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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

He berated me for being one minute late (literally) to a virtual one-on-one meeting, told me a report with a few minor typos was “the worst he’d ever seen,” and yelled at me for doing a formula calculation the way that he taught me and then claimed he had not taught me to do it that way. I felt so stuck.

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it’s your Friday good news

Alison Green

But now, especially with remote jobs being so prevalent, it’s much harder. Instead I was very open that there was a pretty big gap between what I thought HR would offer and what she wanted, but said I would certainly proceed with the process if she was still interested. I assured her that was nothing to feel bad about!

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the plant saver, the altruistic horse, and other stories of kindness at work

Alison Green

Ive been at schools where our faculty has arranged housing and supplies for families after devestating fires. I guess this is just to say … if you’re not a teacher you may not have any idea what all we are doing to try and keep these kids alive and loved. I was really upset and my boss asked me what was going on.

Travel 114
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Ask a Manager speed round

Alison Green

Until 4 pm ET today, I’ll be answering questions live (using some of the questions that were submitted but not answered in part 1). I’ve met my goal and answered 80 questions — two more than last month — so I’m knocking off 10 minutes early. Resume after short term job. That’s it for today!

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the $15,000 coffee fund, the cheapskate executives, and other stories of office coffee wars

Alison Green

Those who sat nearest to the elevator would send chats to their team to whenever someone they didn’t recognize from our floor got off the elevator and headed toward the kitchenette (also the way to pretty much every conference room) in an attempt to “track thefts.” Coffee was 50 cents/cup to purchase more supplies.

Manager 120
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Talent Strategy: ‘It’s About Being Intentional’

Chief Executive

Ask a dozen CHROs what their talent worries are in 2022 and 11 of them will likely put talent acquisition at the top of the list. Her main worry, she says, is managing career progression for high-potential employees who are eager to move into the next role but may not be ready yet. Verizon seems to be in the minority.

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14 Things You Didn’t Plan for When You Started Hiring Remote Employees

Get Lighthouse

While many thought the pandemic brought only a temporary shift to remote work, the data tells a different story now: According to a Gallup , only two in 10 companies appear to be fully on-site and only 6% of remote-capable workers even want to be working fully on-site going forward. Managing remote teams: A trend with no end in sight.