should I report my abusive former boss to her current employer? by Alison Green on October 20, 2021 A reader writes: When I first started my career about a decade ago, I worked under a boss who was totally abusive in very subtle ways. She basically did everything to try to get me fired, including gossiping about me when I was within earshot nearly every evening. She once complained because I wanted my […] Read the full article →
my boss sucks and there’s nothing I can do by Alison Green on October 19, 2021 A reader writes: I work at a large company in marketing. I relocated for this job, but we’ve been remote during my entire year and a half tenure here. I don’t have any social connections here, but I took this job because it was a great opportunity for growth and I really liked the hiring […] Read the full article →
my boss flirts with (and sometimes sleeps with) our vendors — and tells me all about it by Alison Green on October 12, 2021 A reader writes: I am hoping for some help here. I’m really not a prude; I am afraid that is the way I might come off. My manager has put me in a weird position. I’m not sure if I’m overthinking things and would appreciate some advice. Within the past year, I have noticed that […] Read the full article →
should I expose my boss for her mean and gossipy Twitter account? by Alison Green on October 11, 2021 A reader writes: I joined a small (~15 employees) company several years ago. While there, my direct supervisor made an offhand remark about some joke she had tweeted. I was able to search for a string of words and find her Twitter account. Her Twitter does not include her name, but her bio mentions the […] Read the full article →
my ex-boss isn’t that into me (but I’m still into her) by Alison Green on September 14, 2021 A reader writes: I recently left my old remote job of one year for a role with a new team in the same company. I thought I was close with my manager (messaging regularly for business and casual friendly text chats, Christmas gift, birthday gift — even drove one hour to ship me sweets from […] Read the full article →
my boss is angry that I lied about the reason for my vacation by Alison Green on September 13, 2021 A reader writes: At the beginning of the pandemic, I started a relationship with my now-boyfriend, who lives in another country. We met online and had been planning on taking a vacation together as soon as the borders of our countries, which were closed due to COVID restrictions, opened . During the summer, I had […] Read the full article →
my boss is so pro-remote-work that it’s annoying by Alison Green on August 24, 2021 A reader writes: My boss, Jane, is a very vocal remote work advocate. She is constantly sharing articles on social media about how work from home is the future, and writing long rants criticizing companies that are bringing people back to the office for needing to “get with the times.” Our company is finally re-opening […] Read the full article →
how can I tell our boss we’ll all quit if we can’t work from home? by Alison Green on August 16, 2021 A reader writes: We are a small office, just 10 people, and our boss is discussing when we’ll go back to the office and what that looks like for flexibility. He was against work from home before the pandemic, but we went fully remote during the pandemic and ended up having the best year we’ve […] Read the full article →
my awful former boss works at the new job I’m about to start by Alison Green on August 16, 2021 A reader writes: With your advice, I recently landed a new job in a pandemic-affected industry after a year of doing a bridge job after my old job was eliminated during the pandemic. My first job after grad school six and a half years ago was for an incredibly toxic unit of the largest, most-respected […] Read the full article →
our boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him by Alison Green on August 4, 2021 A reader writes: I work for a small (12 person) agency that has exploded over the past few years. Most employees have been there for between 1-2 years, including our executive director. Eleven of us get along famously, but our executive director has stopped speaking to anyone. He has always been an odd duck, but […] Read the full article →