November 12, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments a team whose boss was AWOL for 2 years is angry and resentful now — Ask a Manager A reader writes: My department had a manager, Beth, who spiraled into a drug addiction crisis post-Covid. The details of how that happened and ... Read More
October 30, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments someone is always crying in our morning meetings — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Can you help me deal with the amount of crying at work I’m dealing with at the moment? I manage a ... Read More
October 29, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments is it OK to ask my team to do working lunches? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have a question about working lunches. I manage a small team, and I recently held a brainstorming session for some ... Read More
October 22, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee takes credit for the whole team’s work — Ask a Manager my employee takes credit for the whole team’s work by Alison Green on October 22, 2024 A reader writes: I’m a fairly experienced manager, ... Read More
August 26, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee cc’s me on too many emails — Ask a Manager my employee cc’s me on too many emails by Alison Green on August 26, 2024 A reader writes: I’m a director of a busy ... Read More
June 18, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee puts on a show of being busy, but they shouldn’t be — Ask a Manager my employee puts on a show of being busy, but they shouldn’t be by Alison Green on June 18, 2024 A reader writes: I ... Read More
May 8, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee keeps coming to work sick — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Now that the pandemic is “over” ( /s) and all the rules and restrictions have pretty much been lifted, I have ... Read More
May 6, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments do I have to fire someone due to his lack of child care? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have an employee who is unable to obtain childcare when he is on call, which is an essential part of ... Read More
April 29, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my team keeps working unauthorized overtime — Ask a Manager my team keeps working unauthorized overtime by Alison Green on April 29, 2024 A reader writes: I oversee a team of employees who used ... Read More
April 29, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments I think our intern prank-called us — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’ve found myself in an odd situation and would love some thoughts on what to do. I work in fundraising at ... Read More