February 4, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments our head of DEI outed me to 800 people, do clients think I’m a nepo baby, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company’s head of DEI outed me to 800 people I’m a nonbinary trans ... Read More
January 22, 2025 Career Angles 0 Comments If You Want People to Bond With You . . . I loved this little story Mark Anthony Dyson shared on LinkedIn. It has a great lesson. By Mark Anthony Dyson When I visit my ... Read More
January 21, 2025 Career Development 0 Comments Encourage People Managers to Build a Peer Network Estimated reading time: 5 minutes We regularly talk about the importance of managers building good working relationships with their employees and even their manager. ... Read More
January 3, 2025 Employee Relations 0 Comments coworker keeps telling people she’s my boss, suspicious jewelry, and more — Ask a Manager I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My ... Read More
December 15, 2024 #Shorts 0 Comments How Do Recruiters Filter Out People Who Apply to A Lot of Jobs? By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Facebook Share Twitter Share Google+ Share How do recruiters filter low-quality job hunters who apply for a ... Read More
November 1, 2024 Career Coaching 0 Comments People Share Many Interesting Things By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter My wife was away in England until mid-August at a teacher training program so I have been ... Read More
November 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my boss wrote a poem about us but left people out, I doubt my boss’s nephew is really a genius, and more — Ask a Manager my boss wrote a poem about us but left people out, I doubt my boss’s nephew is really a genius, and more — Ask ... Read More
October 24, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how do people handle highly visible workspaces? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: This is a low-stakes question, but I’m curious if anyone else is bothered by open-office floor plans (or otherwise very visible ... Read More
October 1, 2024 COVID-19 0 Comments Why aren’t people using Paxlovid? – Healthcare Economist Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) is effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but few people use it. A paper by ... Read More
September 25, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments giving extra time off to people who get married, rejected me because I was late for the interview, 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. Giving ... Read More