let’s talk about functional workplaces

A reader writes:

I was hoping you would ask the readers to describe what their functional workplace is like and examples of how it functioned in a good way.

For examples, what happened at these functioning workplaces when…

• A supervisor was treating people badly
• A coworker was causing problems
• Someone was under-performing
• Someone in leadership didn’t communicate well
• etc.

Your blog and podcast are great, but too often it sounds like most workplaces are dysfunctional. I’d love to hear about places that actually functioned properly.

I like this idea! People write into advice columns when something is going wrong, not when things are going right. So, as the Thursday “ask the readers,” let’s have people with workplaces that run well share firsthand specifics in the comments…

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let’s talk about functional workplaces was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.

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