Day one rights in the Employment Rights Bill (webinar)
10/09/202516 October 2025 | Register now for our webinar looking at day one rights and unfair dismissal rules and how they will change with the government’s employment law reforms. The post Day one rights in the Employment Rights Bill (webinar)…
can I tell a coworker I dislike him, we upset our boss by organizing stuff, and more
10/09/2025It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I tell a coworker I dislike him? Is it ever safe to tell a coworker you dislike them on a personal level? There’s a colleague I find very annoying.…
how should I let coworkers know my fiancé and I broke up?
09/09/2025A reader writes: My fiancé and I just broke up after 6.5 years together. The underlying factors contributing to the split had been percolating for a long time, but the actual break-up happened very suddenly and unexpectedly, and I’m in…
my new team thinks they’re incredibly overworked, but they actually do nothing
09/09/2025A reader writes: What do you do when you work with a team that seems to ignore the reality of a job? I’ve been seconded to a team within my organization. Thank God, it’s only for a few months. The…
coworker hunts for dates at work, office is changing dress code but won’t explain how, and more
09/09/2025It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker is using work as his hunting grounds for flings I recently got roped into a situation at work between several coworkers. Turns out my coworker Jim has been engaged…
can I ask to be paid for my time off work when I interview?
08/09/2025A reader writes: I work as a full-time contractor for a large company as a data analyst. I don’t receive PTO. I’m interviewing with other companies. Most of the time, these interviews are remote and less than an hour, so…
I found our new hire napping in my office, company won’t handle fridge clean-outs anymore, and more
08/09/2025It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I found our new hire napping in my office I recently took a day of PTO but ended up having to stop by the office mid-afternoon to pick something up…
weekend open thread – September 6-7, 2025
05/09/2025Grendel 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: Morningside Heights, by Cheryl Mendelson. The woman…
managers won’t coach our coworker, is it wrong to google companies on a candidate’s resume, and more
05/09/2025It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Managers won’t coach our coworker, even though he takes feedback well I work in a fast food restaurant. Recently, a former coworker who had moved on to another job, “Clark,”…
Recruiter Intentions vs. Job Seeker Realities – By the Numbers
10/07/2024Though 2024 is only about halfway over, I think most of us can agree that this year has been anything but predictable. Hiring is all over the place, with some sectors facing layoffs while others continue to staff. Even…