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You can find posts from 2025 below, or find earlier years here: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2025 February January February 2025weekend open thread – February 15-16, 2025open thread – February 14, 2025boss said “someone’s parents didn’t love them” about me, how to work with a former manager I can’t stand, and morehiring manager wants to fire my mentor and replace him with mewho should tell employees about raises?how to stay professional when you’re full of rage at your jobinterview felt like an exam, HR is sending everyone Valentine’s Day candy “from” other coworkers, and morethe questionable drop-off, the kazoo lover, and other tales of carpooling for workmy employee loves his job — but is bad at itmore questions from people whose jobs are under attack by the new administrationis “hey” rude, did our coworker fake-retire, and moremy employee regularly forgets important details and entire conversationscoworker swears angrily during the daymy company announced a “biggest loser” weight loss contestmy coworker keeps raising his voice, is it true that you can’t take any time off when you’re new, and moreshould your resume list the city/state for each job?my interview with Weekend Edition about the attack on federal workersdid everyone know the real reason I was at an office party with a married couple?should you get fired for bad behavior at a football game, I’m worried my boss is laying a paper trail to fire me, and moreweekend open thread – February 8-9, 2025open thread – February 7, 2025I’m supposed to live with my boss and her husband, bad coworker is finally leaving, and morehow do you write an ad for a job that can be very unpleasant?update: my coworker screamed at me and HR hasn’t done anythinglet’s talk about carpooling for work … and how it can go wrongcan I use a wedding photo as my work avatar, I sneeze constantly, and moremore on the federal government’s “deferred resignation” offer (spoiler: it’s definitely a trap)the luxury cabin, the clueless Christmas card, and other stories of wildly out-of-touch company executivesdo job titles matter?my job wants me to hit up everyone I know for money and other helpshould we get the day after the Super Bowl off, asked out on LinkedIn, and moreis it a terrible offense to include profanity in a resume?my job offer was rescinded after I tried to negotiateis my boss being too open about menopause?our head of DEI outed me to 800 people, do clients think I’m a nepo baby, and moreupdate: I don’t want to babysit my brother in my officemy employee is in obvious pain, but won’t get medical treatmentboss says it’s unacceptable not to meet all deadlines, no matter how unreasonableI accidentally peed on a fabric chair at work, why have policies that aren’t enforced, and moreweekend open thread – February 1-2, 2025 January 2025open thread – January 31, 2025my new boss coughs all over me, my coworker sucks at managing his team, and moreshould you have a bunch of people send the hiring manager unsolicited letters of praise for you?my office is overrun with corporate buzzwordslet’s talk about out-of-touch company executivesthe first person to accept the offer gets hired, reference checker asked how much sick leave an employee used, and moredid I help my mother embezzle money?should anything in a performance evaluation ever be a surprise?questions from federal workers who are currently under attacksocializing at hybrid team meetings, job offer was pulled after a reference check, and morethe file poacher, the reluctant apology, and other stories of jerks getting their comeuppanceI talked to Vulture about Severancemy coworkers have way more money than me … and they constantly expect me to shell out cash for meals and giftstouchy-feely team-building, are job search gimmicks less popular now, and moremy “on-site” coworker is never on-siteis it OK to nap at work?do I have to share my story on a “women in industry” panel?should conjoined twins receive one salary, daily meetings with my boss, and moreweekend open thread – January 25-26, 2025open thread – January 24, 2025my partner is angry about how I handled harassment, venting to employees about managers above them, and morehere’s an example of a great cover letter from a career changerupdates: the musician with a day job, the required email greetings, and morelet’s discuss jerks getting their comeuppancewhat to do about a terrible workplace when you can’t leave, employee keeps writing in her pregnancy journal at work, and morecan I cut short a whole day of horrible, rude interviews?can I ask employees to stay late during busy times?I don’t want to babysit my brother in my officemy employees can’t move on after I yelled at them, boss found out I’ve been hiding mistakes, and morethe cheap flights, the bursting jacket, and other stories of malicious compliancemy company is a great place to work … for everyone but memy coworker accused of me of deliberately snoring to keep him awake on a work tripjob candidate’s name is a slur, exec is marketing a job as a “roommate opportunity,” and moremy coworker keeps demanding I say “please”my employer fined me $90 for being latewarning an intern about a bad manager, former colleague is running a scam, and moreweekend open thread – January 18-19, 2025open thread – January 17, 2025CEO shared family trip photos after announcing budget cuts, new hire aggressively compliments our work, and morecan I tell clients not to bring in sick kids?Ask a Manager on Blueskylet’s discuss malicious compliancecoworkers are bouncing on yoga balls on Zoom calls, paid parental leave but only for women, and moremy friend has terrible judgment, and I’ve encouraged itshould we offer severance to a belligerent, hostile employee?our CEO is demanding we return to the office but people don’t want to — and I’m a manager stuck in the middleHR person secretly helped her mom get hired, coworker is identifying herself as a psychologist when she’s not, and moreemployer wants me to write 30 essays before they’ll even consider my applicationmy employees’ juice cleanses are disrupting their worka fellow conference attendee was a jerk on the airplanepolitely avoiding sitting by a loud coworker, colleague asked me to lead a project and then went silent, and moreemployee runs to work and drips water and mud everywhere when he arrivesjunior employee sends rude emailsmy new boss told me not to take all my PTO each yearmysterious visitor won’t leave our cafe, correcting coworker’s Spanish mistake, and moreweekend open thread – January 11-12, 2025open thread – January 10, 2025how can I convince a new job to let me work from home, staff gets ready to leave before the end of their shift, and morehow to ask “did you get my gift?” without sounding like you’re fishing for a thank-youupdate: my new boss treats me like his assistant … which isn’t what I was hired fordid a haircut ever change the way you were treated at work?coworkers can’t believe I’m not wearing a coat, asking to work remotely after getting a tattoo, and moreI’m angry at my coworkers — can I refuse their apology?should employees use sick time for doctor’s appointments?I think my disastrous ex-employee is co-opting queer identityboss constantly talks about her personal finances, coworker is addicted to her phone, and moreshould I call out a vulture who takes way more than his share of food at meetings?how much time can I ask for to consider a job offer?my vegan coworker is upset about getting non-vegan gifts three years in a rowasking my wife not to attend a work dinner, coworker’s fidget rings are distracting me, and morecoworkers are angry that we got rid of their smelly, fly-ridden compost bucketmy employee is too accommodatingmy boss’s wife cheated on him in front of me, and now he’s icing me out at workour office banned couches, axe-throwing at the company holiday party, and moreweekend open thread – January 4-5, 2025open thread – January 3, 2025coworker keeps telling people she’s my boss, suspicious jewelry, and moreupdates: martial arts at work, coworker hates me, and morehow to fight for your job in a “hunger games” scenariohow should I decorate my office?coworker’s “people I need to hit” list, director sent around a photo of my messy desk, and morecoworker keeps making minor corrections to my work, CEO wants us the company logo on our butts, and more