It’s the end of the decade. Here are 19 of my favorite posts of the 2010’s.
My favorites of the weird
My coworker wants us to call her boyfriend her “master”
Because come on.
A coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me (and the update)
Because total ridiculousness so rarely gets such a satisfying conclusion.
My coworker has started faking a British accent
Because I love a spectacle.
An employee is putting magic curses on her coworkers
Because black magic is an occupational hazard.
I had to prepare a meal and entertain 20 people for a job interview — and so did 19 other candidates
Because companies like this keep me in business.
I bit my coworker
Because this could happen to you too if you stay in a dysfunctional place for too long.
My favorites of the useful
Do you have to control your emotions to be professional?
Because this comes up so often for so many people, and it’s not always intuitive.
What your interviewer says / what you hear / what they mean (and its companion piece)
Because clearing this up would clear up so much stress and angst for people.
I yelled at our intern
Because it gets to the heart of how managers should operate.
How to make your boss adore you
Because this works.
What to do if you hate your job
Because this will make you happier.
Combating unhealthy power dynamics during a job search — the ones in your head
This one too.
I’m hypersensitive to criticism — how do I fix this?
Because it’s about how we learn things from our families that we still carry as adults, long after they’ve ceased to be helpful.
What should a salary negotiation sound like?
Because I get told at least once a week that it helped someone get more money.
My favorite of the rants
“Do what you love” is not great advice
Because this has messed with so many heads.
Employers, stop labeling millennials
Because those labels were always BS.
My favorite updates
My company wants to sponsor me for a service dog, but I’m not sure I should accept (and the update)
Because of happy endings.
Update: I manage someone who was terribly harmed by family — what do I do?
Because this was handled with incredible care and compassion.
I don’t want my coworkers to know I’m living off cupcakes from the employee kitchen: the update
Because the community here helped to change someone’s life.
Want more? Here are my lists of favorites from 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011.
my favorite posts of the decade was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.
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