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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my toxic former employee is still spreading negativity on my staff](#mctoc1) - [I don’t want to pick up my boss after surgery, my coworker is on a PIP, and more](#mctoc2) - [will my taste in office supplies seem weird or unprofessional?](#mctoc3) - [how to explain to your interviewer why you left a previous job](#mctoc4) [][][] my toxic former employee is still spreading negativity on my staff Jul 25, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: Ten years ago, I got my dream job as the head of a community-based organization. My job consists of running the show: hiring, firing, and supervising at least 25 employees, as well as keeping fiscal affairs in order. My direct report, who acted as a sort of assistant director, was an older […] You may also like: - [my coworker wants our office to do a sweat lodge ceremony]( - [should we have “employee of the year” awards?]( - [I’m running my department but can’t get promoted into the director role]( [my toxic former employee is still spreading negativity on my staff]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my toxic former employee is still spreading negativity on my staff on Facebook]( [][][] I don’t want to pick up my boss after surgery, my coworker is on a PIP, and more Jul 25, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to pick up my boss after surgery My boss mentioned today that he will be having a procedure done that requires anesthesia. He added that he might need my help to get home after the procedure (he moved to our city for […] You may also like: - [my coworker has become needy and wants a closer friendship than I want]( - [coworker with anxiety keeps asking us to drive her home and stay there with her]( - [can I ask my boss to deny my vacation request so I don’t have to go home for Christmas?]( [I don’t want to pick up my boss after surgery, my coworker is on a PIP, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I don’t want to pick up my boss after surgery, my coworker is on a PIP, and more on Facebook]( [][][] will my taste in office supplies seem weird or unprofessional? Jul 24, 2018 01:59 pm A reader writes: I’m not in the business world yet, but I figure this will be relevant for when I am: in shopping for supplies to take with me to school, my dad made a comment about “lack of maturity” in my taste and how he was concerned it would hurt my reputation. (As he […] You may also like: - [joining my boyfriend at a weekend retreat hosted by a professional association he belongs to]( - [where’s the line between pretty clothes and professional clothes?]( - [coworker sent us all a 12-paragraph rant about office supplies]( [will my taste in office supplies seem weird or unprofessional?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like will my taste in office supplies seem weird or unprofessional? on Facebook]( [][][] how to explain to your interviewer why you left a previous job Jul 24, 2018 12:30 pm When you’re interviewing for a job, it’s very likely that interviewers will ask why you’re leaving your current job or why you left previous jobs. In theory, this should be straightforward – we’re usually pretty clear in our own heads about why we leave jobs – but in reality, sometimes answering can be fraught with landmines. […] You may also like: - [how to explain to interviewers why I quit my job without another one lined up]( - [why do interviewers act like I’m about to be hired, and then reject me?]( - [should I leave my new job after the first day?]( [how to explain to your interviewer why you left a previous job]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like how to explain to your interviewer why you left a previous job 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](