updates: I don’t want to be pied in the face for work, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. I don’t want to be pied in the face for work Thank you again for the response to my letter […] Read the full article →
updates: is my preferred name too cringy, banning money collections, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Is my preferred name too cringy to get interviews? (#3 at the link) I did take the advice I saw […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is resentful when I do well by Alison Green on December 18, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss was resentful when she did well? Here’s […] Read the full article →
update: how to tell my boss his second-in-commands are making it impossible for me to do my job by Alison Green on December 18, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking how to tell her boss that his second-in-commands […] Read the full article →
update: should I correct students who address me as Mrs.? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the professor asking whether to correct students who address her as […] Read the full article →
update: is it OK to vacation with a friend from work? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking if it was OK to vacation with a […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker’s obsession with coffee was an all-day distraction? […] Read the full article →
updates: custodian says we have fleas but we do not, and more by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. Our custodian says we […] Read the full article →
update: I’m buying a business — how do I tell one employee (who’s currently my coworker) that I’m not keeping her on? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who was buying a business and needed to tell […] Read the full article →
updates: new hire was upset about my maternity leave, asking assistant to check in before she leaves, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My new hire said I should have told him about my maternity leave before he arrived (#2 at the link) […] Read the full article →