employee named his dog after his manager, coworker keeps cooking for me, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 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. When an employee names his dog after his manager One of your employees gets a dog and he names it after his supervisor and makes sure he tells all of his coworkers. […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 16-17, 2023 by Alison Green on December 15, 2023 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 →
Friday good news … this time with updates by Alison Green on December 15, 2023 It’s your Friday good news — the updates version! Here are updates from people who shared good news here in the past. 1. The person who got multiple offers after a string of bad jobs (#1 at the link) I had emailed a year ago with a good news Friday update and some wild job […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 15-16, 2023 by Alison Green on December 15, 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 →
vote for the worst boss of 2023: the finals by Alison Green on December 15, 2023 It’s the final round of the Worst Boss of 2023 voting. We’ve narrowed the pool from eight nominees to two (see results from the first round and second round). The two finalists go head-to-head below. Voting is now closed. The results in this round were: A Monstrous Match: a DNA test revealed the CEO is […] Read the full article →
acupuncture as a team-building activity, coworker turns down new work but isn’t doing much, and more by Alison Green on December 15, 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. We’re supposed to try cupping and acupuncture as a team-building activity My workplace is big on team-building and morale-boosting events. Normally the events are not bad and are something everyone can enjoy […] Read the full article →
updates: I’m in trouble for occasionally arriving a few minutes late, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 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. 1. I’m in trouble for occasionally arriving a few minutes late Regretfully, this was indeed a red flag indicating a toxic […] Read the full article →
update: I slept through an entire day of work by Alison Green on December 14, 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 who slept through an entire day of work? (First […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is blocking my move to a new team by Alison Green on December 14, 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 was blocking their move to a new […] Read the full article →
parents in my office stick non-parents with all the holiday coverage by Alison Green on December 14, 2023 A reader writes: With the holidays coming up, things are getting tense in my office. There’s a divide between employees who are parents and employees who don’t have kids. We are open on the holidays, full stop, no exceptions; we are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. We’re […] Read the full article →