March 11, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker’s boyfriend hangs out at our desks to flirt — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in manufacturing, and I more or less have a desk job. My “office” is a clump of desks off ... Read More
February 19, 2025 Business Networking 0 Comments Ways to Bond With Your Co-Workers – Mike McRitchie | Resume and LinkedIn Profile Writer Building solid relationships with coworkers is crucial to fostering a happy and effective work environment in the fast-paced workplace of today. Professional proficiency and ... Read More
January 16, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers are bouncing on yoga balls on Zoom calls, paid parental leave but only for women, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. People are bouncing on yoga balls during Zoom calls I’m at an all-remote company. ... Read More
January 13, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments mysterious visitor won’t leave our cafe, correcting coworker’s Spanish mistake, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Unauthorized visitor won’t leave our cafe I work for a university research department, and ... 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 31, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments telling my boss I want his job, coworkers ask about my weight loss, 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 30, 2024 59 0 Comments is it my job to manage a coworker’s feelings? — 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 17, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction — Ask a Manager update: my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction by Alison Green on December 17, 2024 It’s “where are you now?” month at ... Read More
November 20, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker’s constant interruptions make us all dread team calls — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Our team of seven has been working from home since the beginning of Covid. To keep up-to-date on projects, we have ... Read More