we have to cook food to feed our well-paid managers, employee sends stream-of-consciousness Slack messages, and more by Alison Green on June 10, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We have to cook food to feed our very well-paid managers I work for a branch of government. The leadership team of another branch is having a meeting with the leadership team of our branch. The STAFF has been asked by our independently wealthy leadership […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread — June 8-9, 2024 by Alison Green on June 7, 2024 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. Book recommendation of the week: Within Arm’s Reach, by Ann Napolitano. Told from alternating perspectives, it’s the story of three generations of a large Irish-Catholic family that is forever […] Read the full article →
open thread – June 7, 2024 by Alison Green on June 7, 2024 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 →
husband’s boss didn’t tell me about his medical episode, asking about starting time, and more by Alison Green on June 7, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My husband’s boss didn’t alert me when he had a medical episode My husband works for a small, family-owned business. The owners of the business are three siblings. The oldest brother used to be in charge, but he retired a year or so ago. The […] Read the full article →
updates: an employee 2 levels down refused to meet with me, the face tattoo, and more by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. An employee 2 levels down refused to meet with me Last year, I sent in a question about what to […] Read the full article →
updates: how do I navigate being naked around employees in a locker room, and more by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and 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 — there’s more to come […] Read the full article →
update: my boss talks about religion every day by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and 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 talked about religion every day? Here’s the […] Read the full article →
have you ever intentionally burned a bridge? by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 We talk a lot here about ways to avoid burning bridges when you leave a job. But sometimes burning the bridge is warranted — the provocation is sufficiently bad, and you’re willing to take the consequences. One example: the person who got an email at 3 pm on a Friday saying they were being replaced […] Read the full article →
HR misused my emergency contacts, requesting payment from a family friend, and more by Alison Green on June 6, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss encouraged me to apply for a promotion, then said I didn’t have enough experience My boss encouraged me to apply for a promotion. It’s something that I feel like I could do but don’t have a ton of experience with, but my understanding […] Read the full article →
update: my retired predecessor wants to keep coming in by Alison Green on June 5, 2024 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose predecessor kept coming in even after retiring? Here’s the update. Initially after I expressed concern, my plight was noted, yet the mollycoddling continued with […] Read the full article →