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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [what should I be planning for professionally as a single parent?](#mctoc1) - [employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more](#mctoc2) - [my coworker plans to work a second job during our work hours, without telling our boss](#mctoc3) - [here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer](#mctoc4) [][][] what should I be planning for professionally as a single parent? Feb 28, 2019 10:59 am It’s the Thursday “ask the readers.” A reader writes: I’m going to try to start getting pregnant soon and unless I meet the woman of my dreams tomorrow, it’s likely that I’ll be a single mom when baby is born. I live in California which has a bit of maternity leave. I’m looking for pointers on […] You may also like: - [should I take more maternity leave than I want to “set a good example” for other women in my organization?]( - [my employer requires us all to do tai chi in the office]( - [ask the readers: how can I balance kids, marriage, and a job, when I sometimes have to work in the evening?]( [what should I be planning for professionally as a single parent?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like what should I be planning for professionally as a single parent? on Facebook]( [][][] employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more Feb 28, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee quit and deleted his computer files One of our employees just quit without notice and left us in a bind. He is part of a team that works collaboratively, but recently took on a new project and hadn’t gotten to cross-train any of his […] You may also like: - [our CEO won’t let go of a retired employee]( - [my office has a burn book we all have to read and sign]( - [a job applicant found our interview notes on each candidate]( [employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like employee quit and deleted his files, old job still contacts me daily, and more on Facebook]( [][][] my coworker plans to work a second job during our work hours, without telling our boss Feb 27, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: I work at a mid-sized SaaS company as a data analyst. One of my coworkers, also a data analyst, is wildly overqualified for our position — he just completed a master’s program in business data analytics, and we are doing glorified data entry. He has admitted to me that he’s bored with […] You may also like: - [our new hire was secretly working another full-time job and lying to us]( - [my employee secretly brought her kids to work and forced a coworker to watch them]( - [my coworker self-published an X-rated book and won’t stop promoting it at work]( [my coworker plans to work a second job during our work hours, without telling our boss]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworker plans to work a second job during our work hours, without telling our boss on Facebook]( [][][] here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer Feb 27, 2019 12:29 pm Last year, I did a couple of episodes of the Ask a Manager podcast that were all about tone — what kind of tone to use in tricky conversations at work, and getting your tone right when you’re a manager. Those are some of the most popular episodes of the show, and I’ve had requests […] You may also like: - [I was left waiting for two hours at an interview]( - [my interviewer said she was “disgusted” with my answer]( - [the new Ask a Manager book is an audiobook too!]( [here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like here’s what you should sound like in a bunch of conversations with your job interviewer on Facebook]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2019 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](