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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 employee warned her on her first day that he “has a problem with authority”? Here’s the update. I wish I had started reading AAM […]

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 interviewer called up her references to badmouth her because she didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon”? Here’s the update. I so appreciate […]

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. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day for the next several weeks — so keep checking […]

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 if “secretary” is a demeaning title? Here’s the update. As of this week I’ve completely moved away from the title and am now called […]

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. Employee isn’t flushing the toilet I opened with telling her that this was going to be an uncomfortable conversation. I […]

It’s “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, and 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 wants to work from home without child care for his baby forever The advice from everyone at Ask a Manager […]

It’s “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day for the next several […]

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. New manager keeps telling us we’re frustrated and defensive In retrospect, Kelly did not have the claimed managerial experience, and […]

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 got him fired got hired at his new job — and started joking about how bad his work was? Here’s the update. Let […]

It’s “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! Every day from now until the end of the year, I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose colleague had forged the company owner’s signature on his mortgage paperwork? Here’s the update. Thank you […]