Ask a Manager

As you might have seen, the site has been having technical difficulties since last week (for users, mostly slow loading times or not loading at all). I’m working on it and hopefully it will be solved soon.

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is my future manager a bigoted jerk? I currently work in a team of about 20 people. We have a director who oversees three managers, each of whom oversees a group of employees. My old manager, Buffy, resigned a few months ago, so while we […]

This is not a work post. My mother woke up one morning last July itching all over her body, from the top of her head to the soles of her feet. She called me and I told her it was probably bug bites and her body’s antihistamine response was just misfiring. It was not bug […]

Recently I answered a question about the behind-the-scenes running of Ask a Manager, and readers said they’d be interested in an opportunity to ask more. So last week I asked people to post questions they were interested in, and here are a bunch of answers. Note that I couldn’t get to all the questions (there […]

Last month I answered a question about the behind-the-scenes running of Ask a Manager, and readers said they’d be interested in an opportunity to ask more of those questions. So now is your chance! If you’d like to ask me a question about how the site functions behind the scenes, leave it in the comment […]

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My favorite thing of last week: The fic is absolutely pitch-perfect and completely nails Alison's voice. I have so many friends who are @askamanager fans and ALL OF YOU SHOULD READ THIS, IT'S HILARIOUS.https://t.co/591SiRWw6o — Naomi Kritzer naomikritzer.bsky.social (@NaomiKritzer) December 26, 2022 Also, if you haven’t yet read Hench, by Natalie Zina Walschots, you should! […]

Here are the posts that interested people the most in 2022, via two lists: the most viewed posts and the most commented on posts. Most viewed posts of 2022: 10. Should I tell my coworker she’ll never get promoted, are two-week vacations excessive, and more 9. Is our intern just clueless and inexperienced — or […]

Here are my favorite posts of 2022, in no particular order: 1. My new hire built a blanket nest in her office Because I fully adore the thought of someone doing this. 2. I can’t escape Halloween Town Because I don’t think I’d want to live in Halloween Town either but I am so pleased […]