April 7, 2025 ask the readers 0 Comments the storage labyrinth, the tape terrorism, and other things you thought were normal early in your career but were actually very weird — Ask a Manager the storage labyrinth, the tape terrorism, and other things you thought were normal early in your career but were actually very weird — Ask ... Read More
April 4, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments can I suggest that my employee rethink her career, pimple patches at work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Can I suggest that my employee rethink her career path? One of my direct ... Read More
April 3, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments can I resign but still ask for severance? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Last summer, an old mentor from my past company — who led a couple projects I was on but was not ... Read More
April 2, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments the head of the nonprofit I volunteer for doesn’t know what a budget is — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’ve been doing some remote volunteer grant writing as part of a long-term plan to break out of my current job ... Read More
April 1, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments when someone tells you you’re too sick to be at work (but you’re not) — Ask a Manager A reader writes: How should I respond when someone tells me that I am too sick to be at work and I should be ... Read More
March 31, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments can my resume list a different title than my real one? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: For some reason — largely due to how bad the job market currently is for replaceable lifelong individual contributors — I’ve ... Read More
March 28, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments perks for remote employees only, my mom says I shouldn’t leave a bad Glassdoor review, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Perks for remote employees only Our company works mostly remotely. Employees who live locally ... Read More
March 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my friend accused me of getting him fired, the jerk on the plane, and more — Ask a Manager Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My friend accused me of getting him fired, but I didn’t (#3 at the link) Thanks ... Read More
March 27, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments The Reason a UK School Headmistress Banned Group Projects is Instructive for Every Manager — Improve Your HR In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one ... Read More
March 26, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss never praises my work — Ask a Manager My undying thanks to you and all the commentariat for your compassionate take and excellent advice: I needed to get out of that job. ... Read More