the best office holiday party date story of all time by Alison Green on December 11, 2023 There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. A couple of years ago, someone shared what I consider to be the best holiday date story of all time, and it must be shared here again. Enjoy: When I was fresh out of college, a dude in my […] Read the full article →
update: no one wants the office an employee died in four years ago by Alison Green on December 11, 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 working for a company where no one wanted the […] Read the full article →
my junior employee won’t stop sharing his “expertise” by Alison Green on December 11, 2023 A reader writes: I run a seven-person office. One of my direct reports is both not very experienced and not very good at his job, which requires extremely specific legal knowledge and a strong attention to detail. Despite this, he’s got an irritating habit of positioning himself as a subject matter expert around the office […] Read the full article →
update: my coworkers keep asking about my assault by Alison Green on December 11, 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 coworkers kept asking about her assault and were […] Read the full article →
vote for the worst boss of 2023 by Alison Green on December 11, 2023 It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! Today we’ll vote for the worst boss in each of four match-ups. On Wednesday, the winners will go head-to-head with each other. On Friday, we’ll vote on the finalists. The winner will be crowned next Monday. Voting in this round closes at 11:59 pm […] Read the full article →
visible bra lines at work, boss keeps winking at me, and more by Alison Green on December 11, 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. Is it okay for bra lines to show at work? I have an ongoing battle with my bra cup lines showing under my shirts. It’s not like I’m wearing sexy silky tight […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 9-10, 2023 by Alison Green on December 8, 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 →
more Friday good news: an update by Alison Green on December 8, 2023 It’s more Friday good news — the updates version! Here’s an update from someone who shared good news here in the past. I thought I’d offer an update to my Friday Good News from the summer (#1 at the link). I ended up being on a camping trip without signal for the weekend my letter was […] Read the full article →
it’s your Friday good news by Alison Green on December 8, 2023 It’s your Friday good news! I had two huge professional milestones this year, and both of them were aided by AAM. In late 2022, I pushed for and received a title change that I felt I truly deserved, based on the work that I’d been doing for over a year with a lower title and […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 8-9, 2023 by Alison Green on December 8, 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 →