my favorite posts of 2025

Here are my favorite posts of 2025, in no particular order:

1. my employee keeps insisting he looks much younger than he is (but he doesn’t)
Because humans are weird, and I love that.

2. good things that came from socializing with coworkers: marriages, dog adoptions, and more
Because this was heart-warming, and these things are easy to overlook.

3. how much deference do good managers want from employees?
Because breaking down this kind of question is one of my favorite things.

4. my team doesn’t want to work for a client whose politics they disagree with
Because a lot of people are grappling with this right now.

5. my colleagues are upset that we’re not “speaking truth to power” on social media
This one too.

6. my new team thinks they’re incredibly overworked, but they actually do nothing
Because this is a fascinating mystery.

7. does HR-mandated manager training ever fix bad bosses?
Because this question lurks in the background of so many other questions here.

8. will I offend my coworkers if I invite them to my religious wedding?
Because I learned a lot from this letter.

9. my boss loves being told she’s beautiful
Because this is hilarious.

10. the unflattering photographs, the cat medicine, and other times people used their power for good
For obvious reasons.

This was also the year we added the sagas tag for letters with multiple updates!

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