You might think that work advice doesn’t have much crossover with cleaning advice, but I get a fair number of questions that relate to cleaning at work. Why is the microwave in the office kitchen so disgusting and how can we keep it clean? The person who shares my workspace leaves it in a terrible […]

A reader writes: My coworker has a family member who was a pretty big deal in the company. Said relative has since retired, but her legacy sort of lives on. My coworker gets away with EVERYTHING. She treats her superiors with no respect, does whatever she wants, never has consequences. I have literally heard her […]

A reader writes: I’m a newish manager at a small non-profit whose work site is overseas. I report to an international Executive Director and oversee a small office in the U.S. We’ve recently grown our U.S. team to address problems of overwork. The dominant culture on the team is to sacrifice to get work done, […]

A reader writes: I have a tricky situation that I’m not sure how to navigate. My boss keeps using the word “retard” as a derogatory term. She doesn’t use it to describe people, but she does use it to describe things and ideas. We don’t work in the same office, but we often travel to […]

Today’s episode of the podcast is a special Halloween episode, filled with stories of people’s spooky experiences at work — we’ve got voices when no one is there, a creepily laughing doll, a fired guy’s ghostly revenge, and much more. If you’re ready to be creeped out by those stories, you can listen here: Or, […]

A reader writes: Over the last nine months or so, I have been slowly burning out at my job, but that’s not the problem. I am taking steps to combat my own burn-out. The problem is that over this time, I’ve been watching my company add more and more work to my boss. It’s like […]

In today’s podcast, I talked to someone who’s worried that her new job isn’t what she signed up for. Here’s the letter: I recently graduated with a master’s degree a few months ago and just started a new job a month ago. The new job has moved me from a customer service/assistant role and into […]

The questions on today’s podcast are: Someone’s not flushing the toilet Using personality tests in hiring My manager keeps me late with no notice How do you do layoffs the right way? (read an update here) Did I make a mistake in leaving my last job? The show is 27 minutes long, and you can […]

In today’s podcast, I talked to someone who started started a new job and her boss is being a jerk to her — but not to anyone else. Here’s the letter: My boss is a horrible, mean person. I just joined this company recently and have just hit my two-month mark. I love the company, […]

The questions on today’s podcast are: I’m drowning in too much work People keep getting promoted past me My coworkers are obsessed with my weight loss I’m having panic attacks from my high-stress office My difficult coworker hums incessantly Why are our temps getting paid more than me? The show is 28 minutes long, and […]