how do people survive jobs with long hours — and is it worth it in the long-run? by Alison Green on September 12, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I recently started my first professional job since graduating college. I work in an industry that is notorious for long hours (think 60-80 hour weeks for 4 months in a row). I knew what I was getting myself into when I accepted this job, but […] Read the full article →
changing jobs — navigating the devil you know vs. the devil you don’t by Alison Green on September 5, 2019 I hear frequently from people who are nervous about taking a new job because they feel guilty about leaving their old team behind — but I also hear from people who worry about jumping from a situation they know (even with all its flaws) into something less familiar — the devil you know versus the […] Read the full article →
what are the ethics of reporting social media posts to someone’s employer? by Alison Green on August 29, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I was on the Facebook page for one of the local communities in my area, when I came across a post, paraphrased as follows: “To the jerk at the grocery store, don’t scream at trailer trash customers in the checkout line … I swear, if […] Read the full article →
how do I learn what is and isn’t okay at professional jobs? by Alison Green on August 15, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m in high school, and I recently discovered your blog, and I was reading some posts. One of them was the infamous “fired for circulating a petition for a lax dress code” post. If I were in the shoes of one of the OP’s coworker-interns, […] Read the full article →
should my office allow parents to bring babies to work? by Alison Green on August 8, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My company has recently proposed implementing a program that would allow new parents to bring their child to work until they are six months old. The proposed policy includes rules that would be put in place to mitigate any disruptions in the office. Even with […] Read the full article →
how do I put together a business casual wardrobe? by Alison Green on August 1, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m a woman in my late 20s with a graduate degree. I work in a professional office, but we don’t interact with the public, and our office dress code is nonexistent — some people wear t-shirts with writing and ratty jeans, while others routinely wear […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: what do I do once I retire? by Alison Green on July 25, 2019 A reader writes: My concern skews to an older audience than most of your readers but it’s one that I probably should have given more thought to years ago. How do I prepare to retire and what do I do once I retire? I’m not talking about the money piece of retirement, but rather, what […] Read the full article →
can you advance professionally without giving up your evenings and weekends? by Alison Green on July 18, 2019 A reader writes: I am in my mid-20s and have always thought of myself as an ambitious person. My medium- and long-term goals are to get to positions where I can do important, interesting, and high impact work in my career, and also making enough to comfortably support a family should I choose to have […] Read the full article →
how can I help a job-searching friend who can’t catch a break? by Alison Green on July 11, 2019 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My small, very tight-knit group of friends and I are all suddenly finding ourselves in an exciting season of job transitions and moves … except for one (let’s call him Ross). Over the last several years, Ross worked in a really challenging field/environment while finishing […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: have you seen ripple effects from minimum wage increases? by Alison Green on June 27, 2019 A reader writes: I was wondering about states and cities that have increased their minimum wage and what the effects have been (both on wages across the board and on budget cuts elsewhere). I work in a state whose minimum wage is now $8.25, but will be incrementally raised until it hits $15 by 2025. […] Read the full article →