“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” by Alison Green on December 6, 2023 There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Several years ago, a reader shared with us this epic email that was sent by their company’s boss after a holiday party gone terribly awry, and as we enter the holiday season we remember its glory. “This happened about […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker talks non-stop and we can’t take it anymore by Alison Green on December 6, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker talked non-stop and they couldn’t take it […] Read the full article →
when your new hire is in jail on his first day by Alison Green on December 6, 2023 A reader writes: My company hired a new person on my team. He was scheduled to start on a Monday but he pushed back a week at the last minute, and he didn’t notify us until minutes before he was expected in. The next Monday he didn’t come in, and no one could get in […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker lied about sexual harassment because he doesn’t like our new boss by Alison Green on December 6, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker lied about sexual harassment because he didn’t […] Read the full article →
our new desks don’t work if you’re wearing a skirt, coworker hogs the coffee supplies, and more by Alison Green on December 6, 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. Our new desks don’t work if you’re wearing a skirt We have just moved offices and got a set of new and unsuitable desks. The new desks do not have modesty boards […] Read the full article →
updates: can I use an improvement plan for an employee who lies, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 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. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Can I use an improvement plan for an employee who lies? First off, it is HARD to come up with […] Read the full article →
updates: my boyfriend’s manager told me I could date someone better, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 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. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. My boyfriend’s manager told […] Read the full article →
update: our boss tells lies to make us feel bad for taking time off by Alison Green on December 5, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss told lies to make their team feel […] Read the full article →
I’m about to fire an employee … but we just hired her husband by Alison Green on December 5, 2023 A reader writes: One of my staff is about to be fired for grossly inadequate performance. I’m confident that we’re on safe legal ground with the firing, and her performance issues have been documented and addressed with no improvement. However, the complication is that we have just hired her husband to work within the same […] Read the full article →
update: my new coworker is putting fake mistakes in my work so she can tell our boss I’m bad at my job by Alison Green on December 5, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker was putting fake mistakes in the writer’s […] Read the full article →