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"https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/open-thread-september-4-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-09-04T15:00:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3eb2f08f7", "title": "construction work in my office is making me sick, employee keeps working while she’s on PTO, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/construction-work-in-my-office-is-making-me-sick-employee-keeps-working-while-shes-on-pto-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-09-04T04:03:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3ebb4f367", "title": "how can I ask about flexibility when I’m interviewing?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/how-can-i-ask-about-flexibility-when-im-interviewing.html", "published_at": "2026-09-03T17:59:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3ebcdc090", "title": "updates: the nepo baby intern, the interfering coworker, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/updates-the-nepo-baby-intern-the-interfering-coworker-and-more.html", "published_at": 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my staff to bring me complaints?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/how-can-i-encourage-my-staff-to-bring-me-complaints.html", "published_at": "2026-09-02T16:29:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3ee42a6bc", "title": "what can we offer an employee whose religious customs require a lot of time off when she’s engaged?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/what-can-we-offer-an-employee-whose-religious-customs-require-a-lot-of-time-off-when-shes-engaged.html", "published_at": "2026-09-02T14:59:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3ee559540", "title": "coworker was a jerk about my idea, intern printing personal things, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/coworker-was-a-jerk-about-my-idea-intern-printing-personal-things-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-09-02T04:03:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3ef21ba52", "title": "my coworker plagiarized my resume and cover letter", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/my-coworker-plagiarized-my-resume-and-cover-letter.html", "published_at": "2026-09-01T17:59:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f020cbc3", "title": "my gen Z employees are exhausting to manage", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/my-gen-z-employees-are-exhausting-to-manage.html", "published_at": "2026-09-01T16:29:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f0ef4bba", "title": "my coworker exposed our boss’s affair with secret videos", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/my-coworker-exposed-our-bosss-affair-with-secret-videos.html", "published_at": "2026-09-01T14:59:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f11553d5", "title": "coworker saw me nude in a bathroom stall, former bosses keep checking my LinkedIn, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/09/coworker-saw-me-in-a-bathroom-stall-former-bosses-keep-checking-my-linkedin-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-09-01T04:03:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f1a09375", "title": "answers to your behind-the-scenes questions about Ask a Manager", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/answers-to-your-behind-the-scenes-questions-about-ask-a-manager.html", "published_at": "2026-08-31T17:59:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f2034645", "title": "do we care too much about thank-you notes from job candidates?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/do-we-care-too-much-about-thank-you-notes-from-job-candidates.html", "published_at": "2026-08-31T16:29:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f2e5d4bc", "title": "my boss gets away with working from home but I was told not to", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/my-boss-gets-away-with-working-from-home-but-i-was-told-not-to.html", "published_at": "2026-08-31T14:59:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f3736712", "title": "coworker is abusive at home, boss won’t let me do the job I’m trained for, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/coworker-is-abusive-at-home-boss-wont-let-me-do-the-job-im-trained-for-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-31T04:03:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f3ff4289", "title": "weekend open thread – August 29-30, 2026", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/weekend-open-thread-august-29-30-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T23:07:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f4f33975", "title": "previously on Ask a Manager…", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/previously-on-ask-a-manager-6.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T15:59:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f533d195", "title": "open thread – August 28, 2026", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/open-thread-august-28-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T15:00:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f5d015ec", "title": "is it OK to check “off-book” references, my boss contacted my new job behind my back, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/is-it-ok-to-check-off-book-references-my-boss-contacted-my-new-job-behind-my-back-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-28T04:03:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f5e8440c", "title": "are we still not supposed to use “I” or “my” on a resume?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/are-we-still-not-supposed-to-use-i-or-my-on-a-resume.html", "published_at": "2026-08-27T17:59:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f61e337d", "title": "updates: my problem employee complained to the EEOC, the long notice period, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/updates-my-problem-employee-complained-to-the-eeoc-the-long-notice-period-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-27T16:29:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f671cea1", "title": "I’m burned out and stuck in a field I hate", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/im-burned-out-and-stuck-in-a-field-i-hate.html", "published_at": "2026-08-27T14:59:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f6ca9b09", "title": "I’ll be fired if I don’t quit, coworker is telling people I don’t deserve my promotion, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/ill-be-fired-if-i-dont-quit-coworker-is-telling-people-i-dont-deserve-my-promotion-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-27T04:03:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f7474930", "title": "how should I respond to an employee who threatens to sue?