April 10, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments company won’t do anything about a horrible coworker, eating tiny lunches in a group, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company won’t do anything about our horrible coworker I have a very problematic ... Read More
April 9, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction — Ask a Manager A reader writes: This is probably going to be more venting. It is bugging me, but I don’t want to risk being the office ... Read More
April 9, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee quit over a misdirected email — Ask a Manager my employee quit over a misdirected email by Alison Green on April 9, 2024 A reader writes: I have two employees who can’t stand ... Read More
April 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how much money do you make? — Ask a Manager how much money do you make? by Alison Green on April 9, 2024 It’s hard to get real-world information about what jobs pay. Online ... Read More
April 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments An Ice Cream Store Wants to Use Unpaid Labor and Call It Training. This ‘Hack’ Will Give You Brain Freeze — Evil HR Lady It’s great when you can hire someone who can be up to speed in the first 15 minutes, but most people need training time. Even your ... Read More
April 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments employee writes overly casual emails, employer told me to remove TikTok from my phone, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. New employee writes overly casual emails I’m a millennial and work for state government, ... Read More
April 8, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the arrogant sports car driver, the wild turkeys, and other stories of workplace parking drama — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about workplace parking wars. Here are 10 fantastic stories from that discussion. 1. The parking space war I used to ... Read More
April 8, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments am I sabotaging my former intern’s job prospects? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: A while back, I supervised an intern for the first time. She produced good results and was eager to learn, but ... Read More
April 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Disrupt HR: Why You Should “Yes, and” HR I’m so grateful to DisruptHR St. Helier for letting me come and share this important message! The post Disrupt HR: Why You Should “Yes, ... Read More
April 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I organize orgies — can I talk about it in my job hunt? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I organized adult weekends (aka, orgies) for several years. The part I enjoyed the most turned out to be the project ... Read More