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