January 24, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my partner is angry about how I handled harassment, venting to employees about managers above them, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My partner is angry about how I handled harassment at work I’m a woman ... Read More
January 23, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments what to do about a terrible workplace when you can’t leave, employee keeps writing in her pregnancy journal at work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. What to do about a terrible workplace when you can’t leave I know it’s ... Read More
January 22, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments my employees can’t move on after I yelled at them, boss found out I’ve been hiding mistakes, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employees can’t move on after I yelled at them I do not deny ... Read More
January 21, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments job candidate’s name is a slur, exec is marketing a job as a “roommate opportunity,” and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Job candidate’s name is a slur I recently reviewed a job application from a ... Read More
January 20, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments warning an intern about a bad manager, former colleague is running a scam, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I have warned an intern about a bad manager? I am a middle ... Read More
January 17, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – January 17, 2025 — Ask a Manager I left a job where I was happy and liked the work, my supervisor, and my co-workers simply because I wanted more money. I ... Read More
January 17, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments Why Every Manager Needs to Watch the Dystopian Workplace Drama ‘Severance’ — Improve Your HR Severance, AppleTV’s show about the workplace, launches a long-anticipated second season on Friday. While it’s a workplace show, it’s definitely about a different kind of ... Read More
January 17, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments CEO shared family trip photos after announcing budget cuts, new hire aggressively compliments our work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. CEO shared family trip photos after announcing budget cuts We just had a company-wide ... Read More
January 16, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworkers are bouncing on yoga balls on Zoom calls, paid parental leave but only for women, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. People are bouncing on yoga balls during Zoom calls I’m at an all-remote company. ... Read More
January 15, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments HR person secretly helped her mom get hired, coworker is identifying herself as a psychologist when she’s not, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our HR person helped her mom get hired in secret I work for a ... Read More