March 28, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments should we have “fun” out-of-office messages, managers trash-talk my old job, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should we really have “fun” out-of-office messages? At a company-sponsored women’s networking event last ... Read More
March 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments should our office kick everyone out at 5 pm? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I would like to ask you and your readers about a discussion my organization had about working late. I don’t work ... Read More
March 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I found a perfect candidate — do I need to interview others? — Ask a Manager I found a perfect candidate — do I need to interview others? by Alison Green on March 27, 2024 A reader writes: I recently ... Read More
March 27, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker is spreading a rumor that I have bulimia — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I really need some unbiased advice here as I am really struggling with a situation at my job but at the ... Read More
March 27, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments company wants me to tell my current job I’m interviewing with them, telling a former intern to honor time commitments, and more — Ask a Manager company wants me to tell my current job I’m interviewing with them, telling a former intern to honor time commitments, and more — Ask ... Read More
March 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I was promised a raise for doing a lot more work … and it didn’t come through — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I’m feeling bamboozled by how my compensation situation has shaken out. I am a non-exempt salaried employee and have been the ... Read More
March 26, 2024 being the boss 0 Comments I sent a text about my problem employee to the wrong person — Ask a Manager I sent a text about my problem employee to the wrong person by Alison Green on March 26, 2024 A reader writes: I find ... Read More
March 26, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworkers are obsessed with talking about their kids … and I’m the only childless one here — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small public-facing office of a government agency. Due to some staffing changes in the past few months, ... Read More
March 26, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments wearing revealing exercise clothes around coworkers, telling an employer I have another offer, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Wearing revealing clothes to exercise around coworkers I’m a young woman at my first ... Read More
March 25, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the plant saver, the altruistic horse, and other stories of kindness at work — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about kindness at work. Here are 15 of my favorites of the stories you shared. 1. The teachers I’m a ... Read More