This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask my employer to cover the costs of vet bills caused by my job? I work as a home care provider and a few months ago when I went in to visit a client, their pet had a pretty bad flea infestation. I followed the correct...

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m trying to look for a new job, but it feels like the scale of doing so is interminably large. I’m expecting to apply for at least 30-40 jobs before I even get one interview. It’s that competitive out there. But for each application, I’m expected to research...

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I oversee a team of employees who used to be my peers. I understand this can be a hard transition, but it’s been over a year and the staff are still having a hard time with this. That is not the question but I feel it’s relevant. The bigger issue is the overtime....

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve found myself in an odd situation and would love some thoughts on what to do. I work in fundraising at a nonprofit and today, following a donor event, I got back to my desk and saw that I had five missed calls from the same number. The first four had no messages,...

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can you be fired for being fine but not great? Beyond egregious performance violations and the like, can an employer fire you for doing fine or decent work — but it’s not quite at the level they have in mind? (Maybe a rephrase...

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Meet Grendel and Teddy! 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: Like Happiness, by Ursula Villarreal-Moura. When a reporter...