May 13, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my employee talks in song, coworker keeps reserving the desk I like, and more It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker wants to know why my boss is scheduling a meeting … and ... Read More
May 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker with a crush keeps hanging out at my desk, exhausted from being the only employee with any drive, and more It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker who (probably) has a crush keeps hanging out at my desk I was ... Read More
May 6, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker forgets the details of what she tells me to do, voicemail greeting says my name in a vulgar way, and more It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker reacts out loud when reading about politics I work at a front ... Read More
May 2, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments know-it-all coworker talks over everyone, students using AI during job interviews, and more It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Know-it-all coworker talks over everyone (and is often wrong) We have a new employee, ... Read More
April 18, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments getting out of a fancy work lunch due to allergies, photo of a coworker doing a Nazi salute, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Excusing myself from a fancy work lunch due to allergies I have severe food ... Read More
April 16, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments I manage a terrible slob — how can I convince her upset coworker that I’m handling it? — Ask a Manager I actually have an update to this situation right now! I appreciated so much of the advice in the comments, as well as yours. ... Read More
April 15, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker makes absolutely everything about herself — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a department of nine people. We all get along well, but I’m struggling with how to handle my ... Read More
April 9, 2025 being the boss 0 Comments I manage a terrible slob — how can I convince her upset coworker that I’m handling it? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I supervise a team of seven, split between two offices. Sally is an employee in her early 20s working in the ... 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 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments I’m supposed to live with my boss and her husband, bad coworker is finally leaving, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I’m supposed to live with my boss and her husband for months I have ... Read More