my company says we can’t wear underwire bras by Alison Green on July 22, 2024 A reader writes: My company just introduced a new company-wide policy that you cannot wear an underwire bra due to setting off an alarm on a metal detector in the entrance of the building. Is this illegal in California? It’s … Read more
my daughter has lost two jobs in one year, are laundry products included in office fragrance bans, and more — Ask a Manager my daughter has lost two jobs in one year, are laundry products included in office fragrance bans, and more — Ask a Manager
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Hope, by Andrew Ridker. The ground shifts under each member of … Read more
Soft skills get a bad rap. Yet more organizations are requiring development on the softer side than ever before. So, what’s the deal? “Companies have moved away from the ‘command and control’ decision-making style,” says Marie Holmstrom, the Charlotte, N.C.-based director of talent management and organization alignment with Towers Watson. “Managing day-to-day decisions takes away … Read more
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still … Read more
manager thanked my husband for letting me work with them, how much exaggeration is too much on LinkedIn, and more — Ask a Manager manager thanked my husband for letting me work with them, how much exaggeration is too much on LinkedIn, and more — Ask a Manager
A reader writes: Recently I have been looking for a new position because my current project was canceled due to a product decision. I heard of a company from a friend of a friend. She said it was a great place to work. I looked it up and there were positions available with my skillset … Read more
Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. Training a fragile, insecure coworker has become Too Much I really appreciated the advice, both from you and the commenters (and the permission to drop the rope that part of me was undoubtedly after). I realized after my letter was published that I’d left out a lot … Read more
Remember when you started at your current job? You may have felt excited about the opportunities that were ahead, and the new skills you were going to learn. Fast-forward to present you at your job. Do you have that same excitement? If not, you may want to consider switching jobs. Studies show that people who … Read more
1. I was a teenager, and my sister’s violin camp overlapped with one of my cases of walking pneumonia. I had been assigned to watch the accessories shop table while Cait’s mom was away. I had to take my codeine cough medication at the noon lunch break. My mom covered the table while I took … Read more