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.

My Employee Keeps Working Unauthorized Overtime

My Boss Hasn't Talked to Me in Months

My Co-Worker Treats Me Like a Child

I Was Rejected After a Manager Saw My LinkedIn Profile

My Freelancers Don't Turn In Their Work on Time

My Co-Worker's Stress Is Stressing Me Out

Should You Connect With Strangers on LinkedIn?

How to Leave an Unproductive Meeting

My New Employee Keeps Complaining About Missing Her Kids

Asking to Use the Boss's Limo and Other Tales of Unprofessionalism

When an Employee Lies About Having a Sick Child

My Employee Says I Can't Stop Her From Leaving Early

Are Employees Obligated to Speak Up When They're Unhappy?

My Employee Doesn't Work Enough Hours

When Your Terrible Intern Is a VIP's Son

When an Office Prank Goes Terribly Wrong

Tales of Ridiculous Job Interview Mishaps

My Employee Barely Speaks to Me

How to Get Team Buy-In for an Unpopular Change

How to Recover After Yelling at an Employee

How to Quit a Job You Just Started

My Employees Won the Lottery and Now Want Their Jobs Back

My New Hire Is Missing Too Much 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'?