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Alison Green Quotes

Total quotes: 14
“Relationships matter — so even if it did take slightly longer, it would still be worth it because people aren’t robots and the way they feel about you and about their work is actually important!”
— Alison Green, how can I write warmer emails without resorting to emojis?
Tagged: Emojis, emails, Politeness, Being Kind, Being Warm, approachable, Being Liked
“If she wants to bring in a buffet of baked goods, that's her prerogative, and she's not obligated to stop on your account.”
— Alison Green, My Coworker Keeps Pushing Junk Food On Me
Tagged: Food Nutrition, food, nutrition, Junk Food, Cheat Days
“You’re just doing your job, and she’s not your boss anymore, so it makes sense that the relationship will change.”
— Alison Green, My Boss Got Fired And Won't Leave Me Alone
Tagged: Jobs, Bosses, boss, Career, Moving On, Career Advice, Getting Fired
“[If] your organization could go under as the result of your leaving, that’s a sign that it wasn’t going to survive anyway.”
— Alison Green, ‘My Boss Keeps Guilt-Tripping Me for Leaving My Job!’
Tagged: boss, Jobs, Career, Success, Career Advice
“Jill also sounds incompetent … and it says something that that’s the least of the problems here.”
— Alison Green, My Dad Is Dating My Boss, And They Want Me To Go To Couples Therapy With Them
Tagged: Managers, Careers, Jobs, Bosses, Bad Boss
“There is a legal concept called tortious interference, which is a legal violation related to intentionally damaging someone’s business relationships.”
— Alison Green, My old boss got my coworker fired from her new job
Tagged: Work, Coworkers, Careers, Career Advice
“When you don’t know who’s delivering a message, it’s hard to judge how much weight and credibility to give it.”
— Alison Green, Anonymous Workplace Notes Are a Terrible Idea, But Many People Leave Them Anyway
Tagged: Anonymous Feedback, Anonymous Criticism, Workplace, The Workplace, Professionalism, Problem Solving
“It’s one thing to pinch-hit for a more senior-level job for a few weeks, but at the pace they’ve moved at so far, you could still be doing it months from now without any change in pay.”
— Alison Green, ‘Can I Refuse to Take on More Work Without a Raise?’
Tagged: Work, Work Advice, Career
“'Only if you say please' is a statement that’s really only okay for a parent to say to a child, in the process of teaching said child manners. It’s not okay to chastise other adults with it.”
— Alison Green, My Coworker Keeps Demanding That I Say 'Please'
Tagged: Please and Thank You, Manners, Work, Politeness, Being Polite, Courtesy
“Feedback shouldn’t be rare, or reserved for a Big Deal Meeting with a box of tissues carefully placed on the table between you.”
— Alison Green, How to Give Constructive Criticism Without Making It Awkward
Tagged: Criticism, Work, Bosses, Careers
“That’s part of what you’re being paid for — to get along reasonably well with people even if you don’t like them, to be reasonably pleasant to work with, and to regulate what emotions you display.”
— Alison Green, my boss says I'm too much of an "open book" emotionally
Tagged: emotions, Management, managing emotions, Work, Careers
“Be pleasant, just give her space.”
— Alison Green, ‘I Don’t Know Why My Coworker Suddenly Dislikes Me!’
Tagged: Coworkers, Relationships, Friendships
“It’s true that sometimes a perfectly good manager will assign something and not realize until it’s turned in that they needed to be clearer. That happens to all of us! But when it does, the manager needs to figure out that’s happened and correct it.”
— Alison Green, my boss had his wife do my coworker's assignment
Tagged: Workplace Dynamics, Work, Jobs, Careers, Expectations
“You could also make sure that other people on your team know the facts about the organization, so that they might be more likely to decline if Jason or Bernadette try to recruit them (especially because trying to recruit acquaintances is part of the model).”
— Alison Green, my coworkers are in a cult, all-day work road trips, and more
Tagged: Cults, Work, Coworkers
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