Ask a Manager

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked with The Guardian about the new rules of the office, including dealing with office chairs; burping, farting, yawning, or sneezing during meetings; and asking to work flexible hours. I talked with Cosmopolitan about how to deal with job rejection. Marketplace referenced an […]

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to Vogue about complaining at work. Salon featured Ask a Manager in an article about office lunch thefts. I talked to Popsugar about the bad workplace behavior on Selling Sunset. I talked to Lizzie O’Leary about how to know if you’re paying […]

I talked to the New York Times about that letter from the manager angry that her employee dared to ask to be paid — and whether something is changing out there. I talked to the Washington Post about how people don’t want to wear bras to work anymore. I talked to the Washington Post about […]

I’ve mentioned here before that my mail changed drastically when the pandemic started, and stayed changed until very recently. I normally receive loads of letters about all the ways that working with other people can be annoying — whether it’s the coworker who takes all his phone calls on speaker phone to the reliably disgusting […]

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to the New York Times about keeping boundaries between your work life and your personal life. I talked to Today about how the definition of “looking professional” has changed. (This one is old and I forgot to post it earlier.) I talked […]

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to the Washington Post about some employers’ increased monitoring of employees now that so many people are working from home. I talked to NPR about the same topic. I talked to Kiplinger about what protections you have if you don’t want to […]