networking as a woman, when men keep angling for dates by Alison Green on July 2, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am a young(ish) Black woman in a white male-dominated field. I have found it virtually impossible to network with male colleagues. Each time I try, the guy is just angling for a date. I source folks from in-person networking events, LinkedIn, and apps like […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: how to unionize your workplace by Alison Green on June 25, 2020 A lot of workplaces have a lot of reasons to unionize right now, and organizing could be your only option if your employer is behaving badly and refusing to engage in reasonable dialogue with you and your coworkers. This is not my area of expertise, so let’s hear from readers with experiencing with unionizing. What […] Read the full article →
my employer says they’re committed to diversity — how can I hold them to accountable to that? by Alison Green on June 11, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: As a white woman working in a company that is not very diverse, I’d like to speak up and hold the company to account over their commitment to diversity. I work in the head office of a large retailer and they shared a generic “Black […] Read the full article →
how can I become more self-aware and not be a jerk at work? by Alison Green on June 4, 2020 In response to the letter earlier this week from someone who had behaved badly at work and seemed to be avoiding responsibility, a reader asked this: What advice do you have from preventing this kind of personality from developing in the first place? I’m a year out from college (2019 grad) and have been working for […] Read the full article →
let’s talk about mid-life career changes by Alison Green on May 28, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I would love a whole post on mid-life career changes! Especially if people are willing to share their specific fields. I tried to quit accounting and become a TV writer around age 29 and found that I was already too old, given the competitive field […] Read the full article →
how do I manage my stress and stay (reasonably) positive in the face of impending layoffs? by Alison Green on May 21, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My company recently announced that they’re looking at the possibility of significant layoffs in the reasonably near future (6-8 weeks). My industry has been pretty hard hit by the Covid-19 situation, and it’s not something I didn’t see coming, but it still wasn’t great to […] Read the full article →
what’s your company doing to support parents right now … or what do you wish they were doing? by Alison Green on May 14, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m really curious to learn what other companies and organizations are doing to support parents right now. It seems so difficult (as someone who does not have kids, especially young kids) and challenging, and my organization would like to do more. If readers could share […] Read the full article →
how do I motivate myself to work from home? by Alison Green on May 7, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Since starting to work from home full-time, I’m finding it extremely hard in the mornings to just start working. I struggled with this in the office, but the physicality of being in the office and the presence of other coworkers usually kicked my butt into […] Read the full article →
my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My husband has been stuck at his job for a year or so, but it’s taking a while to find that next position. His boss is toxic and and oscillates between micromanaging and wanting the office to be like the Grandma’s Boy movie. So, this […] Read the full article →
how can suddenly remote teams keep functioning well? by Alison Green on April 23, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Like many others, I am now managing a team that is fully work-from-home. I have a team of seven and we are typically dispersed across three cities anyway, but I’m stuck as to how to keep them feeling engaged / connected when they aren’t going […] Read the full article →