I had to reinforce the policy before getting your advice, and I don’t think I was assertive enough since I did notice he was still doing it, but only at his desk. When addressing the issue the second ...

I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. I think my employee’s ...

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 – ...

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The rules for weekend open threads: • Unlike every other post on the site, the weekend posts are no work, no school. • The purpose of the weekend threads are for relatively light discussion. Comments ...

Two months ago, I was about as low as I could get. I was working terrible temp jobs that I hated and had even started to negatively affect my personal relationships. I literally gave up. I quit the ...

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 ...

What’s your company doing for the holidays this year?  Party on a boat that you can't escape from and which will produce a confrontational email the ...

Here are my favorite posts of 2024, in no particular order: 1. how much can I pet my cat on video calls? Because this is asking the important question.

Here are 10 of my favorite stories you shared about holidays at work over the past month. 1. The empty gifts For years we had a buffet dinner at a nice ...