my coworker/friend is abusing work-from-home privileges
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My company started everyone on work from home recently due to COVID-19. I have two close work friends and we still...
View Articlewhy can’t you contact your spouse’s employer to advocate for them?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Why are you telling people that spouses as a rule cannot contact their partner’s boss and saying that is...
View Articlemy husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My husband has been stuck at his job for a year or so, but it’s...
View Articlecan I wear a baby during a video interview?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I was just asked to do a two-hour video interview this week. I am excited for the opportunity, but I am at home...
View Articlemy husband is my boss — and we’re getting divorced
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am asking for advice about how to handle my impending divorce at work. I work at a large nonprofit in a...
View Articleis it disingenuous to call a situation with a pet a “family emergency”?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Is it disingenuous to refer to an incident regarding a foster dog as a “family emergency”? My spouse and I foster...
View Articlewhat to do when an employee’s spouse calls you
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I had to reject an employee’s request for specific dates for vacation leave. Then her husband phoned me to tell me...
View Articlemy well-meaning family keeps sending me terrible job leads
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: Because of the COVID-19 crisis, my job has temporarily furloughed me, and I’m not sure when (if?) it will ever...
View Articlemy friend is a terrible employee — should I tell her what I really think or...
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I have a friend who I have never worked with. I want to start by...
View Articlejob candidate’s suspicious husband photographed me before her interview
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I had a strange experience yesterday, and I think I need some perspective. I am a C-level department head....
View Articlewhen should I tell my friend I applied for a job she wants?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I made a very unlikely friend at work about four years ago — a coworker who got a job instead of me. She and I...
View Articlemy partner freaks out over any background noise when working from home
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My partner works in tech. He recently became a consultant after working for companies of various sizes, and he’s...
View Articlemy dad is giving me weird and sexist career advice
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a woman working in the predominantly male industry of commercial real estate. I have experienced some sexism...
View ArticleI’m furious that my boss refused to interview my partner
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My company encourages candidate referrals. I referred my domestic partner to a full-time, permanent position on my...
View Articlehow do I talk to my husband about his poor work ethic and bad attitude?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My question is regarding my husband’s transition from a...
View Articlemy career hit a dead end when we moved to a small town
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I feel that I have reached a dead-end professionally and could...
View ArticleI’m becoming my friend’s boss — do things have to change?
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My boss is leaving and I’m about to be promoted into her position, managing our team. I’m very excited about it...
View Articlemy boss’s wife just called me to yell at me
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am at a total loss. I have been a paralegal to a highly successful attorney for almost 25 years. I have moved...
View Articlemy boss is having an affair with our assistant — and I’m friends with his wife
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I work as a project manager at a small business (~25 employees) and...
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don’t do this
This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. pictured: a LinkedIn message describing the writer’s college-aged daughter’s educational background and interest in law school,...
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