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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my coworker assigns me work, says “no rush,” and then checks on it an hour later](#mctoc1) - [my former boss wants a log of all my work, “tell us in 140 characters why you’re perfect for the job,” and more](#mctoc2) - [my coworker uses the office bathroom as her personal phone booth](#mctoc3) - [my intern has a terrible attitude](#mctoc4) [][][] my coworker assigns me work, says “no rush,” and then checks on it an hour later Oct 18, 2017 10:59 am A reader writes: I work as a receptionist/office assistant at a university. A large part of my job is small research projects for other members of my department. I am often working on multiple different things for various different people. I have one colleague who will email me a task, and then walk down to […] You may also like: - [my coworker follows up on emails in person if he doesn’t get an instant response]( - [my department assistant is grumpy and impatient with me]( - [my coworker over-delivers and it’s causing us major problems]( [my coworker assigns me work, says “no rush,” and then checks on it an hour later]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworker assigns me work, says “no rush,” and then checks on it an hour later on Facebook]( [][][] my former boss wants a log of all my work, “tell us in 140 characters why you’re perfect for the job,” and more Oct 18, 2017 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My former boss wants a detailed log of all my work I was recently hired into a small retail company, and after two weeks I resigned. I’ve never quit a job in my life; my last one was six years long, I had the best performance […] You may also like: - [how long after resigning should you still answer questions?]( - [my manager is ignoring my girlfriend’s request not to call her when he’s looking for me]( - [I’m sick — why are you calling me?]( [my former boss wants a log of all my work, “tell us in 140 characters why you’re perfect for the job,” and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my former boss wants a log of all my work, “tell us in 140 characters why you’re perfect for the job,” and more on Facebook]( [][][] my coworker uses the office bathroom as her personal phone booth Oct 17, 2017 01:59 pm A reader writes: At my company, we have large restrooms with 6+ stalls in both the men’s and the women’s bathrooms, with long counters that have three inlaid sinks. (I’m telling you this to let you know the rooms are large, echo-y, and there are no private “one-stall with a locked door” options.) A coworker […] You may also like: - [my coworker keeps taking the office’s magazines into the bathroom]( - [my employee’s cell phone makes constant, annoying noises]( - [companies without HR, hair styling in the work bathroom, and more]( [my coworker uses the office bathroom as her personal phone booth]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworker uses the office bathroom as her personal phone booth on Facebook]( [][][] my intern has a terrible attitude Oct 17, 2017 12:30 pm A reader writes: I’m struggling to figure out how to give feedback to an intern about the constant barrage of criticism she emits. The intern in question, “Alice,” spends one day a week here, along with several other interns, through a graduate-level academic program that will last four years. All of these interns are over […] You may also like: - [I have to fire a highly inept summer intern]( - [I yelled at our intern]( - [when Satan’s intern comes to stay]( [my intern has a terrible attitude]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my intern has a terrible attitude on Facebook]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2017 Ask A Manager, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for my email list at askamanager.org. Our mailing address is: Ask A Manager askamanager.orgWashington, DC 20002 [Add us to your address book](//askamanager.us1.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e3ab10e0da70e9f121f037e2b&id=46df0f75a7) [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](