update: can I talk about my boyfriend’s other girlfriend at work? by Alison Green on December 29, 2020 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 was wondering if she could talk about her boyfriend’s other girlfriend at work? Jennifer from Captain Awkward and I answered it together. Here’s the […] Read the full article →
update: grad student sends me rude emails by Alison Green on December 29, 2020 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 grad student sent her rude emails? Here’s the update. I hope it’s okay, but in the letter I changed the gender of the grad […] Read the full article →
updates: the boundary-violating boss, the scars, and more by Alison Green on December 29, 2020 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 tell my boundary-violating boss I’m pregnant Sending that letter and reading not only your response but […] Read the full article →
updates: the Disney vacation, the long hours, and more by Alison Green on December 28, 2020 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 coworker wants to come back to work … after an extended Disney vacation (#2 at the link) I wrote […] Read the full article →
updates: my company is doing drive-bys to check that I’m at home, and more by Alison Green on December 28, 2020 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 company is doing drive-bys to check that I’m in isolation Thanks for your advice and for the feedback from […] Read the full article →
update: can you fire someone solely for being racist? by Alison Green on December 28, 2020 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 company fired a new employee for racism? Her friend, who worked in HR at another company, told her that he couldn’t be fired simply […] Read the full article →
update: should I give up on job-searching in my new city and move back home? by Alison Green on December 28, 2020 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 asked whether she should give up on job-searching in her new city and move back home? Here’s the update. I was very fortunate and […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 26-27, 2020 by Alison Green on December 26, 2020 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. Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on December 25, 2020 It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve worked for my organization for about 15 years, and have moved up from a part-time nights-and-weekends role into a fairly senior staff position. A few months ago, my boss retired and his position became available. I thought I probably […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 25-26, 2020 by Alison Green on December 25, 2020 It’s the Christmas open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything that you want to talk about — work-related, not work-related, doesn’t matter. Read the full article →