our new manager is pressuring the women on our team to use menstrual cups by Alison Green on March 13, 2019 A reader writes: This question is on behalf of a friend who works at a small 30-person property management company (we both live in the UK if that makes a difference). My friend has recently got a new manager to head the 10-person team she is a part of, and in which she is in […] Read the full article →
my boss is my new next-door neighbor by Alison Green on March 12, 2019 A reader writes: I am six months into my first job since graduating college. It has been a tough transition, but I am finally feeling more competent in my job and assimilating to its culture. Last week I moved to a new house in a relatively affluent part of town. I was only able to […] Read the full article →
my boss told my office I’m lying about my health condition by Alison Green on March 11, 2019 A reader writes: So I’ve been at my job at an educational institution for about six months now, and live about an hour away (unfortunately, moving is not an option). Over the winter, ice and snow that I experience living in a valley has kept me from getting to work more than once, though my […] Read the full article →
should I tell my new boss about my previous poor performance in this job? by Alison Green on March 6, 2019 A reader writes: I started a role at a new company last October. I’ve wanted to work there for ages and it’s a role that perfectly matches my skill set. The role reports direct to the executive director, the only one at my level with a direct reporting line. Just before I started, my ED […] Read the full article →
my boss sent my client a flirty message from my email account by Alison Green on March 4, 2019 A reader writes: I work at a small company and the owner monitors my email while I’m on vacation to eliminate a backlog of tasks, which is helpful normally. However, I was recently on vacation (gone two working days only) and my boss composed an email about a project I was working on and signed […] Read the full article →
my boss pet-sat my animals and nearly killed them by Alison Green on February 27, 2019 A reader writes: My boss nearly killed my pets while I was on vacation and I have no idea how I’m going to talk to him about this. One of my coworkers usually takes care of my pets when I go away, but this time he could only do it for part of my vacation. […] Read the full article →
my office has a burn book we all have to read and sign by Alison Green on February 20, 2019 A reader writes: I work at a customer service desk with one supervisor and a handful of employees. It’s shift work, and there is often very little overlap between morning and afternoon shifts. We have a notebook behind the desk where we are supposed to write notes to the team about anything you need them […] Read the full article →
new manager keeps telling us we’re frustrated and defensive by Alison Green on February 13, 2019 A reader writes: A few months ago, we gained a new departmental manager (Kelly). Some background: Kelly is about 10 years younger than the two most senior people in our department, of which I am one, and comes from another industry so there’s a steep learning curve. My colleague (Alex) and I are finding conversations […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a boss who flips out and yells by Alison Green on February 7, 2019 A reader writes: I work on a team of four – our manager and the three producers. Our manager is not very experienced with managing, and we tend to pick up a lot of the slack for clarifying directives, managing vendors, setting plans, etc. Personality-wise, our manager is typically very playful and her goal is […] Read the full article →
my arrogant coworker is trying to mentor me, but I’m his team lead by Alison Green on February 6, 2019 A reader writes: I recently found out I’ll be moved into a team lead position at my job, leading three others and an intern I’m mentoring. It’s a non-managerial role, and it hasn’t started yet, but there’s been a lot of planning and prep work involved. I’ve been with the company for under a year […] Read the full article →