

Anna Holmes
Posts

Can a Year-End Bonus Be Docked If You Took Maternity Leave?
Is it fair for management to dock someone’s annual incentive pay because of a maternity or medical leave?

Worn Out by an Extrovert? You Can Go ‘Gray.’
Don’t engage an overbearing colleague — that is, be boring — and eventually the attention-seeker may give up and go away.

When Is Neurodiversity an Excuse for Rudeness?
How to deal with a colleague who won’t even try to make nice.

Should You Consult H.R. About a Conflict With Your Manager?
Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.

We Gave Workplace Advice. Readers Shared What They’d Do Instead.
Some readers have their own opinions about the workplace advice that this columnist doled out over the past six months.

Must I Share My Story?
A reader asks whether she needs to let her new colleagues, most of whom work remotely, know that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

How to Handle Trash Talk at Work
One of my co-workers criticized another in Spanish. Should I tell them that they were understood?

How to Manage an Employee Whose Health Issues Affect Performance
Health issues are affecting a worker’s performance. But is the real problem her supervisor’s handling of the situation?

Work Advice: How Can I Get My Male Boss to Notice Me?
When there are men in the room, a female colleague is made to feel invisible.

Tolerating the Office When It Feels Like High School
How to stay cordial when your adult colleagues gossip like teenagers.