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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [how can I shut down a nosy receptionist’s questions about my appointments?](#mctoc1) - [my interviewer called the other applicants “pricks,” I brought my baby to a grad school talk, and more](#mctoc2) - [update: my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret](#mctoc3) - [how to write a resignation letter](#mctoc4) [][][] how can I shut down a nosy receptionist’s questions about my appointments? Nov 28, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: How do you politely avoid questions about doctor or dental appointments from nosy coworkers? In my workplace, we have a sign-out sheet to keep track of where employees are over the course of the day, with the times we left the building and where we’re going in case someone needs to track […] You may also like: - [my employee keeps over-sharing personal medical details]( - [I don’t want to tell my boundary-violating boss I’m pregnant]( - [will taking occasional time off make me look unreliable?]( [how can I shut down a nosy receptionist’s questions about my appointments?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like how can I shut down a nosy receptionist’s questions about my appointments? on Facebook]( [][][] my interviewer called the other applicants “pricks,” I brought my baby to a grad school talk, and more Nov 28, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My interviewer called all the other applicants “pricks” I’m currently finishing my PhD and looking to move outside of academia. Recently, I saw an ad for a paid internship for a small nonprofit, and I applied on the last day they were accepting applications. I […] You may also like: - [can I ask for a second chance at an interview after getting rejected?]( - [can I call an employer back with additional questions about why I was rejected?]( - [I feel weird about turning down jobs and interviews, telling an interviewer I want to open my own business, and more]( [my interviewer called the other applicants “pricks,” I brought my baby to a grad school talk, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my interviewer called the other applicants “pricks,” I brought my baby to a grad school talk, and more on Facebook]( [][][] update: my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret Nov 27, 2018 01:59 pm Remember the letter-writer last month whose coworker gave her kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret? Here’s the update. I read through every comment and I definitely understand where everyone is coming from and I deeply appreciate all the advice and information! To be completely honest, I didn’t even think of this […] You may also like: - [my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret]( - [update: my coworkers mercilessly tease me about my drunken holiday party behavior]( - [update: I’ve let my CEO think I’m engaged to a woman but I’m not]( [update: my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like update: my coworker gave my kid $20 and told him to keep it a secret on Facebook]( [][][] how to write a resignation letter Nov 27, 2018 12:30 pm Resigning tends to bring out anxiety in lots of us: When do you do it? What do you say? And in the second decade of the third millennium, you’re still supposed to mark this important conversation by letter? If you’re wondering how to write a resignation letter – and why – you’re not alone. At […] You may also like: - [update: what’s the best way to resign when your boss will explode?]( - [being seen around town when I’m out sick, manager hasn’t acknowledged my resignation, and more]( - [update: my former employer is requiring me to return to finalize my resignation — after I already left]( [how to write a resignation letter]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like how to write a resignation letter 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](