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It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. My boss asked the […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworker mansplains via ChatGPT Ultimately, for several reasons, I left the role. Though perhaps in hindsight, this should have […]
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Let’s discuss strange cases of extreme obstinance at work — times when someone just dug in their heels and refused to do a thing, and what happened as a result. Here are some doozies we’ve heard about in the past: • I had a couple coworkers pitch a huge fit when my employer updated the […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. Copywriter is using AI to produce bad work (#2 at the link) So, the long story short is that I […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. “I forgive you” in […]
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Happy Juneteenth! Here are some past letters that I’m making new again while I’m off for the holiday. 1. Asking junior staff to speak for their generation Any suggestions for how to curb the need some of my colleagues have to use the “youth” in the room — be it younger staff or interns — […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. 1. I manage a married […]
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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How should I handle a past performance issue that has just come to light? At the end of last year, I was promoted and I now manage two people who were previously my peers. Unfortunately, a performance issue for one of these employees, Robert, has […]
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It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose job wanted them to be both an employee […]
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