update: my employee vents to me about her job and personal life and wants constant reassurance by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 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 kept venting to her about her job and personal life and wanted constant reassurance? Here’s the update. I scheduled a sit-down talk and […] Read the full article →
updates: old boss is now my peer, Secret Santa gifts with a message, and more by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 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. Was I fired or laid off? (#3 at the link, first update here) I wrote to you in 2016 asking […] Read the full article →
updates: company punishes single people who have to quarantine more than once — but not married people by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 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 punishes single people who have to quarantine more than once — but not married people Your advice was […] Read the full article →
update: asking to work from home with a new puppy by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 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 wanted to ask to work from home with her new puppy (#2 at the link)? Here’s the update. Given how much our work from home […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker is too personally invested in her job by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 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 coworker was overly invested in her job and felt guilty being away from work? Here’s the update. I emailed in the spring about my […] Read the full article →
manager sent ex-employee a bunch of complaints, someone anonymously left me a self-help book, and more by Alison Green on December 22, 2021 I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Manager sent former employee a litany of complaints about her work What is the proper way for an employer to handle a sudden resignation given with no notice or very short notice? […] Read the full article →
updates: the virtual socializing, moving but not resigning, and more by Alison Green on December 21, 2021 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 boss wants us to do virtual socializing all the time (#2 at the link) Thank you for your advice! […] Read the full article →
update: I’m afraid I’m terrible at my new job by Alison Green on December 21, 2021 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 afraid they were terrible at their new job? Here’s the update. I want to thank ALL of the commenters on my first post – […] Read the full article →
update: employee is trying to force me to accept a loan I never asked for by Alison Green on December 21, 2021 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 cleaner was trying to force her and her spouse to accept a loan they never asked for? Here’s the update. I wrote in about […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker asks me to google things for her and treats me like her assistant by Alison Green on December 21, 2021 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 coworker asked her to google things and generally treated her like her assistant? Here’s the update. I found your advice and comment section very […] Read the full article →