April 17, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments how can I make our vacation policy as fair as possible? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I am the director of a small, public-facing unit. We have a full-time staff of 10 and several part-time workers. I ... Read More
April 7, 2025 ask the readers 0 Comments the storage labyrinth, the tape terrorism, and other things you thought were normal early in your career but were actually very weird — Ask a Manager the storage labyrinth, the tape terrorism, and other things you thought were normal early in your career but were actually very weird — Ask ... Read More
March 6, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments are my longer hours unfair to my coworker? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in an office with two full-time employees, a manager, and 80+ contract employees. Jane, the other full-time employee, and ... Read More
February 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments is it a red flag if a team has a group text? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Do you think it’s a red flag when a team in a smaller company immediately drops you into a group text ... Read More
February 24, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments “at our company, employees just disappear” — Ask a Manager “at our company, employees just disappear” by Alison Green on February 24, 2025 Ever realized you haven’t seen a particular coworker in weeks, asked ... Read More
January 13, 2025 being the boss 0 Comments employee runs to work and drips water and mud everywhere when he arrives — Ask a Manager A reader writes: One of our staff, Leonard, runs to work. Given our local climate, this often results in him arriving damp and/or cold, ... Read More
January 9, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments how to ask “did you get my gift?” without sounding like you’re fishing for a thank-you — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have an extremely low-stakes question: Is there a way to say “did you receive my gift?” that doesn’t come off ... Read More
December 10, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how to survive your office holiday party — Ask a Manager how to survive your office holiday party by Alison Green on December 10, 2024 It’s December, which means it’s the season of office holiday ... Read More
October 29, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments is it OK to ask my team to do working lunches? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have a question about working lunches. I manage a small team, and I recently held a brainstorming session for some ... Read More
October 24, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how do people handle highly visible workspaces? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: This is a low-stakes question, but I’m curious if anyone else is bothered by open-office floor plans (or otherwise very visible ... Read More