December 6, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments CEO is furious about my joke, boss keeps saying he loves me, and more — Ask a Manager It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered ... 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 22, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss hates that I blush a lot, I messed up a major project as my internship ended, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My boss hates that I blush a lot I have always been a chronic ... 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
November 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss wrote a poem about us but left people out, I doubt my boss’s nephew is really a genius, and more — Ask a Manager my boss wrote a poem about us but left people out, I doubt my boss’s nephew is really a genius, and more — Ask ... Read More
October 31, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss says I do great work but won’t give me a raise after 3 years — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’m early in my career but have been in my current organization (10,000+ employees) for over three years. I was hired ... Read More
October 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments aggravating coworker, boss wanted me to share my LinkedIn login, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How do I stop being so aggravated by a coworker? I have a coworker ... Read More
October 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker won’t answer any questions from my boss, “hey girl,” and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker won’t answer my boss’s questions I work for a very small department within ... Read More
October 16, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments new employee isn’t cut out for the job, former boss blasts his music, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Telling a new employee he’s not cut out for the job I began managing ... Read More
October 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments new boss has a different work style, hanging a photo of the president in your office, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My new boss has a different work style than my old boss I’ve been ... Read More