update: can I bring a friend-with-benefits back to my hotel on a work trip? 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer wondering whether she could bring a friend-with-benefits back to […] Read the full article →
update: owner won’t do anything about our terrible employee 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss wouldn’t do anything about their terrible (mean, […] Read the full article →
share your funniest office holiday stories by Alison Green on December 5, 2024 We have once again entered the season of forced workplace merriment, holiday party disasters, and other seasonal delights! Thus it is time to hear about your office holiday debacles, past or current. Did you pass out naked in the break room? Did your manager provide you with a three-page document of “party procedures”? Were you given a […] Read the full article →
my sister abused my employee discount, employee is too rushed in the morning, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 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. My sister abused my employee discount I get a discount at a popular amusement park because I work for its parent company. There are no explicit policies regarding the use of the […] Read the full article →
update: can I have stickers on my wheelchair at work? by Alison Green on December 4, 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. Remember the letter-writer asking if it would look unprofessional to have stickers on their wheelchair at work (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. Now that I have […] Read the full article →
updates: younger coworker thinks I don’t know about computers, people think coworker is having an affair, and more by Alison Green on December 4, 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 younger coworker thinks I don’t know anything about computers (#2 at the link) I followed your advice and sat […] Read the full article →
updates: employees are cuddling in staff meetings, unvaccinated new hire, and more by Alison Green on December 4, 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 five updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. My 2 dating employees […] Read the full article →
update: I organize orgies — can I talk about it in my job hunt? by Alison Green on December 4, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who organized orgies and wanted to know if they […] Read the full article →
my assistant doesn’t know how to prioritize by Alison Green on December 4, 2024 A reader writes: My team recently hired a part-time assistant, Jane, to help with my work. The problem I’m running into is that Jane either doesn’t know how to prioritize or doesn’t understand that certain things need to be prioritized even if I explicitly tell her “this task needs to be completed before you do […] Read the full article →
update: my company secretly gives parents thousands of extra dollars in benefits by Alison Green on December 4, 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who found out their company secretly gives parents thousands […] Read the full article →