April 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – April 20-21, 2024 — Ask a Manager weekend open thread – April 20-21, 2024 by Alison Green on April 19, 2024 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d ... Read More
April 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – April 19-20, 2024 — Ask a Manager open thread – April 19-20, 2024 by Alison Green on April 19, 2024 It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post ... Read More
April 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Shopify Just Revealed an Ultra-Competitive, ‘Hunger Games’ Style Approach to Pay Raises — Evil HR Lady It sounds horrifying, and, indeed the consultancy CTOL Digital says, “While intended to drive performance, it pits colleagues against each other for pay raises, ... Read More
April 19, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker interrupts me with questions she could answer herself, playing a game at a public-facing job, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker interrupts me with questions she could answer herself My coworker and I ... Read More
April 18, 2024 advice about your boss 0 Comments should I ask my boss why I was their second choice for my job? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: For the last nine months, I’ve been doing a (paid) internship at a foundation that is aimed at recent graduates looking ... Read More
April 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments the unavailable lactation room, the “unapproachable” manager, and more — Ask a Manager Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Random people use our lactation room for breaks and lunch (#3 at the link) I really ... Read More
April 18, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments let’s discuss business trip mishaps — Ask a Manager On my last work trip, which happened just before the pandemic, I was scheduled to be away for two weeks over four legs to ... Read More
April 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments four hot takes on hot topics in HR — Evil HR Lady When I was a teenager, my mother told me I should become a senator. Why? Because of this lovely little thing called the “filibuster,” ... Read More
April 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments hiring manager assaulted a police officer, coworker and I have the same name, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Hiring manager assaulted a police officer I’m interviewing for a role that I’m excited ... Read More
April 17, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments What ChatGPT Thinks of Evil HR Lady — Evil HR Lady Suzanne Lucas, known as the Evil HR Lady, has a distinctive writing style characterized by clarity, directness, and a touch of humor. She ... Read More