at work? by Alison Green on October 21, 2019 A reader writes: I am a young professional in my job of almost six years. I have good relationships with coworkers and management, and as we are a direct human services agency we are working in a culture that promotes healthy work/life balance, trauma informed care, etc. I recently confirmed a cancer diagnosis. I’m doing […] Read the full article →