“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” by Alison Green on December 13, 2022 There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Several years ago, a reader shared with us this epic email that was sent by their company’s boss after a holiday party gone terribly awry, and as we enter the holiday season we remember its glory. “This happened about […] Read the full article →
vote for the worst boss of 2022 by Alison Green on December 12, 2022 It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! Today we’ll vote for the worst boss in each of four match-ups. On Wednesday, the winners will go head-to-head with each other. On Friday, we’ll vote on the finalists. The winner will be crowned next Monday. Voting in this round closes at 11:59 pm […] Read the full article →
all of my 2022 book recommendations by Alison Green on December 8, 2022 All year long, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I like, mostly fiction. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’re just long-standing favorites. Here’s the complete list of what I’ve recommended this year (maybe […] Read the full article →
an update on my Twitter account hacking by Alison Green on December 8, 2022 My Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday and I still don’t have access to it. So for now, I’m tweeting from @RealAskAManager. If you’d like to see my tweets, please follow the new account until the old one is restored! Update: Twitter came through and my original account is restored and back in my hands! Read the full article →
my Twitter account has been hacked by Alison Green on December 6, 2022 FYI, my Twitter account has been hacked and I’ve been locked out of it. I’ve reported it to Twitter but their auto-message says it may take a few days for them to fix it. So far nothing weird has been tweeted from my account, but I assume spam links, etc. are coming so be warned […] Read the full article →
the schedule for updates this year by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 A heads-up about update season: for the next few weeks I’ll be posting at midnight, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5 pm (all times are Eastern)* … as a minimum. There will sometimes be additional posts at random times throughout the afternoon as well! We have a lot of updates. Also, […] Read the full article →
how do I care about work when my life is falling apart … and other mental health questions by Alison Green on November 1, 2022 I’ve long been a fan of the work of clinical psychologist Andrea Bonior, the best-selling author of Detox Your Thoughts and regular contributor to CNN, NPR, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Her new podcast, Baggage Check: Mental Health Talk and Advice, launches today. Andrea agreed to stop by and help answers some […] Read the full article →
I work next to a haunted house, and other tales of Halloween by Alison Green on October 31, 2022 Here’s a round-up of Halloween posts from the past. I can’t escape Halloween Town my company wants me to work Halloween and I’m a Halloween fanatic (and the update) I live where I work, and now there’s a haunted house next to me our office may be haunted — how do I keep it from […] Read the full article →
interview with a haunted house cast member by Alison Green on October 31, 2022 For Halloween, I talked with someone who worked in haunted attractions for more than a decade, both as an actor and a makeup artist. Here’s our conversation. First, tell me a bit about the work you did. I started working for a large haunted house in my early teens and continued until my late 20’s […] Read the full article →
my manager’s partner speaks up in our private meetings by Alison Green on October 3, 2022 A reader writes: My manager of 1+ year takes our one-on-one meetings out loud in the same room as her partner, who occasionally pipes up in response to something I or my manager have said. He doesn’t do it all that much, but I can frequently hear him coughing or rustling around, making it pretty […] Read the full article →