coworker keeps saying I’m too muscular, boss suggested I work on a sick day, and more by Alison Green on March 23, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker keeps saying I’m too muscular I am currently working in an allied health field as a practitioner in a private practice, and am (mostly) very happy with my job and my career. I am also an avid gym-goer, which has led to this problem. […] Read the full article →
my coworker thinks I need to calm down when I don’t, can’t give two weeks notice, and more by Alison Green on March 22, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker misreads me and tries to calm me when I’m fine I am emotional, expressive, and passionate. Think a “movie-typical Italian” telling a story. Nothing wild, just a loud voice, expressive face, etc. In my 9-5 job, this is required. I over-emote all day […] Read the full article →
friend doesn’t believe in different dress codes for different situations, applying for a job where my landlord works, and more by Alison Green on March 21, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My friend doesn’t believe there are different dress codes for different situations I have a younger friend who works for a well-known leisure apparel company at their headquarters. Many of the employees still work from home the majority of the time and when they are […] Read the full article →
we’re being unknowingly videotaped at meetings, should you always be job-searching, and more by Alison Green on March 20, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We’re being unknowingly videotaped at town hall meetings I’m a full-time remote employee who works for a large company. We regularly have “town halls” at multiple levels — full company, full department, full “section,” etc. These town halls are through Microsoft Teams and to simplify […] Read the full article →
how can a teenager get a job when her family travels full-time, new coworker gave herself a better title, and more by Alison Green on March 17, 2023 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How can a teenager get a job when our family travels full-time? I am a teenager (16) and I want to get my first job but I don’t know how. My family lives in a 5th wheel camper and we travel around the country full-time. […] Read the full article →
interviewer was bothered that I didn’t ask any questions, boss is on personal calls all day long, and more by Alison Green on March 16, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer was bothered that I didn’t ask any questions of my own I recently completed a fourth interview with a company. The interviews consisted of a 30-minute screening interview, a 40-minute screening/informational interview with one of the higher up directors, an hour-long interview with that […] Read the full article →
managers on a rampage about cell phones, new hire said I should have told him about my maternity leave earlier, and more by Alison Green on March 15, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our managers are on a rampage about cell phones I’m an exempt employee who works hybrid. We were fully remote since March 2020, but the CEO decided we needed to come into the office four days a week as of last week. As soon as […] Read the full article →
I got drunk at a work event, can I be friends with managers who aren’t MY manager, and more by Alison Green on March 14, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got drunk at a work event — but it was because of my medication I have been at my company for six years and attend two or three in-person events a year that always include alcohol. The last event, my pharmacy gave me a […] Read the full article →
my company interviewed a man for International Women’s Day, interviewing when I work in an adult business, and more by Alison Green on March 13, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company interviewed a man to celebrate International Women’s Day My company has been around for over 100 years and is one of the big ones in Australia. To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) they asked a man who has been with the company for […] Read the full article →
my company pays my rent and they keep forgetting, talking to your boss about the Adderall shortage, and more by Alison Green on March 10, 2023 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Is this a red flag from a new hire? I’ve been the manager of an IT Help Desk for about nine months in my first managerial role. Recently, I hired on a new senior technician (let’s call him Joel) to assist and mentor my three […] Read the full article →