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
July 2, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker disrupts meetings and explodes or freezes us out if she’s angry — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work on a four-person core team, and we have a standing weekly meeting that is required of every team in ... Read More
July 1, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the new alphabetization scheme, the identical twin caper, and other stories of summer internships — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about summer interns, and these are 12 of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The bookshelves Best ever intern was ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread — June 29-30, 2024 — Ask a Manager I always say that the moment I became an adult was the end of my 1st week at college, two or three weeks before ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – June 28, 2024 — Ask a Manager I saw an absolutely unhinged job posting yesterday from a daycare I used to work at. They were toxic when I worked there, the ... Read More
June 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I don’t see the point of taking time off, explaining a black eye on Zoom calls, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t see the point of taking PTO I work a customer-service-heavy role, and ... Read More
June 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I think my new job’s salary offer is a mistake — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work for a toxic organization, and I’ve been looking for opportunities elsewhere. A job opened up in my home city ... Read More
June 26, 2024 advice about your boss 0 Comments do I have to refuse to use first names because my manager won’t? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I just started with a new organization three months ago. I was hired to lead a newly-formed team. In case it ... Read More
June 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I’m the weakest link on my team — Ask a Manager I’m the weakest link on my team by Alison Green on June 25, 2024 A reader writes: I work with a very talented team ... Read More
June 24, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I used ChatGPT to replace a team’s input when they weren’t responding … and now I’m panicking — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I messed up royally. I’m two years in my first full-time role. My job is like in-house consulting. My team is ... Read More