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 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
October 15, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworker does extreme sports when she’s out sick, asking to skip a performance review, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker does extreme sports whenever she’s out sick I have a coworker, “Pattie,” ... 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