coworker is throwing a tantrum over having to interview for a promotion, inviting coworkers to your wedding, and more by Alison Green on January 8, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Internal candidate is threatening to withdraw if he has to interview for the job We are hiring for a senior manager role in my organization for the second time in a year. The last round of interviews were a year ago and one of our […] Read the full article →
my job told me to ignore safety rules for kids, should I tell my boss a coworker is job-searching, and more by Alison Green on January 7, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My job told me to ignore safety rules for kids I’m a performing artist who works days at a regional amusement park as a ride operator. This afternoon, a park guest came up to my ride with her child. Per policy, I have to measure […] Read the full article →
my boss bought me new clothes, couriers who don’t wear masks, and more by Alison Green on January 6, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss bought new clothes for me I work at a furniture store and just had an odd meeting with my store manager and am not sure what to think. My sales have been low this last month so we had to do a touch […] Read the full article →
I have a crush on an older coworker, my wife read her boss’s diary, and more by Alison Green on January 5, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I have a crush on an older coworker, and we’re hanging out outside of work I am a 21-year-old male who has worked for the same men’s clothing company for four years now. I have worked at a few different locations. For three years I […] Read the full article →
my boss is upset I won’t drive long distances, getting reimbursed for pole dancing classes, and more by Alison Green on January 4, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss is frustrated that I won’t drive long distances by myself My job involves some emergency response (not all the time). One of the main sites where we get called to respond is a 5-6 hour drive from the office. The problem: I’m not […] Read the full article →
interviewer asked what I’d do with a live elephant, coworker doesn’t think I should take vacation, and more by Alison Green on December 24, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions, plus a bonus. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked what I’d do with a live elephant in the parking lot I had an interview today that involved a very odd question: What would I do if a client dropped off a live elephant in our parking lot? I’m a […] Read the full article →
company tried to change job offer after I accepted, forwarding a contact’s terrible resume, and more by Alison Green on December 23, 2020 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Company made me a job offer, then tried to lower the salary I recently accepted a new job offer, or at least I thought I did. After a few weeks of interviewing, I received the job offer on a Friday afternoon over a phone call […] Read the full article →
I got in trouble for not going to the holiday party, and more by Alison Green on December 22, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. HR chastised me for not going to the holiday party Last week we had our company Zoom holiday party and I took a vacation day that day partially due to my boss’s recommendation to use up vacation days before the end of the year. I […] Read the full article →
avoiding political talk when working in politics, telling my boss not to call me on vacation, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to avoid political talk from family when working in politics I’ll be graduating from college in a few weeks and am looking to start a career in progressive politics. I care a lot about the work I do and have deep personal connections to […] Read the full article →
my job gave everyone a gift but me, pre-planned trips when interviewing, and more by Alison Green on December 17, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employer gave everyone a gift except me — and made me watch I’ve been working as a co-op student at a nonprofit full-time for the past four months now. For context, because of COVID, it’s been a completely virtual role and the team is […] Read the full article →