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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [are two-hour commutes normal?](#mctoc1) - [I got in trouble because my coworker saw maxi pads in my car, and more](#mctoc2) - [can I ask for a higher salary if I agreed to a lower range at the start of the interview process?](#mctoc3) - [am I a mansplainer?](#mctoc4) [][][] are two-hour commutes normal? Apr 12, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: I recently moved to southern California from New York City. In New York, my commute, door to door, from Soho to Bushwick was about 35-45 minutes, which included a 20-minute subway ride. Here in California, I recently (2.5 months ago) accepted a new job as an EA for a great company that’s […] You may also like: - [why should employers care about my long commute?]( - [my boss wants me to lie to coworkers about my commute]( - [my employer moved our office to an inconvenient location]( [are two-hour commutes normal?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like are two-hour commutes normal? on Facebook]( [][][] I got in trouble because my coworker saw maxi pads in my car, and more Apr 12, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I got written up because my coworker saw maxi pads in my car One of my coworkers complained because she saw a package of maxi pads in the backseat of my car when she parked near me in our parking lot. I had stopped at […] You may also like: - [my boss freaked out when he saw my menstrual products and called me unprofessional]( - [employer scheduled an interview with me — but just assigned me a date and time without asking about my schedule]( - [update: my rude and intrusive coworker makes me feel horrible]( [I got in trouble because my coworker saw maxi pads in my car, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I got in trouble because my coworker saw maxi pads in my car, and more on Facebook]( [][][] can I ask for a higher salary if I agreed to a lower range at the start of the interview process? Apr 11, 2018 01:59 pm A reader writes: I was wondering if it is okay to negotiate salary on a role that a salary range was provided during the course of the interview. For example, if during the initial phone interview I was provided a range of $60K to $70K, is it acceptable to try to negotiate more once an […] You may also like: - [when no one gives you an opening to negotiate salary]( - [my friend was horrified that I asked an interviewer what the job pays]( - [I guessed at a salary range for a job, overshot, and got rejected]( [can I ask for a higher salary if I agreed to a lower range at the start of the interview process?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like can I ask for a higher salary if I agreed to a lower range at the start of the interview process? on Facebook]( [][][] am I a mansplainer? Apr 11, 2018 12:30 pm This week on the Ask a Manager podcast, we talk about mansplaining! “Mansplaining” = the weirdly frequent phenomenon where a man gives a woman an unrequested explanation of something that she has more expertise on than he does. It was coined in an essay by a woman who described how a man at a party kept condescendingly explaining her own […] You may also like: - [I have an awful summer intern, and I can’t fire him]( - [my boss is constantly commenting on my face and telling me to smile]( - [my manager said I’m emasculating an employee (or how to respond to gendered feedback)]( [am I a mansplainer?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like am I a mansplainer? 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](