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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This post, can I ask my new employee to babysit, my boss thinks I lack confidence but I don’t, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Could I ask my new employee to babysit? I have a question that is currently hypothetical, but may be reality soon. We are looking at hiring our fantastic college intern onto our team, and I would likely be managing her.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This post, weekend open thread – November 12-13, 2022 , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Little Children , by Tom Perrotta.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This post, open thread – November 11-12, 2022 , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I was headhunted for my current job as the only person in the world at the time to do what I do, and after 3.5 years received a raise that brought me to more than double what I had been at the old job. I really enjoy the people I work with (some of the best I have ever worked with), the culture of the company, and the work I do.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This post, we can’t get the highest performance rating 2 years in a row, holding a retreat at a coworker’s house, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. Our performance rating can’t be “exceeding expectations” for two years in a row. I joined my current company a little over two years ago, where I work on a team of five people within a larger department of about 100.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

This post, employee walks off the job to cry every day, getting more info before an interview, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My employee walks off the job to cry … every day. I manage a very busy retail pharmacy. I have a young employee who does well at her job but has trouble controlling her emotions.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

This post, will it hurt me to stay in a job where my boss doesn’t like me, cheating in the office bake-off, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I’m off today for family stuff. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Will it hurt me to stay in a job where my managers don’t like me?

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AUGUST 5, 2022

This post, weekend open thread – August 6-7, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow , by Gabrielle Zevin.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

This post, open thread – August 5-6, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to take your questions to other readers. * If you submitted a question to me recently, please do not repost it here,

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AUGUST 5, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news … with updates , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news — but this week it’s a little different. Here are four updates from people who shared good news here in the past. 1. The person with the new teaching job (#5 at the link). “I LOVE my job and could not be happier.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

This post, I gave notice 2 months ago but I’m still here, I can’t get a raise without taking on more work, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. I gave notice two months ago, and I’m still working here. I have been working at a part-time job for the past three years.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

This post, updates: the awful summer intern, the too-low salary, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. I have an awful summer intern, and I can’t fire him (first update here ). Thanks so much for taking my original question! I wanted to reach out with a somewhat amusing update.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

This post, do I have any recourse when an employer ghosts me after saying a job offer is coming? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m really frustrated at the way employers treat potential hires and would like to know if I have any recourse for the way I’ve been treated. Over the last three months, I’ve been interviewing for executive assistant roles.

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MAY 6, 2022

This post, weekend open thread – May 6-8, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: A Splendid Ruin , by Megan Chance. An orphan goes to live with rich relatives in 1906 San Francisco, and quickly realizes something is off about her flashy new family.

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MAY 6, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “It feels surreal that it’s finally my turn to write in for Good News Friday. I’m very grateful to be a long-time reader of AAM because I don’t know how messed up my sense of business norms would be right now if I wasn’t.

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MAY 5, 2022

This post, flowery goodbye emails, very fast interview invitations, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. Sending flowery goodbye emails to the whole company. I’m writing with a question about the etiquette around announcing your departure from a job. I’ve had a full-time office job for the last several years, since I got my degree in the field I’m working in now.

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MAY 3, 2022

This post, I’m on a “positivity” committee, job applicants whose voicemail doesn’t work, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I want to be a force for good on our “positive culture” committee. My large department inside a very large corporation recently went through a fairly chaotic reorganization.

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MAY 3, 2022

This post, jobs that require a time-consuming exercise before you can even apply , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: What are your thoughts on tests that are required as part of a job application? I work in marketing/content creation and even though I have a portfolio of samples of my writing work, I have no qualms about generating new material if an employer is truly considering me for a job.

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MAY 3, 2022

This post, I’m a member of The Satanic Temple and got outed at work , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m a member of The Satanic Temple. That information got out at work and now things are unpleasant and awkward. I became a passionate patients’ rights advocate when a family member almost died after they were denied emergency medical treatment on religious grounds.

