update: how to tell my boss his second-in-commands are making it impossible for me to do my job by Alison Green on December 18, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking how to tell her boss that his second-in-commands […] Read the full article →
update: should I correct students who address me as Mrs.? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the professor asking whether to correct students who address her as […] Read the full article →
update: is it OK to vacation with a friend from work? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking if it was OK to vacation with a […] Read the full article →
update: my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker’s obsession with coffee was an all-day distraction? […] Read the full article →
updates: custodian says we have fleas but we do not, and more by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. Our custodian says we […] Read the full article →
update: I’m buying a business — how do I tell one employee (who’s currently my coworker) that I’m not keeping her on? by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who was buying a business and needed to tell […] Read the full article →
updates: new hire was upset about my maternity leave, asking assistant to check in before she leaves, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 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 three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My new hire said I should have told him about my maternity leave before he arrived (#2 at the link) […] Read the full article →
updates: ex-boss wants to be my friend, telling my manager I can’t take work trips, and more by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. My soon-to-be-ex manager wants […] Read the full article →
update: colleague doesn’t wash his hands after he goes to the bathroom, and people are making it my problem by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker didn’t wash his hands after he using […] Read the full article →
update: I might run into the person whose life I ruined at a work event by Alison Green on December 16, 2024 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 worried they might run into the person whose life they thought they ruined at a work event? Here’s the update. I want to thank everyone […] Read the full article →