I accidentally threw condoms all over my interviewer’s desk by Alison Green on August 24, 2021 A reader writes: This week I finally landed my very first Big Post-Pandemic Interview! I studied hard, prepared extensively, and dug my circa-2019 interview clothes out of storage, along with my fancy business satchel and leather binder (the interview required me to bring a portfolio of prior work). I was ready to impress! I sat […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the county lock-up, the disrupted town hall, and more by Alison Green on August 12, 2021 It’s Mortification Week at AAM and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work (pulling comments and letters from the archives). Here are 10 stories of other people’s mortifying moments that have been shared here over the years. 1. County lock-up “A while back, we had a huge visit from our […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the sleepover, the angry bees, and more by Alison Green on August 11, 2021 It’s Mortification Week at AAM and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work (pulling comments and letters from the archives). Here are 15 more mortifying stories people have shared here over the years. 1. The shirt “I was wearing a shirt with sparkles on a dark blue background, that I […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the museum captive, the accidental grope, and more by Alison Green on August 11, 2021 It’s Mortification Week at AAM and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work (pulling comments and letters from the archives). Here are 15 more mortifying stories people have shared here over the years. 1. Welcome to the jungle “I work at a children’s hospital and was singing to get a […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the copied texts, the unamused clients, and more by Alison Green on August 10, 2021 It’s Mortification Week at AAM and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work (pulling comments and letters from the archives). Here are 15 more mortifying stories people have shared here over the years. 1. The copied texts “So this is from the time when all of IT carried text pagers. […] Read the full article →
Mortification Week: the terrible interview answer, the velvet bra, and more by Alison Green on August 10, 2021 It’s Mortification Week at AAM and all week long we’ll be revisiting ways we’ve mortified ourselves at work (pulling comments and letters from the archives). Here are 15 mortifying stories to kick off today. 1. Wrong answer “I was in my early 20′s and working with a placement agency to find that perfect job that […] Read the full article →
the intern who took over an office, the dragon pajamas, and other stories to cringe over/revel in by Alison Green on August 9, 2021 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 17 stories people shared here in the past about work moments they now cringe over. 1. The intern’s office takeover “At an internship, I was upset that I had to hotdesk while […] Read the full article →
I accidentally flashed my team during a video call by Alison Green on April 15, 2020 A reader writes: After a video team meeting today, I hung up the call and proceeded to get undressed for a shower. After a few seconds, when I was significantly but not completely undressed, I noticed that the app had frozen and was still open. The rest of my team had been staying on for […] Read the full article →
the salted coffee, the phantom pigeon, and other interview mortifications by Alison Green on January 30, 2020 Last week I asked you to share stories of bombed interviews and other job search mortifications. Here are some of the stand-outs. 1. “I was interviewing for basically a dream job and was asked, ‘What accomplishment are you most proud of?’ I proceeded talked about how proud I was for maintaining a healthy long term […] Read the full article →
let’s talk about bombed interviews and other job search mortifications by Alison Green on January 23, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Today I had the worst job interview of my entire life. I am a young graduate professional who had the opportunity for a job that would have put my in a great position financially and mentally. It wasn’t a dream job, because those don’t exist, […] Read the full article →