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MAY 3, 2022

This post, my coworker is a Zoom pest , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am struggling with a colleague and hope you can help me. “Gina” and I work closely together as part of a small sub-team within a larger team, and I have no problems with the professional side of our relationship. My problem is that she is becoming really overly familiar and takes up a lot of my time with personal chat, and she’s often very negative and critical about other collea

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MAY 2, 2022

This post, job candidates keep ghosting us, coworkers sharing a house, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Job candidates keep ghosting us for interviews. We’re a small nonprofit, with a total of five staff. We recently hired for two positions, one entry-level and the other more senior.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This post, my lovely but bumbling boss is driving me crazy , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’ve worked for a small educational institution for two years. The job is an excellent fit for me, and I don’t consider moving on. The person I report to is the head teacher, who has worked here for 20 years. She is a gifted teacher and is justifiably loved by her pupils and their parents.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This post, my employee spends too much time justifying everything she says , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I recently hired a new employee who has some personality traits that are affecting the work environment and other staff. It’s hard to identify the exact problem but I think I think it can be summed up in two ways: she doesn’t know how to end a conversation and she feels the need to justify her actions in every situation.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This post, how to tell an employee he needs to figure some things out himself , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a new colleague, “Carl,” who is also new to the industry (and to the working world in general). I have worked in this industry for years, and in this role for three years. Carl’s role is new to my organization and is framed as junior to my role in some respects.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This post, weekend open thread – February 5-6, 2022 , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend posts. Book recommendation of the week: All This Could Be Yours , by Jami Attenberg.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This post, we have to assess our spiritual strengths, a nail-clipping coworker, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My company asked us to take a religiously-themed strengths assessment. My work asked us to take a strengths assessment ahead of a retreat. The test asks you to rate statements on how much they describe you.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This post, my interviewer asked if I “needed” the job , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I’m job searching and just interviewed today. It went really well, but they did ask me one question that tripped me up: They asked me if I needed the job. I do, but I stumbled on my answer a bit. I figured if I said yes, I would look desperate, but if I said no, I would look uninterested.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This post, do I have any recourse when an employer ghosts me? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I know you’ve written that when job searching it’s best to assume you won’t hear back at every stage , and then to let any positive news be a pleasant surprise. I like the idea of this, but I can’t get past the fact that ghosting is still incredibly rude , especially at the later stages of a process.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This post, here’s a huge discount on the Ask a Manager job-searching bible , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Looking for a job? Once a year, I offer a big discount on my my e-book, How to Get a Job: Secrets of a Hiring Manager , and it’s happening now. Use this discount code today for a massive 40% discount off the regular $24.95 price: newjob.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This post, interviewing when I just started a new job, unpaid quarantine, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My partner says I’m unethical for interviewing when I just started a new job. I have a long history of doing an obscene level of work and not advocating for myself.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This post, we hired without checking references … and it went badly , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: We recently interviewed some one who seemed okay but I had reservations. We didn’t have many good options, so we asked for her references. She has 10+ years of work history and we could not get in touch with anybody.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This post, my husband has to discuss his eating habits with the CEO , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My husband started a new job about a month ago and things are going well. Yesterday, there was an online “wellness and energy” meeting conducted by an outside vendor that everyone in the (small, less than 100 employees) company had to attend.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This post, drama over kids’ fundraisers, can I charge for dream time, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. I supported my coworker’s kid’s fundraiser and he didn’t return the favor. I supported a coworker’s kid’s Boy Scout fundraiser. I did last year too.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This post, about that letter from the manager angry her employee wanted to be paid… , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I talked to the New York Times about that letter from the manager angry that her employee dared to ask to be paid — and whether something is changing out there. I talked to the Washington Post about how people don’t want to wear bras to work anymore.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This post, update: I’m frustrated that my employees don’t want to return to the office , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer last week who was frustrated that her team didn’t want to return to the office ? She sent in an update that same day and sounds like she had already been coming to some of these conclusions before her letter was published.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This post, my employers want to pay for my surgery — but I want a raise , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in a large company (not in the U.S.) in a somewhat managerial position. I am in charge of three different crucial departments and work alongside the owner of the company and his lovely kids.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

This post, employee wants bereavement leave for her dog, costume contest fundraiser, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Employee wants bereavement leave for her dog. I manage a team of 10 people. Our company provides my team with 120 hours of annual PTO. Separate from that, we provide 40 hours of bereavement for an immediate family member and 20 hours of bereavement for a peripheral relationship.

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