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
January 13, 2025 being the boss 0 Comments employee runs to work and drips water and mud everywhere when he arrives — Ask a Manager A reader writes: One of our staff, Leonard, runs to work. Given our local climate, this often results in him arriving damp and/or cold, ... Read More
January 13, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments mysterious visitor won’t leave our cafe, correcting coworker’s Spanish mistake, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Unauthorized visitor won’t leave our cafe I work for a university research department, and ... Read More
January 10, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – January 11-12, 2025 — Ask a Manager weekend open thread – January 11-12, 2025 by Alison Green on January 10, 2025 This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d ... Read More
January 9, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments how to ask “did you get my gift?” without sounding like you’re fishing for a thank-you — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have an extremely low-stakes question: Is there a way to say “did you receive my gift?” that doesn’t come off ... Read More
January 8, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments I’m angry at my coworkers — can I refuse their apology? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I was out for a few days recently for personal reasons and came back to discover that two of my colleagues ... Read More
January 7, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments should I call out a vulture who takes way more than his share of food at meetings? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work at a small college, and part of my job involves working with new faculty. I have one new faculty ... Read More
January 6, 2025 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments coworkers are angry that we got rid of their smelly, fly-ridden compost bucket — Ask a Manager A reader writes: We have about 25 employees, and prior to Covid, we had a somewhat-contentious compost bucket under the sink in our staff ... Read More