April 4, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments let’s talk about workplace parking wars — Ask a Manager Back in days of yore when I was young, I was given a disability parking permit for my work car park because I have ... Read More
April 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker says she loves shoplifting, asking to take over a specific person’s job, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker says she loves shoplifting I’ve been angsting over a coworker interaction that I ... Read More
April 3, 2024 advice about your boss 0 Comments I think my boss was a cheerleader in another life — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I know it’s strange to complain that my boss praises me too much — but she does, and it’s getting on ... Read More
April 3, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my father keeps responding to my employee’s Facebook posts — Ask a Manager my father keeps responding to my employee’s Facebook posts by Alison Green on April 3, 2024 A reader writes: My father keeps responding to ... Read More
April 3, 2024 advice about your boss 0 Comments my boss keeps bringing her sick child to work — Ask a Manager A reader writes: My boss keeps bringing her sick child to work because she can’t send them to school or daycare since they won’t ... Read More
April 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Pay differences – it’s all in the data and how you look at it — Evil HR Lady Men and women, it turns out, work in different realities. What one group perceives as fact, the other sees something different. As a woman ... Read More
April 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker won’t stop talking about how young I am, how to ask if meetings will provide food, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker won’t stop talking about how young I am I’m 27 and working ... Read More
April 2, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments my employee is too buddy-buddy with me — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I manage a team of 10 in a hybrid (mostly virtual) environment; we’re part of a larger team that we interact ... Read More
April 2, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments here are the 10 best questions to ask your job interviewer — Ask a Manager here are the 10 best questions to ask your job interviewer by Alison Green on April 2, 2024 When I interview people for jobs, ... Read More
April 2, 2024 advice about your boss 0 Comments my boss says my work is bad, but all evidence says the opposite — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I qualified as an accountant about 2.5 years ago and started a new job. I moved from a mid-level firm to ... Read More