updates: the fundraising husband, the egg freezing, and more by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! Here are three updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. 1. My husband keeps contacting my coworkers about funding his nonprofit First things first, it took 4 months (thanks Kaiser) but I FOUND A THERAPIST! He is great […] Read the full article →
my coworker accidentally fractured my arm by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 A reader writes: I recently started a new job as a courier who delivers essential supplies to several businesses and industries. I am very fortunate that my job has not been affected by Covid-19 due to how important our services are, especially now. I’m currently being trained by a woman named Melissa. She is teaching […] Read the full article →
updates: the company stealing stimulus checks, and more by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, when I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My company plans to absorb any government stimulus checks that employees receive for themselves Unsurprisingly, my hours have been cut […] Read the full article →
my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My husband has been stuck at his job for a year or so, but it’s taking a while to find that next position. His boss is toxic and and oscillates between micromanaging and wanting the office to be like the Grandma’s Boy movie. So, this […] Read the full article →
should I ask out my former boss, employee cc’s me on everything, and more by Alison Green on April 30, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I ask out my former boss? From 2015-2017, I reported to a wonderful boss who I really clicked with personally and professionally. After I left the organization for other reasons (and he left the industry) we remained good friends. He and his wife are […] Read the full article →
my employees don’t want to return to work because they’re making more from unemployment by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 A reader writes: I’m a small business owner who had about 45 employees before the COVID-19 shutdown hit us hard. We laid off or furloughed the entire staff, and we’ve now been approved for and received a PPP loan. Here’s the problem — most of my furloughed employees are making more on unemployment than they […] Read the full article →
updates: the adoption, telling my boss she risks losing me if she doesn’t hire help, and more by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, when I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Talking about my pregnancy at work when I’m placing the baby for adoption (first update here) Since I sent my […] Read the full article →
my employee keeps interrupting me by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 A reader writes: We hired a new member of our team almost a year ago now, and her work product is fantastic. Unfortunately, she is constantly interrupting and correcting me, even when she isn’t correct about her correction. I’ve tried giving her the floor when that happens and just ignoring it, and also tried just […] Read the full article →
my new employee keeps tagging us in negative social media posts after we’ve told her to stop by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 A reader writes: My company hired a new employee just before the pandemic work from home shift. We were hesitant to hire her for my department to begin with — she didn’t have glowing recommendations and she’s got a patchy work history, but she has experience in the one thing we can’t train on right […] Read the full article →
my employer wants me to come back at half my pay, coworker posts awful things on Facebook, and more by Alison Green on April 29, 2020 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employer wants to bring me back to work — at half my old pay I live in California and I was a bar manager making $26/hour plus tips (only when bartending, not managing). Shelter-in-place happened and my boss laid off the whole company. They’ve […] Read the full article →