update: I reported my boss’s boss for racism and now feel guilty by Alison Green on February 8, 2024 Remember the letter-writer who felt guilty about reporting their boss’s boss for racism? Here’s the update. I’ve switched careers from nonprofit program manager to home caregiver and haven’t looked back. The nonprofit I left is still alive and kicking. But they killed the program I used to manage, which actually made me feel less crazy […] Read the full article →
update: men are hitting on my scheduling bot because it has a woman’s name by Alison Green on February 5, 2024 Remember the letter-writer whose scheduling bot was getting hit on because it has a woman’s name? Here’s the (truly excellent) update. I really enjoyed your response and reading the comment section; I wasn’t able to participate because I was particularly slammed at work that day, but it was a great read later in the evening. […] Read the full article →
updates: lying about a Glassdoor review, the time-off request, and more by Alison Green on February 1, 2024 Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. The ethics of lying about a Glassdoor review (#4 at the link) I wrote to you in September about the ethics of lying if I was asked if I wrote a not-great review of my employer on Glassdoor; I have a minor update. I was never asked […] Read the full article →
updates: interviewing with a service dog in my lap, stuck working for father, and more by Alison Green on January 25, 2024 Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Interviewing with a service dog in my lap The short version is: I didn’t get the job. I ended up being so focused on preparing for the interview as a service dog user that I failed to prepare for the interview as an interviewee. I made my […] Read the full article →
update: my boss expects me to respond immediately no matter what I’m doing by Alison Green on January 18, 2024 Remember the letter-writer whose boss expected them to respond immediately no matter what they were doing? Here’s the update. I didn’t get a chance to implement all of your advice right away. Around the time I wrote asking for advice, I was promoted to a new hybrid role that crossed over into another department because […] Read the full article →
updates: introduced as my dad’s kid, mentor falsely accused someone on my behalf, and more by Alison Green on January 11, 2024 Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Can I ask coworkers to stop introducing me as my dad’s kid? Last March, I wrote to you about my concerns about how I was introduced in professional settings. A lot has changed since the time I wrote, and a lot has gotten better. Firstly, while I […] Read the full article →
update: my former boss won’t leave me alone by Alison Green on January 4, 2024 Remember the letter-writer whose former boss wouldn’t leave them alone? Here’s the update. When you published my email, I was so grateful for your advice, plus I read all of the comments. At first, I decided on the most boring but easiest option (for me, anyway), which was to never contact my former boss again. […] Read the full article →
update: my performance evaluation is based on activities outside of work by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was told their performance evaluation would be based on activities outside of work? Here’s the update. Thank you so much for taking the time […] Read the full article →
update: a volunteer group I founded years ago is devouring my life by Alison Green on December 28, 2023 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose life was being devoured by a volunteer group they had founded years ago? Here’s the update. I wrote back in 2017 (!) about a […] Read the full article →
update: hiring externally when staff expect an internal hire by Alison Green on December 27, 2023 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was planning to hire externally when their staff expected an internal hire (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. As some commenters guessed, I […] Read the full article →