I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: OK, this is a ridiculous situation, but it’s also serious and spiralled out of control (we think?) and my coworker...
View Articlecompany gives employees 6 months to “fix” their health issues
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve worked in HR for 15 years, striving to be the seemingly elusive good HR. I’ve administered wellness programs...
View Articlemy boss offered me money to film a sex tape with two coworkers
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: So…I’ll just come out and say that I know this it totally inappropriate, to say the least, and I need to find a...
View ArticleHR questioned me for hours about a sex injury
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: This happened a few weeks ago and I’m hoping it’s resolved, but I’m at a loss as to what I could have done...
View Articlemy neighbor plays loud adult content while I’m on work calls, letting...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s six answers to six questions. Here we go… 1. My neighbor plays loud porn while I’m on work calls While all my colleagues and I...
View Articlemy ex-boss is using my firing as content for her company social media pages
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My former boss is using my firing as content for her social media pages, including recording herself singing songs...
View Articlemy new office has a no-humor policy
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m an analyst at a small (25 employee) firm. I applied here mostly because of the great reputation this place has...
View Articlemy boss will not physically acknowledge me in social settings
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve noticed something odd about how my boss talks to me. He doesn’t physically acknowledge me in social settings...
View Articlea manager scolded me for having a cold sore on my face
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Is it unprofessional to go to work with active cold sores on your face? I occasionally get them and have never...
View Articlemy boss won’t speak to us and says “please” is disrespectful
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I started what I guess you can call my “dream job” six months ago, and it’s been going well except for one thing:...
View Articleinterviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn’t want to “harness...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: After 15 years as a nonprofit executive director, I’ve struck out on my own as a nonprofit consultant. While much...
View Articleour boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for a small (12 person) agency that has exploded over the past few years. Most employees have been there...
View Articlemy employee lies to me about things he just said 30 seconds ago
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: One of my employees, Paul, lies to me regularly about random things. When questioned, he immediately backtracks...
View Articlemy company wants me to investigate what expensive medical treatments...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I took a job a few months ago doing benefits for a new company and recently have started to feel uneasy about one...
View Articlemy boss told me not to give greeting cards to older men because it could seem...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: This happened back in April, but I’m talking about it now because a coworker brought attention to it. I’m a female...
View Articlemy office got us turtles to take care of and bring home on weekends
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work for a nonprofit and Covid has been very stressful for us. We are understaffed, overworked and underpaid,...
View Articlemy employee sent me a “letter of intent” to look for another job
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I manage a small department at a state agency. One of my direct reports, who had been having some issues with...
View Articleemployer wants friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Something odd happened to me today, and I wanted to see if I’m the one off-base for being confused by it. I...
View Articlea coworker prayed for my fiancé’s death so we didn’t invite her to our...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My fiancé, “Ted,” has worked for 10 years on a small, very close-knit team, all of whom seem to get along...
View Articlemy coworker keeps whispering sexually explicit things in the office bathroom
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: This happened to me a couple years ago now, but I still occasionally think back on it (and cringe) and still don’t...
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