July 3, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the burnt bagel, the excessive candor, and other reply-all email catastrophes — Ask a Manager It’s the day before a long weekend and I expect traffic to plummet, so to send you off into the holiday with something fun, ... Read More
July 2, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker disrupts meetings and explodes or freezes us out if she’s angry — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work on a four-person core team, and we have a standing weekly meeting that is required of every team in ... Read More
July 1, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the new alphabetization scheme, the identical twin caper, and other stories of summer internships — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about summer interns, and these are 12 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The bookshelves Best ever intern was ... Read More
July 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments addressing the root causes, not the symptoms — Evil HR Lady Rage applying may be a new term, but the practice certainly isn’t new–even though some are claiming this is a “Gen Z phenomenon.” It’s ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread — June 29-30, 2024 — Ask a Manager I always say that the moment I became an adult was the end of my 1st week at college, two or three weeks before ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Tractor Supply Co. Just Made a Bold Change to Drop DEI at the End of Pride Month Unless you are a farmer or live in a farming community, you probably haven’t heard of Tractor Supply Co. Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company is valued ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – June 28, 2024 — Ask a Manager I saw an absolutely unhinged job posting yesterday from a daycare I used to work at. They were toxic when I worked there, the ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Neuroscience Explains Women’s Reaction to Sexual Harassment — Evil HR Lady Sexual harassment happens at work. Some of it is overt and obvious (“If you don’t sleep with me, you won’t get a raise.”), and ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I don’t see the point of taking time off, explaining a black eye on Zoom calls, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t see the point of taking PTO I work a customer-service-heavy role, and ... Read More
June 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I think my new job’s salary offer is a mistake — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work for a toxic organization, and I’ve been looking for opportunities elsewhere. A job opened up in my home city ... Read More