January 23, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments what to do about a terrible workplace when you can’t leave, employee keeps writing in her pregnancy journal at work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. What to do about a terrible workplace when you can’t leave I know it’s ... Read More
January 22, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my employees can’t move on after I yelled at them, boss found out I’ve been hiding mistakes, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employees can’t move on after I yelled at them I do not deny ... Read More
January 21, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments job candidate’s name is a slur, exec is marketing a job as a “roommate opportunity,” and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Job candidate’s name is a slur I recently reviewed a job application from a ... Read More
January 20, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments warning an intern about a bad manager, former colleague is running a scam, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I have warned an intern about a bad manager? I am a middle ... Read More
January 17, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments CEO shared family trip photos after announcing budget cuts, new hire aggressively compliments our work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. CEO shared family trip photos after announcing budget cuts We just had a company-wide ... Read More
January 16, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers are bouncing on yoga balls on Zoom calls, paid parental leave but only for women, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. People are bouncing on yoga balls during Zoom calls I’m at an all-remote company. ... Read More
January 15, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments HR person secretly helped her mom get hired, coworker is identifying herself as a psychologist when she’s not, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our HR person helped her mom get hired in secret I work for a ... Read More
January 13, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments mysterious visitor won’t leave our cafe, correcting coworker’s Spanish mistake, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Unauthorized visitor won’t leave our cafe I work for a university research department, and ... Read More
January 3, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker keeps telling people she’s my boss, suspicious jewelry, and more — Ask a Manager I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My ... Read More
January 1, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker keeps making minor corrections to my work, CEO wants us the company logo on our butts, and more — Ask a Manager coworker keeps making minor corrections to my work, CEO wants us the company logo on our butts, and more — Ask a Manager coworker ... Read More