Alison Green

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Alison Green writes the popular Ask a Manager blog and is the author of Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work.

How to Protect Your Team From Last-Minute Rushes

How to Screen Out Micromanagers in a Job Interview

My Office Won't Leave Me Alone When I'm Sick or on Vacation

How to Say 'I Don't Know' With Confidence

How to Deal With Meetings That Never End on Time

Why Do (Some) Companies Lead Job Candidates On About Salary?

How to Fire a Well-Liked Employee Who's Had Many Chances

Can You Bill for Your Time After a Long Interview Process?

Managers Can't Be Held Hostage to Bad Employees

My Team Complains They Don't Get Feedback Fast Enough

How to Reject an Internal Job Candidate

How to Talk to an Employee About an Underperforming Colleague

When a Low Performer Asks for a Massive Raise

How to Coach an Employee With Anxiety

My Employee Argues and Debates Every Little Thing

Should I Rehire an Employee With a Bad Attitude?

Should a Job Offer Be 'Take It or Leave It'?

How Much Do You Need to Self-Promote When You're Job Hunting?

What to Do When a Top Job Candidate Has Another Offer

How to Coach a Combative, Negative Employee

How Big a Deal Is a Lie on a Resume?

My Employee Overshares Medical Details

How to Help a Struggling New Manager

How to Deal With a Grumpy Assistant

My Employees Are Afraid to Be Promoted

My Employee Didn't Check Email for Months

My Intern Dresses Way Too Casually

Your Questions About Holidays at Work, Answered

How to Give Negative Feedback in an Open Office

My Employee Wants Too Much Time Off for the Holidays

Job Applicants' Parents Keep Calling Me

Will New Hires Be Comfortable With Our "Boys Club" Culture?

My Staff Keeps Changing Their Schedules at the Last Minute

How to Ask References About a Candidate's Personality

I Think My Employee Is Overpaid

How to Handle Employee Problems You Hear About Secondhand

I Lied on My Resume--Now What?

Should Offices Ban Smelly Foods?

Do Managers Need to Hide Their Stress From Employees?

What's the Ideal Personality Type for a Manager?