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Remember the letter-writer whose awful coworker’s employees wanted her to help them? Here’s the update. First, I decided to back down for a while. Soon after “the flop,” one of John’s better employees cut his losses, left a scathing exit interview, and took a job hundreds of miles away. An even more experienced employee — […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose manager said her shyness was seen as rudeness? The first update was here, and here’s the latest. I have quite the update and many […]

It’s the final week of “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, with updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who gave notice to their daycare provider and she freaked out? Here’s the update. I wrote in about two and a half years ago about […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Nosy coworker in an open office (#4 at the link) Thanks for publishing my letter and your response! As I […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose boss said they should always be available on their days off? Here’s the update. Thank you very much for responding to my letter in […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was concerned their new boss was ruining the organization, and the boss was upset that they were pushing back? Here’s the update. Reading your […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose interviewer said an employee was unhappy he was interviewing her (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. What. A. Year. I took your advice […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who wrote about being a black woman in government who had been told to monitor her tone and not dominate conversations? The first update was […]

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Employee is chewing tobacco at his desk and in meetings (#3 at the link) The advice did help! I had […]