Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 06/24/24

my boss reprimanded me for not answering an email ... in four minutes

My boss replied to just me to ask for a reminder of the first request ... thread and/or a bullet point summary, just ... Within one week — ONE WEEK!

professionalism: a round-up - Ask a Manager

A reader writes: I was hoping you could come up with a list of your blog posts related to professionalism and job soft skills that I could ...

when should you go to HR -- and when should you not?

Anything that actually helps employees in the process is more or less coincidental. ▽ Collapse 33 replies. Ask a Manager* ...

my favorite posts of the decade - Ask a Manager

Because it gets to the heart of how managers ... Because I get told at least once a week that it helped someone get more money. ... thread-july-12- ...

I'm afraid I'm terrible at my new job - Ask a Manager

In general, everywhere that I have worked, the management ... frankly, new employees should be having weekly meetings about this sort of thing.

the Ask a Manager guide to asking for a raise

I'm now overseeing our admin staff and, as you mentioned last week, our results in that area have shot way up. I've also been been able to ...

my employee is passing off ChatGPT lists as his own ideas

... week, and Buzzfeed earlier this year. ... ”, at which point, I'd ask the manager why he thinks that. ... open thread – November 8, 2024 · telling an ...

my new office has a no-humor policy - Ask a Manager

Does someone in upper management have no sense of humor and this is an order from them? ... Yes, LW, report every week in the open thread like the ...

my male colleagues wait for me to set up all our meetings (even ...

I have started to tell, not ask, male colleagues, to set up meeting. “Hey, find a time on my calendar that works for you next week. Let me know ...

my employee works from home too much - Ask a Manager

... week, and we need to request it two working days in advance. ... management had not cracked down on this. ... Quite a few of us on this thread think ...

my boss is smothering the hell out of me - Ask a Manager

I already worked from home several days a week by choice, so I have a good set-up for it, am accustomed to its challenges, and am more ...

is the work environment I've created on my team too exclusive?

So if each week someone in the group came to ask ... thread myself…mine's giong to be *so* much tamer. ... Ask a Manager in the media · my brother ...

my boss expects me to be available 24/7 since we're stuck at home

Ask a Manager: and if you don't, I'll tell ... 100 hour work week would mean 14 hours a day 7 days a week. ... open thread – November 8, 2024 ...

data from 13000 people's real-life salaries - Ask a Manager

... managers or work in tech, so that ... The week after I posted my salary, I got a raise! ... open thread – November 8, 2024 · telling an ...

update: HR won't do anything about a coworker who's angry about ...

I saw a lot of comments asking where management was in all this, so I'll address that first. My boss, “George,” was getting ready to retire ...

can I ask my coworkers why they didn't hire my daughter?

... manager, but that's government for you. ... manager in a ... Just the other week we had a “share your worst helicopter parent story” thread.

if you're thinking of asking a coworker on a date... - Ask a Manager

While we're on the topic, do y'all want some kind of Valentine's Day open thread tomorrow for stories of workplace romance gone awry (yours ...

I was difficult at my last job, and it's standing in my way now

my staff keeps requesting time off at the last minute, even though I ...

Hmm, I can see how a week's notice might be a lot to ask ... Someone in, I think, Friday's open thread ... Ask a Manager in the media · my brother ...

new employee insists we call her "Mrs. ____" - Ask a Manager

She started this week and as I usually do, I took her around and introduced her to everyone as “Catelyn” (as we called her in the interview). At ...