my employee keeps venting to me about his divorce, trust-building activities that actually work, and more by Alison Green on June 2, 2023 It’s four answers to four questions. Well, three questions and one story. Here we go… 1. My employee keeps venting to me about his divorce I manage a team of 20. I have two supervisors on my team and one is going through a divorce. He (male, 55) calls me (female, 33) constantly wanting to […] Read the full article →
my bosses praise me so much that it’s embarrassing by Alison Green on June 1, 2023 A reader writes: I realize this is not the worst problem to have, but here it is: My bosses — and even some of my at-level peers — talk a lot about how good I am at my job. It is a steady stream of praise that seems like it should be gratifying but is […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on June 1, 2023 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked with the LA Times about talking to your boss about mental health. I talked with the Review of Journalism about advice columns. I talked with Vox about people who don’t do any work at their jobs. This piece in Medium analyzed data […] Read the full article →
people lose their minds over free food: discuss by Alison Green on June 1, 2023 People are weird about free food at work. Really weird. Free food can make some people lose all sense of decorum and manners (and interestingly, the employees who get the most vulture-like are often the highest-paid). Some reports of free food havoc that have been shared here over the years: • “I had a coworker who thought […] Read the full article →
my predecessor comes back every year to celebrate her success, team lead spends hours venting to us, and more by Alison Green on June 1, 2023 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My predecessor keeps taking over the event that’s supposed to honor my work I’m in year 2 of being a support clerk with my city’s planning office. Every year we celebrate the huge numbers of applications we’ve processed. The very extroverted person who held the […] Read the full article →