the aggressive brownie recipe, the bad math and other times you mortified yourself in job interviews by Alison Green on October 30, 2023 Earlier this month, I asked you to share stories of bombed interviews and other job search mortifications. Here’s part two (part one was last week). 1. The phlebotomist I once applied for a job where it could reasonably be assumed that you would need phlebotomy experience. The ad did not explicitly say that, though, and […] Read the full article →
the overheard self-talk, the shoplifting, and other times you mortified yourself in job interviews by Alison Green on October 25, 2023 Last week I asked you to share stories of bombed interviews and other job search mortifications. It turns out … there were a lot of stories. So many that I couldn’t fit my favorites in one post. Here’s part one, and part two is coming next week. 1. The coffins An interviewer once asked how […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the haunting, the scone, and other stories to cringe over by Alison Green on August 10, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ve been revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here’s the final installment — 14 more mortifying stories people have shared here over the years. 1. The haunting Many years ago, I was 18, working for Disney on a college program as a Custodial […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the fake accent, storm warning, and more by Alison Green on August 9, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 15 more mortifying stories. 1. The mistake I once told a colleague in my field (“John”) that “it was great to hear” of another colleague (“Dan”)’s recent death … which was NOT AT […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the creepy playhouse, the inexplicable insult, and other stories to cringe over by Alison Green on August 9, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 14 mortifying stories to kick off today. 1. The kitty playhouse This situation still makes me cringe. My first professional experience after college was a national service position, which meant we were poorly […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the cat race car driver, the terrible headline, and more by Alison Green on August 8, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 13 more mortifying stories. 1. The typo, part 1 I used to hire for call center-type work and got an applicant once who, when talking about their previous experience, said that at an […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the hangover, the French onion soup, and other stories to cringe over by Alison Green on August 8, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 13 mortifying stories to kick off today. 1. The hangover The company I worked for had an annual 3 day “retreat” 4 hours out of the city. On the second night I drank […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the accidental overture, the misplaced wink, and more by Alison Green on August 7, 2023 It’s Mortification Week at Ask a Manager and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work. Here are 12 more mortifying stories to enjoy. 1. The accidental overture UGH back in the day, I had my work e-mail and home e-mail feed into the same e-mail client (yeah yeah, I know, […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the terrible misunderstanding, the cat serenade, and other stories to cringe over by Alison Green on August 7, 2023 Welcome to Mortification Week, where we’ll be talking all week about how we’ve mortified ourselves at work. To start us off, here are 12 stories people have shared here (or submitted via email) about work moments they now cringe over. 1. The misunderstanding My now husband and I met as coworkers. When we started dating, […] Read the full article →
let’s talk about your mortifying moments at work by Alison Green on July 13, 2023 It’s almost time for Mortification Week 2023, and in preparation we need to hear your stories of mortifying experiences at work — yours or other people’s. Maybe you mistakenly emailed erotica to your team …or flashed your entire team during a video call … or gave a person two noses in an interview Photoshop test. […] Read the full article →