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My Employee Is Bad at His Job but Keeps Saying He’s Doing Great

My Employee Is Bad at His Job but Keeps Saying He’s Doing Great

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His self-hype is out of touch with reality. Is this salvageable?See the Story
coworkers keep unintentionally using sex slang, should my resume include a secret message telling AI I'm the best candidate, and more
Artificial Intelligence · United States

coworkers keep unintentionally using sex slang, should my resume include a secret message telling AI I'm the best candidate, and more

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworkers keep unintentionally using sex slang At my university, courses have four-letter codes: think “HIST 101” or “GEOG 202”. Business courses are all “BUSI,” which many people pronounce “busy.” (“BUSIness,” right?) While my colleagues are great, many — presumably straight — people have instead been unknowingly pronouncing it “bussy.” You may be unfamiliar with this term! If so, as a gay …Read Article
I feel guilty about retiring at such a hard moment for my colleagues
Education · United States

I feel guilty about retiring at such a hard moment for my colleagues

A reader writes: I’ve been working (happily, proudly, with a sense of mission and purpose) in (U.S.) public higher education administration for more than 30 years. I’ve done great work (if I may say so), and I’m most proud of the work I’ve done for the generation of administrators I’ve mentored over the years. I’ve worked hard with several deans to transform and professionalize our work, moving it from the janky, ad hoc, “faculty can do everythi…Read Article

how to deal with nosy coworkers

Here’s a round-up of advice about how to deal with nosy coworkers. (Also, there is now a round-ups tag, where you can find all of these round-ups by topic in one place.) how to fend off nosy coworkers I don’t want to share my personal life with nosy coworkers my coworker is too nosy about how I’m spending my time off how can I shut down a nosy receptionist’s questions about my appointments? my nosy coworker keeps joining my conversations my cowo…Read Article

how long did your last job search take?

It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: Your ask-the-readers a few weeks ago on niche job boards was super helpful, as one of the thousands of Feds who’s trying to figure out non-gov job searching for the first time in a 25-year career. Another question I’m struggling with might be a good set of polls, because I have no idea how to judge the success of my job search strategies against what is “normal.” There’s no informati…Read Article

I fell asleep in an on-camera meeting, job candidate had a fight with my wife, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I fell asleep in an on-camera meeting So, today, I was on an on-camera Zoom meeting with a total of about 10 people, most of whom are substatially higher level than me. I slept poorly last night and, well, I nodded off a couple of times. I thought maybe it wasn’t noticeable? Unfortunately, the meeting was recorded, and when I reviewed the recording, I found that it was very noticeable indeed. L…Read Article

here's an example of a cover letter explaining you want to return to the career you left

A reader recently sent me a cover letter that I want to share as a great example of explaining a maybe surprising job history: she had started in one field, then left it, then was trying to come back to it. First, though, the caveats I’ve learned to give when sharing these: The writer has allowed me to share this as a favor to me and to readers. Please remember she’s a real person when you’re commenting. This writer’s voice is her voice. It wil…Calgary, Alberta · CalgaryRead Article

my boss’s parenting choices are driving me nuts

A reader writes: I’m absolutely prepared for you to tell me there is nothing I can do about this at all besides ignore it, but I REALLY need to change my thinking around my boss’s parenting choices, which I find bizarre and am frankly tired of hearing about. My boss’s adult daughter and 13-year-old grandchild live with her. The daughter doesn’t work but often needs my boss to babysit. Fine, this is her business. But when she leaves work to do it…Read Article

my boss told me to stop cc'ing him on all my emails ... so when DO I cc him?

A reader writes: I’m not quite a year out from graduating college. I left my first “professional” job after only eight months (due to a workload that required us working seven days a week, a manager who texted our personal cellphones at all hours and days demanding answers about work tasks, etc.) and just started my second job in a much lower-paying field about two months ago. At my first job, my manager wanted to be cc’d on everything … and I m…United States · United StatesRead Article

Ask a Manager in the media

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to Slate about the death of the work happy hour. I talked to CNBC about how people are feeling about work right now. I talked to CNBC about how people returning to their offices are encountering very messy coworkers. I talked to CNBC about why generational stereotypes are often BS. I talked to CNBC about some TikTok career advice I support. The post Ask a Manager in the media …United States · United StatesRead Article

my boss trusts her interpretation of "non-verbal communication" over people's direct statements of how they feel

A reader writes: My generally good manager recently gave me a dressing-down over a statement I made in a meeting. During the ensuing discussion, it came out that she relies on body language and facial expressions to figure out what people are “really thinking.” I knew that she does something like that, because every time she assigns me a task, she will keep explaining why it’s necessary well after I’ve agreed, so now I fake enthusiasm. Similarly…Read Article

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