When the prospective boss is a mystery
If the company you’re interviewing with won’t let you have in-depth discussions with your prospective boss, you don’t want to work there, says Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her December 18 Ask Annie column. After all, the No. 1 reason people quit their jobs is to flee a terrible boss, so it’s important to make sure you two get along. Did you meet your current boss before you started working for him or her? Were your first impressions correct? What should you watch out for when meeting a potential new boss?
Avoid office-party regrets
In a recent poll, Monster.com asked visitors to its website what (if any) regrets they had regarding office holiday parties in the past. The most frequent response, at about one-third (31%) was “not showing up,” followed by “drinking too much” (20%), and “arriving late” (18%), writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her December 11 Ask Annie column.
Do you have any regrets about office holiday parties you’ve attended? And, if your company were to give you a holiday present, what would you want it to be?
7 ways to make your office greener
It’s surprisingly easy to make little changes at work that can make a big difference to the environment, writes Fortune’s Anne Fisher in her December 5 Ask Annie column. How environmentally aware is your employer? Are you doing anything to try and turn your office green?
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