update: our boss is demanding a gift with an accounting of names and how much each person contributed by Alison Green on November 29, 2022 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and for the rest of the year I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss was demanding […] Read the full article →
ice-breakers don’t have to suck by Alison Green on November 29, 2022 In response to the recent post about excessive ice-breakers at work, Sarah Lichtenstein Walter shared the guide she created for her team about how to design good ice-breakers and what to avoid. I love it and am sharing it here with her permission. Sarah says, “My favorite of these is the favorite/least favorite work activities […] Read the full article →
update: governor yanked telework for state employees and my office is in chaos by Alison Green on November 29, 2022 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and for the rest of the year I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose office was in […] Read the full article →
I’m starting to hate my customers, employee wants a month off in our busy period, and more by Alison Green on November 29, 2022 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m starting to hate my customers I work in telephone based collections for a credit card and loan provider, but increasingly I’m getting frustrated by the attitude of the customers we deal with. I find myself uncharitably thinking that they’re lucky that we are willing […] Read the full article →
updates: the physically demanding team-building, the weekend sleepover, and more by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and for the rest of the year I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. Can I recover from two angry explosions at work? I went through the EAP and […] Read the full article →
update: my manager says my shyness is seen as rudeness by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and for the rest of the year I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose manager said her […] Read the full article →
update: my employee is freezing out a manager after he joked about King Charles by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and for the rest of the year I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose employee was freezing […] Read the full article →
the schedule for updates this year by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 A heads-up about update season: for the next few weeks I’ll be posting at midnight, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5 pm (all times are Eastern)* … as a minimum. There will sometimes be additional posts at random times throughout the afternoon as well! We have a lot of updates. Also, […] Read the full article →
how to tell an assistant, “just fix the problem!” by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 A reader writes: Soon after I started, I hired a new assistant, Amy. She’s been here a few months. It’s going okay but I’m trying to figure out which of the following things are worth trying to fix with her, and which are just personal quirks and to let it go. She excels in other […] Read the full article →
update: I started a business with two coworkers and I’m doing all the work by Alison Green on November 28, 2022 It’s the launch of “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! Every day from now until the end of the year, I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a […] Read the full article →