updates: ex-boss wants to be my friend, telling my manager I can’t take work trips, 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 five updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. My soon-to-be-ex manager wants […] Read the full article →
a truly hilarious company holiday party story, told in bullet points by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. This is one of my favorite holiday stories of all time, which was relayed in 2022 by a reader who is a pure angel for sharing it with us: I love me some bullet points, so here goes my […] Read the full article →
update: colleague doesn’t wash his hands after he goes to the bathroom, and people are making it my problem 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker didn’t wash his hands after he using […] Read the full article →
our underage intern drank at the company party by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 A reader writes: Earlier this week I was chatting with our intern, Rachel, and another coworker about the staff party the previous week. I had been sick and missed it, and intern Rachel, who is in college and under 21, said that I didn’t miss anything, just her getting a little drunk … because they […] Read the full article →
update: I might run into the person whose life I ruined at a work event 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. Remember the letter-writer worried they might run into the person whose life they thought they ruined at a work event? Here’s the update. I want to thank everyone […] Read the full article →
the worst boss of 2024 is… by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 The final votes are in, and the mother-in-law who manages the sister-in-law and covers up her drunk driving won the Worst Boss of 2024 Award, with 56% of the vote in the final match-up. Coming in second, the boss who was a jerk about bereavement leave for miscarriages, captured 44% of the vote. The runners-up, […] Read the full article →
coworker is giving a colleague underwear in our Secret Santa, cooking a roast at work, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 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 is giving a colleague underwear in our Secret Santa My office organizes a Secret Santa. The guy who has the desk next to mine told me today that he got […] Read the full article →
weekend open thread – December 14-15, 2024 by Alison Green on December 13, 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. Read the full article →
updates: the complaining coworker, the coworker who won’t share a file, and more by Alison Green on December 13, 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. 1. My coworker keeps complaining he didn’t get promoted — but it’s his own fault I figured I would give an […] Read the full article →
open thread – December 13, 2024 by Alison Green on December 13, 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 →