anti-vaxx coworker is verifying vaccinations, paying for a cover letter, and more by Alison Green on January 22, 2021 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Anti-vaxx coworker has job verifying vaccinations I work at a college as an admin assistant. One of the other admin assistants will be assisting in measles vaccination verification soon. She is an anti-vaxxer. What makes this situation trickier is that she has had integrity issues. […] Read the full article →
yelling at work, coworkers smokes e-cigarettes after being told to stop, and more by Alison Green on January 21, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it ever okay to yell at work? I know you give the advice that yelling is unprofessional, but is it ever acceptable? Years and years ago, I had a coworker who didn’t respect personal boundaries. The first time he touched me, it was a […] Read the full article →
should I tell a candidate her goals are unrealistic, I don’t want to lead all our meetings, and more by Alison Green on January 20, 2021 It’s four answers to four questions, plus a story. Here we go… 1. Should I tell a candidate her career aspirations are unrealistic? I am currently in the process of hiring for a position that I would consider just above entry level. It is a role in an operations department that supports an organization in […] Read the full article →
should I apologize if my fly is down, telling my bosses they need to work more, and more by Alison Green on January 19, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I tell my bosses they need to work more? I work at a small real estate brokerage in a major U.S. city. I was brought in to help organize their systems and to increase productivity. The owners are a married couple and I’m their […] Read the full article →
my boss complains constantly, mending things with a job I ghosted, and more by Alison Green on January 18, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager complains constantly My manager complains … a LOT. Their voice is very loud in a small office, so pretty much every one can hear. Our team consists of only three people on site — me, my coworker, and our manager. My manager has […] Read the full article →
quitting would destroy my company, I gossiped about a coworker, and more by Alison Green on January 15, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Taking a better paying job would destroy my current company I’m currently working in a small private practice as an optician. My manager is currently transitioning out because she found a better-paying job in a different field with room for growth, and I will be […] Read the full article →
my boss sits outside my house for hours, parking woes, and more by Alison Green on January 14, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss sits outside my house in her car for hours Due to health reasons, I have been working remotely during the pandemic. I’m grateful to have the type of job where this is possible, and I appreciate my boss’s flexibility. But my boss knows […] Read the full article →
I resent coworkers coming back from furlough, I took over a colleague’s work, and more by Alison Green on January 13, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker’s work was given to me, and I feel awkward about it I was promoted from a subject matter expert to a senior position in my org. At the same time, a colleague, who had arrived at their senior position due to nepotism from […] Read the full article →
can I ask my interviewer to get a Covid test, should my resume say I’ve been vaccinated, and more by Alison Green on January 12, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask my interviewer to get a Covid test? I was recently offered an interview with a local organization that I would love to work for. The interviewer gave me two options: one, we could do a Zoom interview, or two, we could go […] Read the full article →
is this resume writer shady, telling my boss I’m sober, and more by Alison Green on January 11, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is this resume writer’s price worth it? I am currently looking for a job and have been posting my resume on job recommendations I find on LinkedIn. I received a response from one of those professional resume writing places. They gave me a few suggestions […] Read the full article →