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
March 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker wants to withhold PTO as punishment, religious gifts for colleagues, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker wants to withhold PTO as punishment We have a series of educational seminars ... Read More
March 22, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – March 23-24, 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
March 22, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments An Introduction for HR Pros — Evil HR Lady Have you been scared to try ChatGPT? Or maybe you’ve been playing with it and you wonder if you should use it to help ... Read More
March 22, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – March 22-23, 2024 — Ask a Manager I am going anon for this, but to my knowledge most universities don’t do personalized rejections. I have only ever done that with internal ... Read More