update: my boss is my new next-door neighbor by Alison Green on December 9, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose department head was moving in next door? Here’s the update. My update is (thankfully!) pretty boring. My firm’s partner and I hardly interact outside […] Read the full article →
updates: my boss wants to bring me back into the religious fold, and more by Alison Green on December 9, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My boss wants to bring me back into the religious fold A few things have changed since I wrote in. […] Read the full article →
updates: the long car ride with coworkers, the late payments, and more by Alison Green on December 8, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. I don’t want to be in a car with coworkers for eight hours a day (#2 at the link) My […] Read the full article →
updates: the headphones ban, the written questions at a job interview, and more by Alison Green on December 6, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My boss told me to stop wearing headphones at work — but I wear them to drown out my coworker’s […] Read the full article →
update: my boss yells for employees to come to her — over and over by Alison Green on December 6, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose boss insisted on yelling for people to come to her, despite the disruption it caused? Here’s the update. Before taking my issue to Jane […] Read the full article →
update: my office does “Fat Friday” – and I have an eating disorder by Alison Green on December 6, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was in recovery from an eating disorder and whose office had a weekly event called “Fat Friday” where people were encouraged to bring in […] Read the full article →
updates: the pro athlete fiancé, the allergic coworker, and more by Alison Green on December 5, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My office is obsessed with my professional athlete fiancé I spoke with my department manager in a relaxed manner (but […] Read the full article →
update: what are the ethics of poaching an employee from someone I know professionally? by Alison Green on December 5, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer wondering about hiring someone who her colleague would be upset to lose? Here’s the update. Thank you so much for answering my question! Your answer […] Read the full article →
updates: the balls adjuster, the daily affirmation, and more by Alison Green on December 4, 2019 It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. My employee keeps adjusting himself while we’re talking The advice helped greatly, I’m so glad I wrote into you for […] Read the full article →
updates: the lip sync battle, the employee with “expectations” for his boss, and more by Alison Green on December 4, 2019 You It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My employee keeps telling me his “expectations” of me There was a development a couple of weeks ago that […] Read the full article →