“Jill also sounds incompetent … and it says something that that’s the least of the problems here.”Tagged: Managers, Careers, Jobs, Bosses, Bad Boss
“There is a legal concept called tortious interference, which is a legal violation related to intentionally damaging someone’s business relationships.”Tagged: Work, Coworkers, Careers, Career Advice
“It’s true that sometimes a perfectly good manager will assign something and not realize until it’s turned in that they needed to be clearer. That happens to all of us! But when it does, the manager needs to figure out that’s happened and correct it.”Tagged: Workplace Dynamics, Work, Jobs, Careers, Expectations
“That’s part of what you’re being paid for — to get along reasonably well with people even if you don’t like them, to be reasonably pleasant to work with, and to regulate what emotions you display.”Tagged: emotions, Management, managing emotions, Work, Careers
“Feedback shouldn’t be rare, or reserved for a Big Deal Meeting with a box of tissues carefully placed on the table between you.”Tagged: Criticism, Work, Bosses, Careers
“Is this something you’d fire him over if it continues unchanged?”Tagged: Ask A Manager, Work, Jobs, Careers
“Why not just talk to her? It’s 100 percent reasonable.”Tagged: Coworkers, Personality, Work, Careers, Jobs