August 29, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Your annoying coworker may be a narcissist — Evil HR Lady Is it just me or are you surrounded by narcissists? We aren’t diagnosing anyone, not even my, uhhh, your ex. We’re HR. We don’t ... Read More
August 27, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker won’t use women’s names — Ask a Manager A reader writes: This is a weird low-stakes thing. I work in a small government office and we have a guy working here who’s ... Read More
August 23, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments office music is too repetitive, coworker is taking advantage of flexibility, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Our communal music is too repetitive I work in a creative department at a ... Read More
August 6, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments creepy coworker is following my wife, interviewers want to talk about my feelings after rejecting me, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can my wife report her creepy coworker to HR? My wife is in a ... Read More
August 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I think a company leader is faking his work history, a burned-out coworker, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I think a company leader is faking his work history A coworker and I ... Read More
July 30, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments retiring coworker took credit for our full product line, can I take off my shoes at work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker’s retirement email took credit for our full product line I received an email ... Read More
July 23, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments getting called a Nazi at work, coworker didn’t tell me he was applying for a promotion, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Getting called a Nazi at work I work for local government in a region ... Read More
July 18, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I smelled alcohol on my coworker, can you fire someone because their spouse is a politician, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I suspect my colleague was drinking before our morning meeting I held a meeting ... Read More
July 16, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworker took a video call from the bathroom, horrible exec is the boss’s best friend, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker took a video call from the bathroom I was on a call ... Read More
July 8, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker REALLY doesn’t like me — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small office (less than 15 of us). There’s pretty low turnover so most of us have been ... Read More