January 24, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my partner is angry about how I handled harassment, venting to employees about managers above them, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My partner is angry about how I handled harassment at work I’m a woman ... Read More
January 8, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments I’m angry at my coworkers — can I refuse their apology? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I was out for a few days recently for personal reasons and came back to discover that two of my colleagues ... Read More
January 6, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments coworkers are angry that we got rid of their smelly, fly-ridden compost bucket — Ask a Manager A reader writes: We have about 25 employees, and prior to Covid, we had a somewhat-contentious compost bucket under the sink in our staff ... Read More
December 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments drunk boss was angry I couldn’t drive him, coworker who’s afraid of clowns, and more — Ask a Manager I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My ... Read More
November 12, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments a team whose boss was AWOL for 2 years is angry and resentful now — Ask a Manager A reader writes: My department had a manager, Beth, who spiraled into a drug addiction crisis post-Covid. The details of how that happened and ... Read More
July 2, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker disrupts meetings and explodes or freezes us out if she’s angry — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work on a four-person core team, and we have a standing weekly meeting that is required of every team in ... Read More
June 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments employee never eats at work, office is angry I didn’t pay for a plane ticket after I resigned, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee never eats at work I added a new (and wonderful) person to ... Read More
June 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments angry ex told my boss I’m a drug addict, manager lets employee insult me, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. An angry ex emailed my boss saying I’m a drug addict I had a ... Read More