coworker misuses the office snack budget, manager eavesdrops through thin walls, and more by Alison Green on February 1, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker uses the office snack budget on expensive snacks only she likes I work on a pretty small team with only three people in the office on a regular basis. We have about six other people who come in once a week or less. […] Read the full article →
our “neurodiversity awareness panel” was a letdown, coworker is stonewalling me, and more by Alison Green on January 31, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our “neurodiversity awareness panel” was just about dyslexia I work for a large engineering firm that has an active Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee, which recently organized a Neurodiversity Awareness Panel webinar. As someone who was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at a young […] Read the full article →
expecting more from a near-retirement employee, a disruptive speakerphone, and more by Alison Green on January 30, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it ageist not to expect more from a near-retirement employee? I’m a 34-year-old manager with eight years of people management experience. I manage an age-diverse team at a tech company. One employee, Darcy, is in her 60s and has shared that she’s a couple […] Read the full article →
employee is a terrible singer, how to say “I’ll quit over this,” and more by Alison Green on January 29, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee is a terrible singer I’ve been a solopreneur for years and in the last few months finally made the leap and hired past-time help. After interviewing a few people, I found someone whose work ethic, schedule, and expectations matched my own. She’s great […] Read the full article →
coworker told everyone I’m having an affair but I’m not, colleague’s office is gun-themed, and more by Alison Green on January 26, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker quit and told everyone I’m having an affair — I’m not I have a messy situation. Long story short, I’ve been falsely accused of having an affair at work. An employee, “Flora,” quit and has been telling people the reason is that she’s just […] Read the full article →
I won’t supervise smoke breaks for minors, backing out of a chaotic freelance project, and more by Alison Green on January 25, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker won’t stop talking about a war that’s endangering my loved ones I work for a medium-sized nonprofit with a diverse staff, including many recent immigrants to the country (we are in Europe). A colleague with whom I work closely in my team of […] Read the full article →
coworker doesn’t come to the office even though it’s required, do I have to use the phone, and more by Alison Green on January 24, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We’re required to work in-person, but my coworker doesn’t come in I work on a team that is separated into two teams: one with about 12 people and then my team of five. Our larger team works in the office three days a week. These days […] Read the full article →
my boss announced layoffs while wearing sunglasses, writing job candidates are using AI in their applications, and more by Alison Green on January 23, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss announced layoffs while wearing sunglasses (yes, it’s Anna Wintour) You may have seen the reports last week that Anna Wintour wore sunglasses throughout the indoor, in-office Zoom meeting in which she announced corporate consolidation and immediate layoffs of many of those in attendance. […] Read the full article →
managers don’t know we can read their “private” Slack channel, wife’s coworker is trampling our boundaries, and more by Alison Green on January 22, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Managers don’t know we can all read their private Slack channel I work for a small fully remote marketing agency. Our C-suite consists of three people with a Slack channel that they think is private but is not. In that channel, they often talk poorly […] Read the full article →
employee “works” after playing video games all night, what does mileage cover, and more by Alison Green on January 19, 2024 It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Employee “works” after playing video games most of the night My remote employee struggles with attention to detail. He stays up late many nights but has told me he can’t help it and he would prefer to work a later schedule (think log in after […] Read the full article →