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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my coworker got drunk on a business trip and his hangover was a problem the next day](#mctoc1) - [my employees keep taking the same days off, I don’t want to sit next to my wife at work, and more](#mctoc2) - [my coworkers scoff and roll their eyes when I question decisions in meetings](#mctoc3) - [what are the best questions to ask in a job interview?](#mctoc4) [][][] my coworker got drunk on a business trip and his hangover was a problem the next day Jan 10, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: I work in a financial role at a large company that does business across the country. I graduated from college and entered the workforce in my current role almost three years ago. My coworker (“Ted”) graduated from the same college a year after me and works in a different role at the […] You may also like: - [I heard my coworker having sex on a business trip]( - [I emailed my girlfriend’s boss to complain that he encroached on our relationship]( - [the person who holds the job I’m applying for doesn’t like me]( [my coworker got drunk on a business trip and his hangover was a problem the next day]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworker got drunk on a business trip and his hangover was a problem the next day on Facebook]( [][][] my employees keep taking the same days off, I don’t want to sit next to my wife at work, and more Jan 10, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employees are coordinating their time off and I can’t figure out why I’m a manager at a medium sized nonprofit. I was recently promoted to an administrative position a few months ago. I supervise two employees who have worked here for several years (5-10 […] You may also like: - [can I address an employee’s social media use on sick days?]( - [time off at the holidays: can my employer do that?]( - [how to talk to an employee who frequently calls in sick before or after a weekend]( [my employees keep taking the same days off, I don’t want to sit next to my wife at work, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my employees keep taking the same days off, I don’t want to sit next to my wife at work, and more on Facebook]( [][][] my coworkers scoff and roll their eyes when I question decisions in meetings Jan 09, 2018 01:59 pm A reader writes: I have an issue with my coworkers in staff meetings. I’m on a team of about nine analysts, and our manager does a great job of communicating changes to our department’s policies, as they arise. However, I find myself questioning management’s decisions on occasion, and instead of being that horrible “yes man,” […] You may also like: - [how managers should communicate decisions they don’t agree with]( - [my boss is constantly texting and emailing during meetings]( - [how much talking in a meeting is too much?]( [my coworkers scoff and roll their eyes when I question decisions in meetings]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworkers scoff and roll their eyes when I question decisions in meetings on Facebook]( [][][] what are the best questions to ask in a job interview? Jan 09, 2018 12:30 pm I’ve long been surprised by how many people don’t ask good questions when their interviewer gives them the opportunity. A surprising number of candidates don’t have many questions at all, or simply use the time to try to further pitch themselves for the job. To me, this is crazy – after all, this is a […] You may also like: - [should I turn my questions to interviewers into a sales pitch for myself?]( - [how to prepare for 5 questions you’ll be asked at your next interview]( - [don’t pretend to have a question just so you can talk about yourself — in interviews and in life]( [what are the best questions to ask in a job interview?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like what are the best questions to ask in a job interview? on Facebook]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2018 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](