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
October 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments group member won’t stop talking, snack bar is in a coworker’s work area, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Writing group member won’t stop talking and we can’t get any work done I ... Read More
October 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers won’t help me cut expenses, colleague owes me money, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off for a few days. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the ... Read More
October 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers only ask me about ducks, sending flowers on someone’s first day of work, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off for a few days. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the ... Read More
September 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker’s food restrictions mean that I’ll be the one restricted, saying you have to discuss an offer with your spouse, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off this week. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. ... Read More
September 13, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments asking for a hotel room far from coworkers, asking about camera culture in an interview — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Can I ask for a hotel room far from my coworkers when traveling for ... Read More
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