my boss gets angry when I won’t share my food with her by Alison Green on February 21, 2022 I’m off for the holiday (but there’s something great coming later today!). Here’s a post that was originally published in 2016. A reader writes: My supervisor is obsessed with food! It started when I first went on a diet. I would have my lunch box packed with all of my essentials for the day. I […] Read the full article →
my boss is coming back after going AWOL for 2 years by Alison Green on February 16, 2022 A reader writes: Since the start of the pandemic my boss has worked remotely. This isn’t a big issue except for two things. First, my team works in a lab as new product development. Due to the nature of our jobs, it’s nearly impossible to work from home full-time. Minus my boss, we’ve been in […] Read the full article →
my lovely but bumbling boss is driving me crazy by Alison Green on February 7, 2022 A reader writes: I’ve worked for a small educational institution for two years. The job is an excellent fit for me, and I don’t consider moving on. The person I report to is the head teacher, who has worked here for 20 years. She is a gifted teacher and is justifiably loved by her pupils […] Read the full article →
my office isn’t acknowledging my adopted baby by Alison Green on February 1, 2022 A reader writes: After a long wait, my spouse and I were finally paired with a birth family for an infant adoption and got to bring our son home! This is a complicated situation with work because I work in a position that requires coverage and the nature of the adoption process is unpredictable. Most […] Read the full article →
my boss made me fire my boyfriend … and then hired her cousin by Alison Green on January 25, 2022 A reader writes: I have worked at a nonprofit as an executive assistant for more than three years and was hired right at the beginning, when there were only two employees. The founder is the CEO and oversees everything. This is her passion project so she’s very much involved in the operations. She’s also the […] Read the full article →
my boss wants me to be positive and upbeat all the time … we work in disaster relief by Alison Green on January 25, 2022 A reader writes: My new manager started in August. We’ll call him Sam. Sam is quite experienced in the field of government in which our team works, but hasn’t had a lot of supervisory experience to date. In addition to my regular duties as part of Sam’s team, I get deployed to support disaster response. […] Read the full article →
my coworkers told my boss I talk about my baby too much by Alison Green on January 19, 2022 A reader writes: I’m still processing the conversation I just had with my boss, so I’m sorry if this is a mess. I’m a new mom. My baby is going to be four months old later this week. I took 12 weeks off and returned to work a month ago. I manage a small team […] Read the full article →
my boss is unreachable when I need him by Alison Green on January 11, 2022 A reader writes: I’m on a team that is still working remotely due to Covid. I mention the remote aspect because this problem didn’t come up in person. Often, probably 1-3 times in a typical week, I’ll find myself in the following situation: I finish a stage in a project and need my boss’s feedback […] Read the full article →
my boss was furious that I went to a work party after calling out sick by Alison Green on November 17, 2021 A reader writes: This situation happened several years ago at a company that I’ve already left, but I still find myself thinking about it from time to time and wondering if what I did was really so egregious. I was working my first job out of college at a fast-paced start-up. My team (just me […] Read the full article →
my boss says he can’t hire me at his new company because he’s attracted to me by Alison Green on November 9, 2021 A reader writes: I’m a woman who works for a large company in my field, on a fairly small team. I’ve always felt like I’ve gotten along great with my (male) manager and my coworkers. It’s always been professional, no socializing outside of work, but I’ve enjoyed working for my manager. About a month ago, […] Read the full article →