weekend open thread – December 30-31, 2023 by Alison Green on December 29, 2023 It’s the last post of the year! 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 29, 2023 It’s your Friday good news! I am a long-time lurker who has drunk her morning coffee with your column every Monday through Friday. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for 13 years and finding your website has taught me so much though I have been out of the workforce for so long. During this time I […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 29-30, 2023 by Alison Green on December 29, 2023 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions 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 take your questions to […] Read the full article →
my office is obsessed with my professional athlete fiancé, did my manager give me the finger, and more by Alison Green on December 29, 2023 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. My office is obsessed with my professional athlete fiancé My fiancé plays professional baseball for the city in which we currently live. He is on a minor league team, which means that […] Read the full article →
update: my performance evaluation is based on activities outside of work by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 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 told their performance evaluation would be based on activities outside of work? Here’s the update. Thank you so much for taking the time […] Read the full article →
my favorite posts of 2023 by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 Here are my favorite posts of 2023, in no particular order: 1. My employee doesn’t think we’re doing enough about bears at work Because of bears. 2. Someone or something is deleting our work emails Because of the mystery. 3. My coworker and I attend the same sex club Because I adore this sort of […] Read the full article →
update: a volunteer group I founded years ago is devouring my life by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 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 life was being devoured by a volunteer group they had founded years ago? Here’s the update. I wrote back in 2017 (!) about a […] Read the full article →
companies that say they have a “young vibe,” coworker assumes someone will drive him to meetings, and more by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 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. What does it mean when a company says they have a “young vibe”? I went through a 15-minute phone screening today. I think the conversation went fairly well for how short it […] Read the full article →
update: hiring externally when staff expect an internal hire by Alison Green on December 27, 2023 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 planning to hire externally when their staff expected an internal hire (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. As some commenters guessed, I […] Read the full article →
most popular posts of 2023 by Alison Green on December 27, 2023 Here are the posts that interested people the most in 2023, via two lists: the most viewed posts and the most commented on posts. Most viewed posts of 2023: 10. I supervise a manager who falsified an employee write-up … but I don’t think she should be fired 9. I resent my employee for being […] Read the full article →