March 7, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – March 8-9, 2025 — Ask a Manager I will admit that I posted this thread to share an update earlier rather than later (before I forget or get too busy)! Last ... 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
March 5, 2025 ask the readers 0 Comments the torn-down sign, the committed decorator, and other stories of shared work space gone awry — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about shared space / hot-desking horror stories and here are 10 of my favorites that you shared. 1. The torn-down ... Read More
March 4, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments a bunch of questions and answers about your resume — Ask a Manager I’m getting a flood of questions about resumes, so here are seven resume questions and answers. 1. Can my resume just list my last ... Read More
March 3, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments how normal is it to help your partner in their job? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have a senior role in a large architecture and engineering company, and my partner is an academic. I sometimes ask ... Read More
February 28, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – February 28, 2025 — Ask a Manager Hi all, I posted a few weeks ago about turning a job offer down solely on the basis of having a bad feeling about ... Read More
February 28, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my mom answered my phone and yelled at my boss, staff grumbling about sales team’s “perks,” and more — Ask a Manager my mom answered my phone and yelled at my boss, staff grumbling about sales team’s “perks,” and more — Ask a Manager my mom ... Read More
February 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments is it a red flag if a team has a group text? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Do you think it’s a red flag when a team in a smaller company immediately drops you into a group text ... Read More
February 26, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments can you fire someone for being racist? — Ask a Manager can you fire someone for being racist? by Alison Green on February 26, 2025 A reader writes: Recently, my company hired someone who was ... Read More
February 25, 2025 being the boss 0 Comments employee doesn’t eat, then gets hangry and irritable — Ask a Manager employee doesn’t eat, then gets hangry and irritable by Alison Green on February 25, 2025 A reader writes: I own a business and recently ... Read More