update: job searching with autism (an update 7 years in the making!) by Alison Green on December 25, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. More than seven years ago, I printed a letter from a reader whose son is on the autism spectrum. He was years away from working age, but she […] Read the full article →
update: interviewing while missing several front teeth by Alison Green on December 14, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer in 2018 who had to interview while missing several front teeth because he was in the middle of extensive dental work? (#2 at the link) […] Read the full article →
interviewer wants to know my current salary (with an update already included!) by Alison Green on December 9, 2019 I sometimes answer letters privately that I don’t publish here (due to the volume of mail I receive), and I thought this exchange was worth sharing (with the writer’s permission). In September I received this letter: I’ve interviewed with a great company that I am very interested in. I’m close to getting an offer. At […] Read the full article →
update: is my parents’ advice destroying my job search? by Alison Green on December 3, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Back in 2011, I answered a letter from someone who worried her parents’ advice was ruining her job search. They were recommending things like visiting managers in-person every […] Read the full article →
my employer took my overtime pay away (with an update already included!) by Alison Green on September 5, 2019 I sometimes answer letters privately that I don’t publish here (just due to the volume of mail I receive), and I thought this exchange was worth sharing (with the writer’s permission). Last month I received this letter: I just found out my position is switching from hourly to salary. My rate of pay isn’t changing. […] Read the full article →
another salary negotiation success story by Alison Green on July 19, 2019 A reader writes: I just wanted to share a my recent success story with you. I started an admin role about nine months ago, thinking that it would be an in to a field I was interested in. I quickly learned that I not only find admin work mind-numbingly boring, I’m also not very good […] Read the full article →
a happy ending by Alison Green on May 10, 2019 A reader writes: I’ve been reading your blog for many years, starting when I was miserable and stuck in a role with an awful manager, and your advice has made a big impact on how I approach work and applying for jobs. Most recently, I was laid off last fall from my job at a […] Read the full article →
update: how important is it to answer every question perfectly during a job interview? by Alison Green on December 31, 2018 This is the last update in “where are you now?” month, where all December I’ve been running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here’s a happy update from a letter-writer from four years ago! I wrote in to ask an interview question back in July of 2014, and then again sent an update […] Read the full article →
update: a client sent me a thank-you check as a way to avoid paying my boss by Alison Green on November 13, 2018 Remember the letter-writer last month whose client sent her a large thank-you check as a way of avoiding paying her boss, with whom he was embroiled in much drama? Here’s the update. Thank you to you and your readers for taking the time to answer my question. I thought you all would like an update. […] Read the full article →
here is your happy ending for the week by Alison Green on October 19, 2018 Something nice to end the week with. A reader writes: This is not to ask a question but simply to thank you for giving me guidance and context to get out of a job that was terrible for me. There was a letter I came across about a new boss who was trying to get […] Read the full article →