It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is it unprofessional to ask to change desks because you don’t like someone? Two years ago I started a ...

Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to Vanity Fair about how human you should be in your out-of-office message. Bloomberg cited Ask a Manager in a piece about ...

I wrote you way back in 2021 when I was trying to decide whether or not to stay in the family business, and in 2024 I sent you my update.

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker constantly derails meetings I have a coworker, Mary, who does not know how to stay on ...

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How to tell an employee his pants are too revealing I need some guidance! We have a new high school ...

If you’re like most people, you struggle with preparing for job interviews and feeling confident going into interviews, so I have a free guide to help you. Just enter your email address into the ...

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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 ...

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 – ...

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “Tone in Job Interviews.” Alison: Hi, and welcome to the show! Last year, I did a couple of episodes of the show that were all about tone.

This is a transcript of “I’m Drowning in Too Much Work.” Alison: Hi, and welcome to the show! Today I’m going to answer a bunch of shorter questions from people. The first question today is from ...

This is a transcription of the Ask a Manager podcast episode “how to say no to your boss.” Alison: My mail at the Ask a Manager website is full of letters from people who are really unhappy about ...