my boss is obsessed with not being invited to my wedding, I earn more comp time than I can use, and more by Alison Green on January 16, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss keeps talking about not being invited to my wedding I got married late in 2018. It wasn’t a small wedding, but I only invited a handful of my current coworkers, and I work for a mid-sized company. Leading up to the wedding, my […] Read the full article →
can my husband be fired for my social media posts, letting a no-call no show return to work, and more by Alison Green on January 15, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can my husband be fired for my social media posts about his coworker? We had a friend who is also a coworker live with us for five months. During those five months, she was very promiscuous and was having sex with her married supervisor and […] Read the full article →
coworker watches her nanny cam all day long, am I bothering my vegan coworkers, and more by Alison Green on January 14, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new coworker watches her nanny cam all day long Our small company recently hired a new employee about three months ago. She has her phone open all the time and has live video of her son playing. When she first started, her son was […] Read the full article →
coworkers only ask me about ducks, adult facts in a work presentation, and more by Alison Green on January 11, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. People only ask me about the ducks I work with I’m in the lower-middle level of food service establishment with a couple hundred employees. Last year, I started a side project where I got us a small flock of ducks for fresh eggs and general […] Read the full article →
am I doing dog-friendly wrong, do I still need printed copies of my resume, and more by Alison Green on January 10, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Am I doing dog-friendly wrong? I recently started a job at a dog-friendly office and I love the option to bring my dog to work with me sometimes. While I don’t bring him every day, I do it more than I anticipated because it’s just […] Read the full article →
employee missed work after birthday drinking, interviewer hung up on me, and more by Alison Green on January 9, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee missed work because of birthday drinking An employee I manage called out today due to being hospitalized over the weekend for alcohol poisoning. The employee went out to celebrate their birthday over the weekend and overdid it on the partying. I realize this is […] Read the full article →
can I talk to my husband’s boss about his unhappiness, speaker phone etiquette, and more by Alison Green on January 8, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I talk to my husband’s boss about his unhappiness? My husband and I have known his boss for over 11 years and they always got along very well. We’ve been out with her socially, to bars, football games, etc. They were low level employees […] Read the full article →
I pretended I’m allergic to bees, is it ethical to buy a resume and cover letter, and more by Alison Green on January 7, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I pretended I’m allergic to bees when I’m not, and it made things weird I’m fresh out of college and starting my first job, so I’m already self-conscious about how young and inexperienced I am. I was walking to my car with a few coworkers […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps suggesting I move, does “let me check” make me look incompetent, and more by Alison Green on January 4, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My new job said I wouldn’t have to move — but my boss keeps bringing it up I recently started a new job (less than a month ago) and my manager has already asked me three times if I’d be willing to relocate. The job […] Read the full article →
I’m uncomfortable with my coworkers’ names, crying when laying someone off, and more by Alison Green on January 3, 2019 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m uncomfortable with my coworkers’ names I work in the healthcare industry which is very diverse and have had this issue in several jobs, which is coworkers having names I feel uncomfortable about saying. Some examples of these names are: Princess, Honey, Sir, King. I […] Read the full article →