I work for a very small nonprofit doing important social advocacy work. “Abigail” is our most senior employee and holds a lot of institutional knowledge. She’s in charge of training member advocates ...
What to do about a colleague who insists on doing everything from home? I work at a university. All of our classes are in-person. I have a colleague who lives about 10 minutes from our campus. She ...
Alison Green has seen plenty of work trends come and go in her 18 years running "Ask A Manager," an online column that has reached millions of readers where she answers questions on everything from ...
Reader: I’m writing on behalf of a dear friend who is the “rugged individualist” type and not one to seek outside help or advice. She has climbed the corporate ladder to a director-level position and ...
People have a lot of feelings about the economy, job market and state of work these days. Employee confidence is near record lows while reviews mentioning "uncertainty" have skyrocketed since the ...
Reader: My friend has worked at a nonprofit membership organization for more than 10 years. Recently, she got a new boss who doesn’t seem to like her. She was unofficially demoted, although her pay ...
You’re reading this because you probably want to disappear right now because you lost control and cried at work. You might even be considering quitting and changing industries entirely to start anew ...
For those who missed the news in last week’s column, I’m stepping down as The Post’s Work Advice columnist after 14 years. For my final two columns, I’m serving up several courses of reader updates, ...
Second Sunday Series — Editor’s Note: This is the last of 12 columns on AI and work, which appeared monthly this past year. In the process of wrapping up this 12-month series on artificial ...
A manager has been coerced into opening multiple credit lines to carry work-related expenses, and the employer is stalling on repayment. Reader: I’m a retail area manager for a company tied to a ...
Journalists have long operated in high-pressure work environments with tight deadlines and the demands of hyper-connectivity. In the face of increasing political hostility, funding cuts and a rapidly ...