my ex-boss isn’t that into me (but I’m still into her) by Alison Green on September 14, 2021 A reader writes: I recently left my old remote job of one year for a role with a new team in the same company. I thought I was close with my manager (messaging regularly for business and casual friendly text chats, Christmas gift, birthday gift — even drove one hour to ship me sweets from […] Read the full article →
my boss is angry that I lied about the reason for my vacation by Alison Green on September 13, 2021 A reader writes: At the beginning of the pandemic, I started a relationship with my now-boyfriend, who lives in another country. We met online and had been planning on taking a vacation together as soon as the borders of our countries, which were closed due to COVID restrictions, opened . During the summer, I had […] Read the full article →
my boss is so pro-remote-work that it’s annoying by Alison Green on August 24, 2021 A reader writes: My boss, Jane, is a very vocal remote work advocate. She is constantly sharing articles on social media about how work from home is the future, and writing long rants criticizing companies that are bringing people back to the office for needing to “get with the times.” Our company is finally re-opening […] Read the full article →
how can I tell our boss we’ll all quit if we can’t work from home? by Alison Green on August 16, 2021 A reader writes: We are a small office, just 10 people, and our boss is discussing when we’ll go back to the office and what that looks like for flexibility. He was against work from home before the pandemic, but we went fully remote during the pandemic and ended up having the best year we’ve […] Read the full article →
my awful former boss works at the new job I’m about to start by Alison Green on August 16, 2021 A reader writes: With your advice, I recently landed a new job in a pandemic-affected industry after a year of doing a bridge job after my old job was eliminated during the pandemic. My first job after grad school six and a half years ago was for an incredibly toxic unit of the largest, most-respected […] Read the full article →
our boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him by Alison Green on August 4, 2021 A reader writes: I work for a small (12 person) agency that has exploded over the past few years. Most employees have been there for between 1-2 years, including our executive director. Eleven of us get along famously, but our executive director has stopped speaking to anyone. He has always been an odd duck, but […] Read the full article →
my boss won’t speak to us and says “please” is disrespectful by Alison Green on July 27, 2021 A reader writes: I started what I guess you can call my “dream job” six months ago, and it’s been going well except for one thing: my new boss. My boss, Jane, is a highly uninvolved person, and I am struggling to figure out the best way to communicate with her. When I started my […] Read the full article →
my boss hasn’t talked to me in months by Alison Green on July 21, 2021 A reader writes: Since I returned from vacation a few months ago, my manager hasn’t spoken to me. We are in different offices and she would usually drop by most days to catch up before, so it feels very strange to have a whole month go by without anything from her. I know that her […] Read the full article →
I found my boss’s highly critical notes about a coworker by Alison Green on July 21, 2021 A reader writes: After 10 years of working together, my direct manager — our director of operations, Jessica — was let go from our company a few months ago. There were apparently some behind-the-scenes issues between herself and our CEO, Bruce (he alluded as much to me and others in conversation, I think in an […] Read the full article →
my boss will not physically acknowledge me in social settings by Alison Green on July 14, 2021 A reader writes: I’ve noticed something odd about how my boss talks to me. He doesn’t physically acknowledge me in social settings — if I’m standing in a group with him and others, he doesn’t look at me at all, but he does look at everyone else. I can’t remember the last time he looked […] Read the full article →