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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [I’m bored in my first job out of college — but everything except the work is great](#mctoc1) - [I’ll destroy the company if I resign, my boss thinks we agree politically but we don’t, and more](#mctoc2) - [should companies respond to Glassdoor reviews?](#mctoc3) - [do you have to be a jerk to succeed at work?](#mctoc4) [][][] I’m bored in my first job out of college — but everything except the work is great Nov 20, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: I am a recent college grad (May ’18) and I have been working at a company since July. The benefits here are great, the pay is good for the industry, I get three weeks off per year and can roll over even more than I can accrue in one year, my commute […] You may also like: - [should I apply for jobs that don’t sound great?]( - [how to answer the interview question “how does this job fit with your career path?”]( - [I’ve been a job-hopper — how can I start fixing my work history?]( [I’m bored in my first job out of college — but everything except the work is great]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I’m bored in my first job out of college — but everything except the work is great on Facebook]( [][][] I’ll destroy the company if I resign, my boss thinks we agree politically but we don’t, and more Nov 20, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I resign without destroying my boss’s company and breaking her heart? For the last year, I have been slowly building a company while continuing to work in a senior management position with my firm. I have been with my current employer for over […] You may also like: - [questions about resigning — while your boss is on maternity leave, when your boss is hard to find, and when your…]( - [after an employee died, her team has driven off anyone we hire to replace her]( - [what to do when an employee announces she’s resigning … at some point but not now]( [I’ll destroy the company if I resign, my boss thinks we agree politically but we don’t, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I’ll destroy the company if I resign, my boss thinks we agree politically but we don’t, and more on Facebook]( [][][] should companies respond to Glassdoor reviews? Nov 19, 2018 01:59 pm A reader writes: Is it a good idea for employers to reply to Glassdoor reviews? I’ve never really thought there was much to be gained from replying publicly to positive or negative reviews. What’s causing me to reconsider is one we received that’s just not factual about our interview and rejection process. I’m wondering if […] You may also like: - [ask the readers: how accurate are Glassdoor reviews?]( - [I received an email warning me not to take the job I was just offered]( - [how legit are those “best places to work” lists?]( [should companies respond to Glassdoor reviews?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like should companies respond to Glassdoor reviews? on Facebook]( [][][] do you have to be a jerk to succeed at work? Nov 19, 2018 12:30 pm A reader writes: I wanted to email you about an issue that has come up often in my career in regards doing the right thing. I am a late-20s male who has been working in a technical environment for the entirety of my career. I don’t know if it has just been the companies that […] You may also like: - [my employee listens to every conversation around her, I don’t want a promotion, and more]( - [my prospective new boss was arrested for domestic violence]( - [my boss turns it into an ordeal every time I ask him a question]( [do you have to be a jerk to succeed at work?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like do you have to be a jerk to succeed at work? 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]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](