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/how-should-i-respond-to-an-employee-who-threatens-to-sue.html", "published_at": "2026-08-26T17:59:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f8014ae8", "title": "a step by step guide to quitting your job", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/a-step-by-step-guide-to-quitting-your-job.html", "published_at": "2026-08-26T16:29:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f878c4f5", "title": "should a candidate’s long commute be a reason not to hire them?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/should-a-candidates-long-commute-be-a-reason-not-to-hire-them.html", "published_at": "2026-08-26T14:59:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f8c08e3f", "title": "employee is late every day because she stops for coffee, CEO is having a very obvious affair, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/employee-is-late-every-day-because-she-stops-for-coffee-ceo-is-having-a-very-obvious-affair-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-26T04:03:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f926ed38", "title": "how should I respond to really long written reference questionnaires?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/how-should-i-respond-to-really-long-written-reference-questionnaires.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T17:59:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3f98c9c3b", "title": "who let the dogs in?", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/who-let-the-dogs-in.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T16:29:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3fa6ec99a", "title": "we quit our church jobs because of an awful new minister and now there is drama", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/we-quit-our-church-jobs-because-of-an-awful-new-minister-and-now-there-is-drama.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T14:59:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3fb0a1b46", "title": "I resent my replacement, can anything be done about the office Loud Man, and more", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/i-resent-my-replacement-can-anything-be-done-about-the-office-loud-man-and-more.html", "published_at": "2026-08-25T04:03:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3fbfbc238", "title": "how to tell my boss “that’s your job, not mine”", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/how-to-tell-my-boss-thats-your-job-not-mine.html", "published_at": "2026-08-24T17:59:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08730-f8f6-735f-a355-49c3fcdbd71a", "title": "my frustrated employee is unlikely to advance", "url": "https://www.askamanager.org/2026/08/my-frustrated-employee-is-unlikely-to-advance-2.html", "published_at": "2026-08-24T16:29:59+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

weekend open thread – September 26-27, 2026original ↗
25 Sept 2026
previously on Ask a Manager…original ↗
25 Sept 2026
open thread – September 25, 2026original ↗
25 Sept 2026
our brainstorming meetings are awful, a work friend divorced their spouse and propositioned me, and moreoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2026
should I not wear headphones as a manager?original ↗
24 Sept 2026
updates: the bad new hire, being late applying for an internal job, and moreoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2026
what’s a rule that exists because one of your coworkers ruined it for everyone?original ↗
24 Sept 2026
coworker is questioning everyone about their pay, speaking out politically without being found out at work, and moreoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2026
my coworker repeatedly pushed me to contribute to a boss’s gift I couldn’t affordoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2026
how can I know if a candidate will really be OK taking a step back?original ↗
23 Sept 2026
my momoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2026
pressure from my dad to accept less pay, should I let employees fail so they can learn, and moreoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2026
the salsa dancing resolution, the salary disclosure, and other times you should have stopped reading but didn’toriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
employee quit but now wants to come backoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
my boss says the company owns all my personal time, not just work hoursoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
interviewee left and never returned, employee announced (rather than asking for) a schedule change, and moreoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
is it OK to bring an iced coffee to an interview?original ↗
21 Sept 2026
We taught young people to ask for what they need. Then we sent them to work.original ↗
21 Sept 2026
how do I talk about using AI without sounding like an AI evangelist?original ↗
21 Sept 2026
boss is pushing me to out my boyfriend, my manager needs more training, and moreoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2026
weekend open thread – September 19-20, 2026original ↗
18 Sept 2026
previously on Ask a Manager…original ↗
18 Sept 2026
open thread – September 18, 2026original ↗
18 Sept 2026
does a resume with languages look uppity, people think my name is AI, and moreoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2026
I need to do all my interviews remotely — will employers be OK with that?original ↗
17 Sept 2026
update: asking to cut my hours and go fully remoteoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2026
when do you decide to stay home sick?original ↗
17 Sept 2026
job applicant smelled like poop, company took away our GIFs, and moreoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2026
the very efficient Thanksgiving dinner, the threat assessments, and other ways our jobs follow us homeoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2026
how do I talk to an employee about her clothing?original ↗
16 Sept 2026
the “family-friendly” companies I’ve worked for were only friendly to employees with kidsoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2026
should I quit with nothing lined up, working for a friend, and moreoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2026
