Ask a Manager

updates: the swelteringly hot office, the mentee snub, and more

my mentee is out of touch with our company culture

update: I think my disastrous ex-employee is co-opting queer identity

I’m suspicious of an employee’s child care accommodations, telling an employee he’s not getting a raise, and more

updates: the extended leave, the sumo wrestler calendar, and more

update: part-time employee keeps pushing us to buy products he’s creating

updates: in trouble for picking up meds, the very overdue book loan, and more

my boss’s ADHD wastes our charity’s money

update: our highly-paid, overworked junior staff keep leaving just as we get them fully trained

my family says I shouldn’t criticize my field, my boss and grandboss have conflicting priorities, and more

updates: boss is dating his assistant, coworker keeps sticking out his tongue on Zoom, and more

updates: the founder’s nephew, the suspicious mole, and more

update: how to say “sorry, but I really have to pee, again” in a professional way

update: my coworker wrote a sonnet about my absences

update: can I ask my company to paint over an Anne Frank mural?

coworker passed out in my bed, telling my awful boss that I’m quitting because of her, and more

weekend open thread – June 20-21, 2026

open thread – June 19, 2026

asking junior staff to speak for their generation, I don’t want a bridal shower, and more

updates: the ChatGPT mansplainer, protecting interns from drama, and more

updates: boss asked about my father’s life expectancy, asking about AI in an interview, and more

updates: the married couple, the fitness tracking device, and more

update: my job wants me to be both an employee and a contractor

let’s discuss cases of extreme obstinance at work

managing a past performance issue I just discovered, my editors don’t catch mistakes, and more

updates: the AI writer, mandated manager training, and more

updates: “I forgive you” in a work situation, explaining mood changes, and more

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