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You can find posts from 2017 below, or find earlier years here: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2016 Posts January January 2017 my chatty coworker won’t stop talking to me and panics when managers see us talking everything you need to know about job references my boss enlists me in hiding his multiple affairs from his wife coworker is never in the office, job postings for “energetic” candidates, and more weekend free-for-all – January 28-29, 2017 my boss may be insinuating I was fired open thread – January 27-28, 2017 how can my dad get his boss to fire him, letting a possibly high coworker drive, and more should I invite my lonely intern over for dinner? how to manage a team that’s been asked to do too much, why you might be doing “team work” all wrong, and more I feel guilty about having to reject good job candidates do you have to wear heels to a job interview, are interviewers turned off by how much I’ve done while unemployed, and more do I really need to schedule my wedding around work events? what to do when you’re put on a performance improvement plan I got my degree from a for-profit school that was shut down, and it’s hurting my job search how to quit a brand-new job, married coworker is being inappropriate with me, and more should I put my politics on display at work? I’m a bad employee – but there’s not much I can change should I tell my boss I know I’ve been a jerk and I’m getting therapy? two-page resumes while you’re still in school, new boss sends novel-length emails with hashtags, and more should you send job interview thank-you notes through email or postal mail? things that will make you look unprofessional in your job search I yelled at our intern wearing a fake wedding ring to a job interview, coworker bosses me around, and more weekend free-for-all – January 21-22, 2017 how to solve a conflict between two strong-willed employees open thread – January 20-21, 2017 a hiring manager chastised me for using his personal email address, my estranged spouse badmouthed me to my boss, and more how do I network with a senior person when I’m much more junior? be a better manager in 2017 when I give my staff feedback, they complain that I didn’t tell them earlier — but I’m telling them pretty fast when a manager keeps saying he took a chance on you, boss keeps canceling meetings, and more my manager keeps disparaging millennials on Facebook (and I’m a millennial) how to fire a volunteer why should I have to help clean the office kitchen when I never use it? can I promote my jewelry at work, my boss is bad at email, and more should I leave my good job for a better one? what do I owe my long-time employer when I quit? my coworker blocks colleagues’ messages when they ask for help and is a jerk … and our manager won’t act how to put together an affordable professional wardrobe hiring someone for a job that might change soon, recommending a former coworker who left on bad terms, and more our company is making us do unreasonable things to accommodate a coworker’s mental health coworkers ask me too many questions, loud groups at company retreats, and more weekend free-for-all – January 14-15, 2017 updates: I’m a heroin addict and need time off to get clean, and more my coworker won’t stop badmouthing my new boss open thread – January 13-14, 2017 my interviewer left another candidate’s scorecard out, why online job application systems are so awful, and more I overheard my boss say that I’m not going to work out at this job stop setting goals you don’t actually care about, time management is ruining our lives, and more ask the readers: my business partner’s wife corners people at events and won’t stop talking recruiter is trash-talking the company I just took a job with, overly rigid interview schedules, and more my boss and coworkers all say “I love you” to each other how to interview a really nervous job candidate can you save a bad interview? my coworkers are coming back from lunch drunk, my manager wants me to talk to people in-person more often, and more my coworker’s husband is texting me and blaming me for their divorce my bosses hate each other how much money do you make? how to stop agonizing over your resume layout being asked to watch a manager’s kid, letting a struggling employee work from home, and more I got in a car accident because my company insisted I do an event in a remote town during a blizzard are your emails annoying your coworkers? my employee argues and debates every little assignment and decision should I tutor my boss’s son, avoiding insincerity in a resignation letter, and more weekend free-for-all – January 7-8, 2017 employers say they appreciate that I tried to negotiate salary, but they won’t budge open thread – January 6-7, 2017 skipping a team-building event during your notice period, wearing a face mask to work, and more my husband doesn’t want to comply with my company’s trading policy a round-up of advice for managing people and projects why do interviewers act like I’m about to be hired, and then reject me? did my manager tell my employee I can’t do my job, keeping my negative Glassdoor review anonymous, and more I want to have an indigenous spiritual ceremony for my team is it okay to fire an employee by phone or email? my boss asked me to log into a coworker’s email to delete a cruel message helping a bored new coworker, manager got injured at the concert we went to together, and more are my examples in interviews too negative? my boss asks for my input, won’t take it, and then turns out to be wrong should I re-hire an employee with a terrible attitude? we weren’t told our active shooter drill was just a drill, coworker uses our guest office as her personal phone booth, and more open thread – January 2, 2017 most popular posts of 2016