Ask a Manager

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “I’m So Burned Out At Work”. Alison: Today we’re going to talk about burnout and what to do when your job has been exhausting and overwhelming you for a while and how to know if it’s even fixable. Our guest today is wondering about […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “I Want More Feedback”. Alison: Our guest this week is in a position some people might find enviable. She never hears any critical feedback from her boss – but she wants to, which is a really smart thing for reasons we’ll talk about and […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “I’m the Boss’ Daughter.” Alison: Getting direction from one manager can be difficult enough, but what if you’re getting direction from two different people and they’re not always telling you the same thing? And then to further complicate it, what if one of those […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “The Talkative Intern.” Alison: Managing interns can be rewarding and also can be a little weird. When people have no experience in the work world, sometimes your job as their manager is to coach them on things that might seem very basic, but aren’t […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “The Lazy Coworker.” Alison: This week we have two special guests and I’m so excited to introduce them. Han Malyn and Matt Albrecht run a podcast called Han and Matt Know it All, which is all about advice columns. Each week they re-answer recent questions […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “The Angry Coworker.” Alison: Our guest this week has a coworker whose behavior is really disruptive and unsettling too. She’s already talked to her manager and HR about it, but the problem is continuing and she’s wondering where to go from here. This can […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “The Clingy Coworker.” Alison: Work friendships can be complicated, especially when a coworker you’ve become friends with wants a more intense friendship than you do. Our guest this week has a coworker who is a little too clingy for her and we’re going to […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast, episode 10: “How to Get Your Tone Right in Tricky Work Conversations.” Alison: This week I’m going to do something a little different on the show instead of taking a listener call. This is an episode I have been excited to do since we launched […]

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast, episode 9: “What Should Salary Negotiation Sound Like?”. Alison: We have a letter this week on a topic that I think a lot of people wonder about – negotiating salary. For most people, negotiating is pretty intimidating. You worry about undercutting yourself and leaving money […]