Friday good news … this time with updates by Alison Green on December 15, 2023 It’s your Friday good news — the updates version! Here are updates from people who shared good news here in the past. 1. The person who got multiple offers after a string of bad jobs (#1 at the link) I had emailed a year ago with a good news Friday update and some wild job […] Read the full article →
updates: I’m in trouble for occasionally arriving a few minutes late, and more by Alison Green on December 14, 2023 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’m in trouble for occasionally arriving a few minutes late Regretfully, this was indeed a red flag indicating a toxic […] Read the full article →
update: I slept through an entire day of work by Alison Green on December 14, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who slept through an entire day of work? (First […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is blocking my move to a new team by Alison Green on December 14, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss was blocking their move to a new […] Read the full article →
updates: the awful workload, the extra sick days proposal, and more by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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 three updates from past letter-writers. 1. I asked my boss for help with my workload, but she didn’t come through First I want to thank you […] Read the full article →
update: my boss is pressuring me to be more “visible” by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose boss was pressuring them to be more “visible”? […] Read the full article →
update: I dated someone who was using me to get back at his ex-wife … who turned out to be my boss by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who dated someone who was using her to get […] Read the full article →
update: an acquaintance I recommended proselytized to all my clients (with singing) by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer recommended someone for a job and the person proselytized […] Read the full article →
update: I want my coworker to stop giving me “psychic messages” from my dead family members by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who wanted her coworker to stop giving her “psychic messages” […] Read the full article →
update: when my boss wants me to do something I really don’t want to do, can I just … not? by Alison Green on December 13, 2023 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. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer asking whether, when her boss wants her to do […] Read the full article →