Dear Someone Else’s Dad, My manager sent out a blast email asking everyone to buy $10 tickets to her son’s middle school raffle. Now...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, My manager told me that I come across as a “low-energy dude” during Zoom meetings, and she thinks it’s not good...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m much smarter than my boss. He was transferred to our team last year because it seemed like the company...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m fluent in text acronyms (BTW, LMAO, FWIW, NSFW, etc.) and have been gradually getting to understand our...

My boss assigns me tasks, then she’ll tell me she already took care of them. Any advice?

My boss still starts Zoom meetings asking us all to share how we’re faring. I don’t want my whole team to know about my bowels, thank you.

1. Be present-people crave stability. 2. Be authentic-audiences want to know how you’re feeling. 3. Be empathetic-ask how people are faring.

How do I get my boss to respond? I texted: A couple of questions for you. He texted back: Give me five minutes. He never got back to me.

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m a junior editor working for a large publishing house. I’ve been assigned to work with an author whose...

Ever get screamed at by a mean boss or told that everything you do is wrong?  It's just like being in high school.  You can't change

When they say: Nice job. They could mean: I haven't looked at it. But they could also mean: It's not great, but at least you got it

Do your boss or coworkers ever talk to you from the adjacent toilet stall?  Are you at a loss for words, or do you think it's rude to ch

Is it OK to ask for more feedback from my boss  I never get any praise or criticism.  Once I managed to ask if a spreadsheet I gave her was

1. Think of three topics to talk about over lunch.  Maybe two could be about work and one about a hobby of yours that you’d like him to know