the best office holiday party date story of all time by Alison Green on December 15, 2020 Last year, someone shared what I consider to be the best holiday date story of all time, and it must be shared here again. Enjoy: When I was fresh out of college, a dude in my social circle invited me to his fancy work Christmas party. He was a teacher, so I’d kind of assumed […] Read the full article →
update: my disgusting boss touches and chews on everything on my desk by Alison Green on December 15, 2020 We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day this week — so keep checking back throughout the entire day. 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 […] Read the full article →
giving a good reference to get rid of a bad employee, I don’t want to manage people, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Giving a good reference to get rid of a bad employee About six months ago I got my first management position. One of my staff, A, was turned down for my job and is still salty about it. She is about to graduate with a […] Read the full article →
updates: employee tracks me, the hugging vendor, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 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 employee wants to know where I am at all times The employee is gone. In our next 1-on-1 catch-up, […] Read the full article →
updates: the bag of garbage, the revenge porn, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 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 team sent me a bag of garbage while I was recovering from surgery I can’t remember if I ever […] Read the full article →
updates: the public speaking, the LinkedIn tagger, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 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. Is it okay for my employees to say they’re “just not cut out for public speaking”? I appreciated the healthy […] Read the full article →
updates: team won’t accommodate my allergy, mixed messages after lay-offs, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 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 team keeps holding lunches at a restaurant that doesn’t accommodate my allergy I do have an update, and it’s […] Read the full article →
my intern wears leggings as pants by Alison Green on December 14, 2020 A reader writes: I have taken on a very capable, intelligent intern for the semester in an academic setting. I did tell her before she started that she would need to dress business casual. Several times I have noted that she has arrived at work in skin-tight leggings and tops that do not cover bottoms […] Read the full article →
update: my manager makes us do mental-health surveys every day by Alison Green on December 14, 2020 We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day this week — so keep checking back throughout the entire day. 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 […] Read the full article →
I got drunk and told my boss I love her, company pays us not to use health insurance, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got drunk and kept telling my manager I love her I am in a part of the world where we can have small social gatherings as COVID infection rates are very low/nonexistent. My team — all lawyers — organized an event and, as the […] Read the full article →