advice about your coworkers

Need advice about your coworkers? Here are answers to questions from dealing with a coworker who sings all day, to interrupters, to credit-stealers, and much more.

my coworker sent a snotty message about me on a Zoom call

A reader writes: I was on a Zoom call recently with the president of our company and two junior staff members. My position is above theirs, but I do not manage them directly. I made a comment during the meeting, and suddenly a snarky Slack message about me from one of the junior members of […]

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my coworker accidentally fractured my arm

A reader writes: I recently started a new job as a courier who delivers essential supplies to several businesses and industries. I am very fortunate that my job has not been affected by Covid-19 due to how important our services are, especially now. I’m currently being trained by a woman named Melissa. She is teaching […]

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my boss’s son constantly yells at him in the office

A reader writes; I work for a family-owned company. My boss (let’s call him Rob) employs both of his sons and his daughter-in-law, and they all get special treatment within the company. For instance, his daughter-in-law comes in about five hours a week and is paid for 40 and his son was gone for more […]

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our coworker came to work when his family had COVID-19 symptoms

A reader writes: I work in a small department of six that is family-like. One of our coworkers, “Claude,” is nice enough but he tends to do things that offend. He always grabs the first donut, or jumps to the front of the line during office potluck or pizzas. Afterwards, he disappears and doesn’t offer […]

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my coworker is trying to manage me — and she’s not my boss

A reader writes: I’ve been working in the same department since I graduated college four years ago. Due to a few sudden departures amid a restructuring, I was promoted much more quickly than is typical at my workplace. (I went from the department assistant to an “associate manager” within a couple of years, though I […]

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my coworker/friend is abusing work-from-home privileges

A reader writes: My company started everyone on work from home recently due to COVID-19. I have two close work friends and we still chat regularly online. All of us take little breaks for non-work activities (switching laundry over, grabbing a snack) but I have tried to make sure I walk away from my computer […]

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let’s see your animal coworkers

With so much stressful content lately, we need more animal photos. Since so many people are working at home right now, we need to see photos of your animal colleagues — your cat on your keyboard, your dog in your desk chair, your ferret on a conference call. Submit your pets-working-at-home photos to pets@askamanager.org and […]

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