updates: the married client’s mistress, the weird thank-you’s, and more by Alison Green on December 13, 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. When a married client brings his mistress to dinner (first update here) It’s been several years since my question appeared […] Read the full article →
update: a client sent me a thank-you check as a way to avoid paying my boss by Alison Green on December 12, 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 client sent her a thank-you check as a way to avoid paying her boss (first update here, second update here)? Here’s the latest. Gilbert […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 12-13, 2020 by Alison Green on December 12, 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. Book recommendation of the week: The Family Man, by Elinor Lipman. This is the fourth Elinor Lipman book I’ve recommended this year, because I love her — when you want something light […] Read the full article →
updates: my boss jokes about me having “work suitors” and more by Alison Green on December 11, 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 expects people to keep working long after they quit (#2 at the link) First of all, I would […] Read the full article →
updates: the swearing coworker, the employee who doesn’t do his own work, and more by Alison Green on December 11, 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 always gets other people’s help on his work (#3 at the link) After I wrote, I followed your […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on December 11, 2020 It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve been applying for jobs for over two years, trying to get out from under a micromanaging, hypercritical, fussbudget of a boss. I’d get interviews, they’d seemingly go well, and then I’d be ghosted or rejected, again and again. […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 11-12, 2020 by Alison Green on December 11, 2020 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 (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] Read the full article →
company fired employee for being unhappy, asking about dress code in an interview, and more by Alison Green on December 11, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company fired a great employee because she was unhappy This morning I received notice that a colleague had been let go and would no longer be working for my organization starting immediately. The employee who was fired was, at least in my opinion, exceptional. […] Read the full article →
updates: rehiring a bully, finding the F word on a form, and more by Alison Green on December 10, 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 letter-writers. 1. Should I hire a bully back? At my manager’s request, I interviewed my former problem employee after she submitted an application […] Read the full article →
update: can my husband’s employer constantly record all the conversation in our house? by Alison Green on December 10, 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 husband’s employer was constantly recording all the conversation in their house? Here’s the update. I’m the wife who wrote in about my husband’s company […] Read the full article →