September 2021

my employee relocated and didn’t tell me

A reader writes: I run an online business and we have not worked in office since March 2020. Like many Covid-remote workers, we saw some living situations shift: moving in with family, caring for parents, working in remote locations. That worked very well for us and I’m grateful. Our current return-to-work date is before the […]

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weekend open thread – September 25-26, 2021

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Under the Whispering Door, by TJ Klune. I spent much of my vacation reading this! It’s the latest from the author of The House in the […]

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it’s your Friday good news

It’s your Friday good news! 1. I have a good news story. It’s not about me, but actually about my 15-year-old daughter. She has been talking for about a year about getting a job when she’s 15. She was volunteering last winter for a few months, and then the plague hit, so that ended. Other […]

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open thread – September 24-25, 2021

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […]

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a rogue admin, a silent snacker, and more

I’m on vacation this week. Here are some letters from the archives. 1. Our rogue admin has published her own strict rule book for new hires, without any authority to do that Our organization has an employee at a satellite office, Jane, whose job description clearly states she that supervises no one; she is administrative […]

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