My Employer’s Shenanigans Cost Me My Job
Question: After coronavirus hit, my employer changed a dozen of us to contractor status. None of us understood why or … Continue reading My Employer’s Shenanigans Cost Me My Job
Category: HR/Human Resources & Operations
My Co-worker Cyberstalks Potential Hire, Looking for Dirt
Question: According to rumor, one of my co-workers conducts unauthorized criminal background investigations on prospective employees without their knowledge or … Continue reading My Co-worker Cyberstalks Potential Hire, Looking for Dirt
Sex Offender On-site; What Do I Need To Do?
Question: I work in a retail store undergoing a remodel in a mall next to other stores that teens and … Continue reading Sex Offender On-site; What Do I Need To Do?
Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed…Now Gunning for Me
Question: I recently landed a dream job managing a department for a strong, growing company. On my first day, I … Continue reading Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed…Now Gunning for Me
A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right?
Question: I’m been ordered to call you. Nothing personal against you, but I’m not having any. For the last year, … Continue reading A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right?
The Workplace Jerk
You’ve met him. The coworker with an attitude. Who mutters nasty comments under his breath and takes pleasure in being … Continue reading The Workplace Jerk
Targeted: New Supervisor Wants to Run Me Off
Question: Note: this post addressed a question that came in through the Ask a Coach section of this blog. Two … Continue reading Targeted: New Supervisor Wants to Run Me Off
Failing Grade in Office Politics
Note: This post responds to questions posed in the Ask a Coach section of workplacecoachblog. Question: I’m getting a failing … Continue reading Failing Grade in Office Politics
When Politics Sours Workplace Friendships
Question: I’ve had lunch daily with the same three co-workers for almost four years. We share everything and have stayed … Continue reading When Politics Sours Workplace Friendships
Managing a Team When You Have No Firing Authority
Question: I supervise 15 employees, the largest crew in our company. I’m expected to handle employees who don’t show up … Continue reading Managing a Team When You Have No Firing Authority