updates: the terrible attitude, the lack of real world experience, and more by Alison Green on June 30, 2021 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, where all month I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Should I re-hire an employee with a terrible attitude? I didn’t hire the guy, in the end. Partly […] Read the full article →
should you connect with strangers on LinkedIn? by Alison Green on June 30, 2021 A reader writes: I work in an industry that’s largely freelance, with a massive component of networking and word-of-mouth. But almost all of that networking is done in-person. As far as I know, I’ve never gotten a job or a useful contact out of LinkedIn because it’s just not really the way we work. Additionally, […] Read the full article →
my coworker is really aggressive about commuting home with me by Alison Green on June 30, 2021 A reader writes: I have a complicated social question for you, which is ultimately about laying boundaries when a coworker shares your commute. I recently started a new job and found out that a former coworker from my last job and I have been hired into the organization at the same rank. We work alongside […] Read the full article →
my coworker is overworking herself, are tank tops business casual, and more by Alison Green on June 30, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is overworking herself I’m concerned about my coworker but I’m not sure what to do or if it’s my place to do anything. She regularly starts working at 7 am and works until 10 pm, skipping her lunch break. She does usually take […] Read the full article →
updates: the complaining coworkers, the embarrassed boss, and more by Alison Green on June 29, 2021 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, where all month I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. Coworkers who complain about returning to the office when I’ve been here all along I wrote in not […] Read the full article →
my new job said I could work from home – and then changed their minds by Alison Green on June 29, 2021 A reader writes: I have worked in tech for 10 years and just started a dream role with an incredibly welcoming team. During the recruiting process, I made it very clear to the recruiter that I would only be able to go into the office (located 70 miles away, or two hours each way with […] Read the full article →
can I keep mentioning my period at work? by Alison Green on June 29, 2021 A reader writes: I work in tech, in a fairly close-knit, moderately progressive office, with a majority of male coworkers. Many months, I get really bad fatigue before or during my period. It can knock me out for anywhere from half a day to a day and a half. If I need to take time […] Read the full article →
our babysitter ghosted us and now works at my office, replacing a beloved employee who died, and more by Alison Green on June 29, 2021 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Executive’s daughter ghosted us on babysitting without being paid and now she works here About a year ago, the wife of an executive in my company, upon hearing I had a young child, suggested my wife and I could hire her 25-year-old daughter for part-time […] Read the full article →
updates: disgusting boss touches and chews on everything on my desk, and more by Alison Green on June 28, 2021 It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, where all month I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My disgusting boss touches and chews on everything on my desk (first update here) I was just catching […] Read the full article →
can I leave an unproductive meeting? by Alison Green on June 28, 2021 A reader writes: I work at an organization where we are very friendly and fairly informal. In our department, we have pairs of junior and senior staff working on the same portfolio, and everyone is supervised by the head of the department. I’m the junior in the pair, and my senior has known our boss […] Read the full article →