It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I say “do you know anyone who will hire me?” I will be starting my senior year of college in the fall and will be on the hunt for jobs starting soon after graduation in May 2020. I have had several successful internships […]

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Do I need to make coffee and tea for coworkers when I don’t drink it myself? I have a question about the politics of office coffee-making. In short, am I obliged to make hot drinks for colleagues? I don’t like tea or coffee so I […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Office parties where the destination/activity is a secret I know you’ve already written a lot about office parties, but keep running into a practice I haven’t read advice about yet. In the past few years, most of the office parties or outings I’ve been invited […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My recent boss blocked me on LinkedIn A week ago, I had it with my former manager. I was the team lead for our small team of seven, and during my 10 months on the job she was condescending, abrasive, close-minded, a huge bottleneck, and […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Interviewer asked me to pick up his lunch I applied to a “hostess” job at a dental office and I had my first interview with them last weekend. When I asked what they were looking for in a hostess, the owner/ doctor told me calling […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Did I annoy this employer with too many follow-up emails? I recently applied for what is essentially my dream job and got an automated response saying that all applications would receive a reply, whether positive or negative. A week and a half later, I sent […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Talkative friend was advised to show interviewer he can be quiet My friend “Alex” is applying for jobs as at breweries and bars. He had an interview today at a brewery and one of his other friends, “Charlie,” knows the head brewer and business partner. […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee wants to know where I am at all times I started a new management role three months ago and am managing a small team. One of my staff was under-performing when I started, and one of my directives was to get them on […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My vendor fired my son unfairly I know you are strongly against parents interceding in their kids’ jobs, but what about when the kid’s job is with the parent’s business contact? And the kid got fired for a misunderstanding? I use a service vendor for […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask for a vacation do-over? I just had a week off of work for my birthday. I had planned two back-to-back small trips to see friends out of state. After the first three days, I learned that my uncle had passed suddenly and […]