I give my team gift cards — but they don’t use themoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
my boss is always late to meetingsoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
is it weird to wear the same outfit to work every day?original ↗
15 Sept 2026
my boss keeps “forgetting” my disability accommodations, is this job a scam, and moreoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2026
how am I supposed to respect my buffoon of a boss?original ↗
14 Sept 2026
HR doesn’t want us to tell candidates the salary until we make an offeroriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
a tragedy in our town is causing problems at workoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
can I refuse work on ethical grounds, being asked to schedule other people’s meetings, and moreoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
weekend open thread – September 12-13, 2026original ↗
11 Sept 2026
previously on Ask a Manager…original ↗
11 Sept 2026
open thread – September 11, 2026original ↗
11 Sept 2026
coworker said my leggings were too see-through, security guard keeps parking in disabled parking, and moreoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2026
I don’t want to host my company’s holiday party anymoreoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
update: I resent my employee for being richer and more qualified than meoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
let’s talk about people handling difficult moments welloriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
I don’t want to hug our owners, why do employers lead job candidates on, and moreoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2026
why you should think like a consultant, not an employeeoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2026
a candidate I rejected is threatening to “expose” meoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2026
how do managers feel when their best employee resigns?original ↗
9 Sept 2026
attending a social event with an employee I’ll need to fire, returning to a job where the CEO dislikes me, and moreoriginal ↗
9 Sept 2026
my boss complains about me when I’m sitting right thereoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2026
my new employee refuses to learn technologyoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2026
my coworker tried to diagnose my child with a terminal illnessoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2026
new employee gets defensive during training, former employer won’t stop emailing me, and moreoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2026
Labor Day open threadoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2026
weekend open thread – September 5-6, 2026original ↗
4 Sept 2026
previously on Ask a Manager…original ↗
4 Sept 2026
open thread – September 4, 2026original ↗
4 Sept 2026
construction work in my office is making me sick, employee keeps working while she’s on PTO, and moreoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2026
how can I ask about flexibility when I’m interviewing?original ↗
3 Sept 2026
updates: the nepo baby intern, the interfering coworker, and moreoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2026
let’s discuss coworkers throwing tantrums at workoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2026
my employee is unreliable and bad at her job, putting stickers on a work microwave, and moreoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2026
my boss is also my mentor — when should I tell her I’m interviewing?original ↗
2 Sept 2026
how can I encourage my staff to bring me complaints?original ↗
2 Sept 2026
what can we offer an employee whose religious customs require a lot of time off when she’s engaged?original ↗
2 Sept 2026
coworker was a jerk about my idea, intern printing personal things, and moreoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2026
my coworker plagiarized my resume and cover letteroriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
my gen Z employees are exhausting to manageoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
my coworker exposed our boss’s affair with secret videosoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
coworker saw me nude in a bathroom stall, former bosses keep checking my LinkedIn, and moreoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2026
answers to your behind-the-scenes questions about Ask a Manageroriginal ↗
31 Aug 2026
do we care too much about thank-you notes from job candidates?original ↗
31 Aug 2026
my boss gets away with working from home but I was told not tooriginal ↗
31 Aug 2026
coworker is abusive at home, boss won’t let me do the job I’m trained for, and moreoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2026
weekend open thread – August 29-30, 2026original ↗
28 Aug 2026
previously on Ask a Manager…original ↗
28 Aug 2026
open thread – August 28, 2026original ↗
28 Aug 2026
is it OK to check “off-book” references, my boss contacted my new job behind my back, and moreoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2026
are we still not supposed to use “I” or “my” on a resume?original ↗
27 Aug 2026
updates: my problem employee complained to the EEOC, the long notice period, and moreoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2026
I’m burned out and stuck in a field I hateoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2026
I’ll be fired if I don’t quit, coworker is telling people I don’t deserve my promotion, and moreoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2026
how should I respond to an employee who threatens to sue?original ↗
26 Aug 2026
a step by step guide to quitting your joboriginal ↗
26 Aug 2026
should a candidate’s long commute be a reason not to hire them?original ↗
26 Aug 2026
employee is late every day because she stops for coffee, CEO is having a very obvious affair, and moreoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2026
how should I respond to really long written reference questionnaires?original ↗
25 Aug 2026
who let the dogs in?original ↗
25 Aug 2026
we quit our church jobs because of an awful new minister and now there is dramaoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2026
I resent my replacement, can anything be done about the office Loud Man, and moreoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2026
how to tell my boss “that’s your job, not mine”original ↗
24 Aug 2026
my frustrated employee is unlikely to advanceoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2026