vote for the worst boss of 2024 by Alison Green on December 9, 2024 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 →
I offended a client, asking a new hire to go by her last name, and more by Alison Green on December 9, 2024 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. I think I offended a client I give private music lessons, often in people’s homes. About a month ago, I arrived and the youngest child didn’t know where her materials were, and […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 7-8, 2024 by Alison Green on December 6, 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: All Fours, by Miranda July. What to say about this book! It’s about marriage and parenthood and sex and perimenopause and obsession and trauma […] Read the full article →
updates: CEO is furious about my joke, boss keeps saying he loves me, and more by Alison Green on December 6, 2024 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. My CEO is furious about a joke I made Thanks for publishing my letter. I wasn’t able to respond to […] Read the full article →
more on AI attending meetings by Alison Green on December 6, 2024 A reader writes: This may be cheating as an “update” since I am not the original person who wrote in about AI attending meetings, but I still thought it might be interesting/useful to you and your readers! Today I was in a Zoom meeting: a regular small meeting to publish a paper. I noticed an […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 6, 2024 by Alison Green on December 6, 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 →
company asked if we’d donate a kidney, candy dish drama, and more by Alison Green on December 6, 2024 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 company asked if we’d donate a kidney to a board member My previous workplace sent a company-wide email (via the COO) asking if staff would donate a kidney to a 70-year-old […] Read the full article →
updates: interviewer said my reading tastes were pretentious, problem employee lashed out at me, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 2024 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. Employer rejected me, then sent a list of everything I did wrong Three or so years ago, I emailed you […] Read the full article →
updates: working from a one-bedroom with a baby and nanny, the chatty employee, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. Working from a one-bedroom […] Read the full article →
updates: doing a video training from bed, I can see an X-rated scene from my office window, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 2024 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. An employee showed up […] Read the full article →