update: how to tell my boss his second-in-commands are making it impossible for me to do my job by Alison Green on December 18, 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 asking how to tell her boss that his second-in-commands […] Read the full article →
I don’t want to be in the middle of my coworker’s crush, a burping boss, and more by Alison Green on December 18, 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 don’t want to be in the middle of my coworker’s crush Justin is a new coworker who just joined my small team and is in training for the same job I […] Read the full article →
a good news story by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 A note from a reader: I’ve been an avid reader for years, and have always appreciated your no-nonsense advice. I hadn’t realized quite how much I had absorbed until I needed it, though. Earlier this year I started a new role in an industry I’m very familiar with. I was assigned to work with Cedric, […] Read the full article →
update: should I correct students who address me as Mrs.? by Alison Green on December 17, 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 professor asking whether to correct students who address her as […] Read the full article →
update: is it OK to vacation with a friend from work? by Alison Green on December 17, 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 asking if it was OK to vacation with a […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction by Alison Green on December 17, 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 coworker’s obsession with coffee was an all-day distraction? […] Read the full article →
updates: custodian says we have fleas but we do not, and more by Alison Green on December 17, 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. Our custodian says we […] Read the full article →
update: I’m buying a business — how do I tell one employee (who’s currently my coworker) that I’m not keeping her on? by Alison Green on December 17, 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 was buying a business and needed to tell […] Read the full article →
coworker doesn’t follow her own fragrance ban, son-in-law won’t show up on time, and more by Alison Green on December 17, 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 coworker doesn’t follow her own fragrance ban I have a coworker who’s sensitive to smells. It’s so bad that our entire office is under a strict “no heavy perfume or scented […] Read the full article →
updates: new hire was upset about my maternity leave, asking assistant to check in before she leaves, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 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. 1. My new hire said I should have told him about my maternity leave before he arrived (#2 at the link) […] Read the full article →