September 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworkers are engaged but one of them is cheating … with my boss — Ask a Manager Thank you so much for responding to my question. I couldn’t really respond to any of the comments on your post, but I read ... Read More
August 14, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments can my husband hang out in my office, asking coworkers to treat me like “the talent,” and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can my husband hang out in my office at night until I’m ready to ... Read More
July 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments interviewer mocked my speech impediment, telling coworkers I’m having a baby unconventionally, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My interviewer mocked my speech impediment I recently had a job interview that was ... Read More
July 5, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworkers are in a self-help cult, I pretended I’m allergic to bees, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off today. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. I ... Read More
May 3, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my employee sleeps in and misses work, can my coworkers read cursive, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How do I talk to my employee about sleeping in and missing work? I ... Read More
May 1, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments I’m caught in the crossfire of my coworkers’ petty complaints about our company — Ask a Manager A reader writes: The company that I work for has made a few changes recently, prompting disgruntlement from coworkers in my four-person department. We ... Read More
April 9, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker’s obsession with coffee is an all-day distraction — Ask a Manager A reader writes: This is probably going to be more venting. It is bugging me, but I don’t want to risk being the office ... Read More
March 26, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworkers are obsessed with talking about their kids … and I’m the only childless one here — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small public-facing office of a government agency. Due to some staffing changes in the past few months, ... Read More
March 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments wearing revealing exercise clothes around coworkers, telling an employer I have another offer, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Wearing revealing clothes to exercise around coworkers I’m a young woman at my first ... Read More