October 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Don’t Be Prepared; Be Available — Improve Your HR Last Saturday, I took an improv workshop with Djibril Traoré. He said the above: “Don’t be prepared; be available,” and attributed it to Keith ... Read More
October 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments employee thinks I’m sending “secret messages” about time off, coworker is annoyed I won’t stay late, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee thinks I’m sending “secret messages” about how much time off she has ... Read More
October 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments group member won’t stop talking, snack bar is in a coworker’s work area, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Writing group member won’t stop talking and we can’t get any work done I ... Read More
October 7, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Barbie’s Simu Liu Uses Radical Honesty. You Shouldn’t — Improve Your HR Here’s some radical honesty for you: I had no idea who Simu Liu was when I saw his recent post on Threads about his approach to ... Read More
October 7, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my office thinks I insulted a coworker, someone threw away my shoes, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off for a few days (probably back tomorrow). Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to ... Read More
October 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – October 5-6, 2024 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
October 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – October 4, 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
October 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers won’t help me cut expenses, colleague owes me money, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off for a few days. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the ... Read More
October 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Unlock PWFA Benefits in Your Business — Improve Your HR I’m finally old enough that no one has asked me if I’m pregnant in a long time. When they did (and I wasn’t!) I ... Read More
October 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments boss got invited to our rowdy beach weekend, coworker is uncomfortable around my service dog, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off for a few days. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the ... Read More