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cassandrat's review against another edition
Audio format would be fine for someone earlier in their career. Audio doesn't work for me, because this would be more of a reference book for me. Since it isn't a lot of new ideas for me, it is not really worth reading front to back in total.
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work' by Alison Green is the kind of practical no-nonsense type of book to help folks survive at the office.
There are all kinds of weird and awkward situations that can crop up at work, from accidentally throwing up during an interview and graciously handling not wanting to work overtime or attend after work functions, Alison Green helps guid the reader. There are a series of helpful responses to make in these circumstances and reasons why some situations need to be dealt with more forcefully.
The work comes out of a workplace advice column, and is all very solid. I've consulted the column at times, and shook my head at the kinds of situations people find themselves in. A very good reference guide.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
There are all kinds of weird and awkward situations that can crop up at work, from accidentally throwing up during an interview and graciously handling not wanting to work overtime or attend after work functions, Alison Green helps guid the reader. There are a series of helpful responses to make in these circumstances and reasons why some situations need to be dealt with more forcefully.
The work comes out of a workplace advice column, and is all very solid. I've consulted the column at times, and shook my head at the kinds of situations people find themselves in. A very good reference guide.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
redhdlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Depending on what stage you are at in the employment realm there will be some spots that you skip over. However it gives tips from interviewing to dealing with bad bosses, how to be a good boss to quitting. Everyone will learn something from this book regardless what employment stage you are in.
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
4.0
A book with solid advise on how to navigate through questions involving different types of scenarios at work. There is also a blog!!
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
If you haven't heard of Alison Green's "Ask A Manager", now's the time to hear of it! She answers questions from anyone and everyone in the workplace--from bosses, to supervisors, to employees. How do you have difficult conversations? How do you set up professional boundaries? How do you deal with the fact that you drank wayyy too much at the Christmas party? She's got answers for you.
Equal parts entertaining and informative, Ask A Manager is a hugely important career self-help book in this day and age. Reading it offered me tons of advice on how to acct professionally and how to begin setting up boundaries now that I'm starting my first professional job in the career field in which I want to be. She answers lots of generic questions, plus rather funny ones from readers (how do you even begin to deal with the employee that's threatening to hex her coworkers?).
Overall, this is a great read, and certainly a great resource if you're like me and starting a professional career!
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Equal parts entertaining and informative, Ask A Manager is a hugely important career self-help book in this day and age. Reading it offered me tons of advice on how to acct professionally and how to begin setting up boundaries now that I'm starting my first professional job in the career field in which I want to be. She answers lots of generic questions, plus rather funny ones from readers (how do you even begin to deal with the employee that's threatening to hex her coworkers?).
Overall, this is a great read, and certainly a great resource if you're like me and starting a professional career!
Review cross-listed here!
90sinmyheart's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome advice on how to have these difficult conversations. Some information is less relevant/correct if you're unionized or working in certain fields, but it's a hell of a good start.
liketheday's review against another edition
3.0
A nice, straightforward guide to dealing with bosses, coworkers, and employees, with just a dash of the weirder stories from the Ask a Manager website. I was honestly hoping for more of the crazypants stories and less of the perfectly reasonable work advice, but, you know, that stuff's useful too, I guess. :)
whichthreewords's review against another edition
5.0
Sensible and to the point, with useful scripts for those of us who can use a hand with that sort of thing
moviebuffkt's review against another edition
4.0
So much excellent advice, and mostly useful & constructive language for difficult situations. It’s also refreshing to know that those office relationships and coworker quirks you’re trying to navigate are almost universal! Great to keep in your desk drawer or by your computer when you need to know how to handle random situations!