most popular posts of 2024 — Ask a Manager

Here are the posts that interested people the most in 2024, via two lists: the most viewed posts and the most commented on posts.

Most viewed posts of 2024:

10. my company says we can’t wear underwire bras

9. my coworkers are engaged but one of them is cheating … with my boss

8. is my coworker justified in being angry that I reported him for sending out personal mail from the office?

7. our admins hate all the coffee I buy the office, but they insist I have to keep trying

6. my interview was canceled because I was “rude and pushy”

5. an employee is out to get my star performer, and no one else cares

4. my best employee is disappointed that I’m not dealing with a bad employee

3. my new employee ran a background check on me and asked me about what he found

2. men are hitting on my scheduling bot because it has a woman’s name

1. I was rejected because I told my interviewer I never make mistakes (and the update)

Most commented on posts of 2023:

(doesn’t include open threads or “ask the readers” posts, which otherwise would hold many of the top 10 places)

10. a hoarder at work is causing a mouse problem

9. coworkers message me “hi” with nothing else, younger coworker thinks I’m tech-illiterate, and more

8. a defensive executive, work-from-home is being revoked but there’s a baby, and more

7. should a successful gamer put it on their resume, “free” company gifts that aren’t free, and more

6. coworker asked to borrow money, changing into pajamas as soon as you get home, and more

5. can I say no to attending a three-night retreat, can a company hold onto your property after they fire you, and more

4. our employee was the victim of a sextortion scam — did we mishandle it?

3. expecting more from a near-retirement employee, a disruptive speakerphone, and more

2. my mom

1. I was rejected because I told my interviewer I never make mistakes (and the update)