vote for the worst boss of 2023 by Alison Green on December 11, 2023 It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! Today we’ll vote for the worst boss in each of four match-ups. On Wednesday, the winners will go head-to-head with each other. On Friday, we’ll vote on the finalists. The winner will be crowned next Monday. Voting in this round closes at 11:59 pm […] Read the full article →
my patronizing coworker interrupts meetings to explain basic things to me by Alison Green on October 4, 2023 A reader writes: My coworker, Craig (mid-40s, male), chronically interrupts discussions in meetings, ostensibly to “help” me (mid-50s, female) by explaining obvious things. Typical example: Other Coworker is proposing a plan to use to our advantage a quirk in the way our state categorizes, say, UFO sightings. I’m well aware of this quirk, because I […] Read the full article →
my employer says we can’t stop patrons from filming us by Alison Green on October 3, 2023 A reader writes: I work at a library in a two-party consent state for recording people. Recently people have been coming in and harassing the staff and filming their reactions. Some of these videos have ended up on social media websites, giving our library a minor amount of fame (much to the staff’s dismay). In […] Read the full article →
my coworker lied about sexual harassment because he doesn’t like our new boss by Alison Green on September 13, 2023 A reader writes: I don’t live in the U.S. so what I need is advice on how to deal with the situation and not the possibly legal part. I work in a team of 20 people. Our former boss, Horace, never forced us to donate a liver to his relative, nor did he show up […] Read the full article →
is it fair to give no notice when your boss has threatened to push resigning employees out early? by Alison Green on August 22, 2023 A reader writes: I’m writing about a situation a friend/former coworker (Barbara) is in, and I’m wondering if there is any nuance we’re missing. As background, I used to work at this location but the boss was pretty unbearable for a lot of reasons that I won’t bother to get into. Since I left, two […] Read the full article →
I wrote a Glassdoor review and the employer is losing their minds by Alison Green on June 29, 2023 A reader writes: I wrote a Glassdoor review and the employer is absolutely losing their mind. Recently, I left my last very chaotic workplace for new pastures. The prior workplace had leadership that would constantly go on social media and talk about how much they disliked certain employees and clients (which definitely impacted our business) […] Read the full article →
what can I do during a client’s bigoted rant? by Alison Green on May 16, 2023 A reader writes: I work as a manager in specialized retail establishment and had a client come in today to review and complete her order. We were chatting while I finalized her paperwork, and she mentioned her children. I said something to the effect of, “Oh, I love teenagers — I used to teach high […] Read the full article →
my company cut our pay after we met our goals and says we shouldn’t be upset by Alison Green on March 21, 2023 A reader writes: I work in a position that is the butt of a sales organization. I don’t mind it, but I don’t make a ton and deal with a lot of nonsense. On Thursday, they called a meeting for me and the six other people or so in my position and spent 30 minutes […] Read the full article →
my new coworker is putting fake mistakes in my work so she can tell our boss I’m bad at my job by Alison Green on February 27, 2023 A reader writes: I’ve been with my company for over 10 years at this point. It was my first job out of college and I have successfully worked myself up the ranks to the corporate offices. I’ve been immensely proud of my progress, up until recently. I transferred to a new team, which was presented […] Read the full article →
our boss tells lies to make us feel bad for taking time off by Alison Green on January 31, 2023 A reader writes: The other week, I took a few sick days due to Covid and a double ear infection. I was legitimately ill and even offered to submit a medical note. When I returned, my manager, Corrine, sat me down to tell me my team was forced to work overtime due my absence and […] Read the full article →