July 12, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments it’s the last day for a massive discount on the Ask a Manager job-hunting guide — Ask a Manager It’s the final 24 hours of the annual sale on the Ask a Manager job-hunting bible, How to Get a Job: Secrets of a ... Read More
July 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments should I apologize for being a bad employee? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Do I need to apologize to my managers for being a less-than-stellar employee? I’m a contract employee on my second year ... Read More
July 10, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments an industry colleague is lying to me about a dispute we had years ago — Ask a Manager A reader writes: Six years ago, I was vice president of the board of a national advocacy body (Org A) that had a long-standing, ... Read More
July 9, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how should I balance workplace red flags vs. the necessity to get a job? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’m searching for a job in the real workplace for the first time — previously I’ve only been family-employed and self-employed. ... Read More
July 8, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker REALLY doesn’t like me — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small office (less than 15 of us). There’s pretty low turnover so most of us have been ... Read More
July 5, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread — July 6-7, 2024 — Ask a Manager Well, I don’t have any actual conventions, but I have had a number of cats with various reasons for their names. I will be ... Read More
July 5, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – July 5, 2024 — Ask a Manager Complaining… I’ve been at my software job for 3 years. I’m fully remote, and semi-client facing (zoom calls). I’ve had colorful hair for over ... 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
July 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments 4th of July open thread — Ask a Manager I was saving this for a weekend thread, but this post might be around for a while, so I’ll post here. I have two ... Read More
July 3, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the burnt bagel, the excessive candor, and other reply-all email catastrophes — Ask a Manager It’s the day before a long weekend and I expect traffic to plummet, so to send you off into the holiday with something fun, ... Read More