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 →
my last company was horrible — how do I save other people from it? by Alison Green on January 25, 2023 A reader writes: I recently started a new job and escaped my previous job. The previous job was for a CEO who fancies himself a LinkedIn influencer and life coach. His actual business is a for-profit tech company. He brags about putting his employees first and people over profits. The actuality of working there was […] Read the full article →
why are there so many abusive bosses? by Alison Green on January 23, 2023 In the 15 years I’ve been writing Ask a Manager, I’ve heard about some really bad bosses. There was the boss who crashed an employee’s wedding (and then wrote her up for having him escorted out!), the boss who told bizarre lies about all her employees, and even the boss whose negligence killed someone’s horse. […] Read the full article →
my ex-boss threatened to contact my husband, his coworkers, and my father-in-law if I don’t return $48 of office supplies by Alison Green on January 18, 2023 A reader writes: I received an email today from my prior boss (I left in November) requiring that I return equipment. However, there was no loaned equipment or return equipment clause that even existed for me to sign. They never provided me with anything outside of a $48 office supplies order from Amazon that included […] Read the full article →