weekend free-for-all – December 28-29, 2019 by Alison Green on December 28, 2019 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. (This one is truly no work and no school.) Read the full article →
update: my employee keeps complaining to me about a coworker — but won’t let me step in by Alison Green on December 27, 2019 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. Remember the letter-writer whose employee (Kelsey) kept complaining about a coworker (Lorraine) but didn’t want her to step in? Here’s the update. I definitely think that I did […] Read the full article →
updates: the matching tattoos, the embarrassing TV show, and more by Alison Green on December 27, 2019 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. My team got matching tattoos … and other lack of boundaries at my start-up I’m so happy to report that, […] Read the full article →
update: my manager is urging me to drop truth bombs on the CEO by Alison Green on December 27, 2019 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. Remember the letter-writer who manager and other colleagues were urging her to tell the CEO how bad a coworker was who he wanted her take an internal job working […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 27-28, 2019 by Alison Green on December 27, 2019 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted […] Read the full article →
updates: the mandatory feelings chart, the anonymous sexism report, and more by Alison Green on December 26, 2019 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. My boss trying to find out who wrote an anonymous sexism report First, I’d like to thank the many kind […] Read the full article →
update: I can see a coworker doing work for me incorrectly over her shoulder — can I step in? by Alison Green on December 26, 2019 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. Remember the letter-writer who could see her coworker doing work for the letter-writer’s projects incorrectly and was wondering if she could say something? Here’s the update. Firstly, thanks […] Read the full article →
updates: coworker is afraid of my service dog, my boss brings in alcohol, and more by Alison Green on December 26, 2019 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. 1. My coworker is visibly uncomfortable around my service dog (#3 at the link) I want to send you an update […] Read the full article →
update: my employee is combative and rude by Alison Green on December 26, 2019 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. Remember the letter-writer who directed a lab where one employee was rude and combative? Here’s the update. Thanks so much for answering my letter! Your answer and also […] Read the full article →
the swingers, the fist fight, and other stories of holiday chaos by Alison Green on December 25, 2019 Earlier this month, I asked you to share your funniest office holiday stories. Here are eight of my favorites … in addition to, obviously, the greatest office holiday party story of all time. (Note: Some of these are mildly NSFW.) 1. The laps “First proper job, aged 18, in the UK where the drinking age is […] Read the full article →