March 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments The Surprising Way You Can Lower Employee Stress — Evil HR Lady Can stressed employees do a good job at work? Novo Nordisk, the company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, certainly doesn’t seem to think so. According to CEO Lars Fruergaard ... Read More
March 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments company wants me to tell my current job I’m interviewing with them, telling a former intern to honor time commitments, and more — Ask a Manager company wants me to tell my current job I’m interviewing with them, telling a former intern to honor time commitments, and more — Ask ... Read More
March 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I was promised a raise for doing a lot more work … and it didn’t come through — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’m feeling bamboozled by how my compensation situation has shaken out. I am a non-exempt salaried employee and have been the ... Read More
March 26, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments I sent a text about my problem employee to the wrong person — Ask a Manager I sent a text about my problem employee to the wrong person by Alison Green on March 26, 2024 A reader writes: I find ... Read More
March 26, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworkers are obsessed with talking about their kids … and I’m the only childless one here — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small public-facing office of a government agency. Due to some staffing changes in the past few months, ... Read More
March 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments wearing revealing exercise clothes around coworkers, telling an employer I have another offer, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Wearing revealing clothes to exercise around coworkers I’m a young woman at my first ... Read More
March 25, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the plant saver, the altruistic horse, and other stories of kindness at work — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about kindness at work. Here are 15 of my favorites of the stories you shared. 1. The teachers I’m a ... Read More
March 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments the surprising agony of office coffee culture — Ask a Manager I have been the person to post a sign on the coffee machine that could have been interpreted as passive-aggressive. So: big tech company, ... Read More
March 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments employee uses the bathroom stall with the door wide open — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have (what I think is) an outlandish question for you, but I promise it’s true. It comes from my coworker’s ... Read More
March 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I Moved to Switzerland in 2009. Here’s Why We’re So Darn Happy While the flag may not be the best thing about living in Switzerland, it is a big plus. Sorry. It’s just always the first thing that comes ... Read More