March 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my friend accused me of getting him fired, the jerk on the plane, and more — Ask a Manager Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My friend accused me of getting him fired, but I didn’t (#3 at the link) Thanks ... Read More
March 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments The Reason a UK School Headmistress Banned Group Projects is Instructive for Every Manager — Improve Your HR In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one ... Read More
March 26, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss never praises my work — Ask a Manager My undying thanks to you and all the commentariat for your compassionate take and excellent advice: I needed to get out of that job. ... Read More
March 26, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments Apprenticeship acquired — Improve Your HR Last summer, my 16-year-old son entered into a Swiss program designed to help him find a career. It allowed him to spend one week ... Read More
March 25, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments are these men hitting on me, or legitimate business contacts? — Ask a Manager are these men hitting on me, or legitimate business contacts? by Alison Green on March 25, 2025 A reader writes: In the past year ... Read More
March 24, 2025 being the boss 0 Comments when an employee doesn’t want to make a formal complaint, can I act anyway? — Ask a Manager when an employee doesn’t want to make a formal complaint, can I act anyway? by Alison Green on March 24, 2025 A reader writes: ... Read More
March 24, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments Have Elon Musk and Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever Damaged Their Brands? — Improve Your HR What on earth do these two things have in common? Political activism in the corner office. Ben & Jerry’s has always been open about ... Read More
March 21, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – March 22-23, 2025 This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like ... Read More
March 21, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – March 21, 2025 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
March 21, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments boss embarrassed me at a meeting, pre-hire drug and alcohol testing, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My boss embarrassed me at a department meeting My company is being bought out ... Read More