November 20, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker’s constant interruptions make us all dread team calls — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Our team of seven has been working from home since the beginning of Covid. To keep up-to-date on projects, we have ... Read More
November 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments job application is fixated on high school academic performance — Ask a Manager A reader writes: What do you make of employers asking job applicants about their high school performance? Besides the fact that I barely remember ... Read More
November 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments If You Were Nervous About the Salary Exemption Minimum Jumping to $55,068 a Year, Don’t Be. A Texas Federal Judge Just Quashed It Last spring, the Department of Labor announced the minimum salary required for an employee to be considered salaried exempt would jump up from $684 per ... Read More
November 18, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the Rolodex hoarder, the used tea bags, and other stories of territorial behavior at work — Ask a Manager Last week we discussed territorial behavior at work and here are 12 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The Rolodex I worked with ... Read More
November 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Tesla Offers Lower Salaries Than Its Top Competitors. The Reason Why Is a Brilliant Lesson in Great Leadership — Improve Your HR Name recognition in a company is generally a good thing–and can be very helpful when it comes to recruiting. But that’s not the reason Tesla can ... Read More
November 15, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – November 16-17, 2024 — Ask a Manager You need a playground or the equivalent. That’s what worked for us when we were kids: repeated low-intensity time adjacent to each other. No ... Read More
November 15, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – November 15, 2024 This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post ... Read More
November 15, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments rolling my eyes while giving feedback, company is forcing me to see their doctor to get prescription coverage, and more — Ask a Manager rolling my eyes while giving feedback, company is forcing me to see their doctor to get prescription coverage, and more — Ask a Manager ... Read More
November 14, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments reading in the car on work trips, employer wants my book money, and more — Ask a Manager Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Is it rude to read in the car on work trips? I have a happy update. ... Read More
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