March 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – March 8-9, 2025 — Ask a Manager I will admit that I posted this thread to share an update earlier rather than later (before I forget or get too busy)! Last ... Read More
March 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – March 7, 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 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments Improv Your Employee Appreciation Day — Improve Your HR What does Employee Appreciation Day have to do with Improv-ing Your HR? Well, everything! Because improv is all about service! Service is about making ... Read More
March 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments making 2 job candidates have dinner together, manager eavesdrops on conversations, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. CEO is making two finalist candidates have dinner with him at the same time ... Read More
March 6, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments are my longer hours unfair to my coworker? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in an office with two full-time employees, a manager, and 80+ contract employees. Jane, the other full-time employee, and ... Read More
March 5, 2025 ask the readers 0 Comments the torn-down sign, the committed decorator, and other stories of shared work space gone awry — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about shared space / hot-desking horror stories and here are 10 of my favorites that you shared. 1. The torn-down ... Read More
March 5, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments Improv Your HR (and other things) — Improve Your HR I talk about improv incessently. I teach and perform improv as often as I can. (My beginners class has their showcase tomorrow, so if ... Read More
March 4, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments a bunch of questions and answers about your resume — Ask a Manager I’m getting a flood of questions about resumes, so here are seven resume questions and answers. 1. Can my resume just list my last ... Read More
March 4, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments The Very Weird End of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting — Improve Your HR Who owns that business? That should be an answer that is easy for any business to provide. After all, don’t all employees know who ... Read More
March 3, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments how normal is it to help your partner in their job? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have a senior role in a large architecture and engineering company, and my partner is an academic. I sometimes ask ... Read More