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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [what cultural things do you need to know to succeed when you’re new to white collar work?](#mctoc1) - [coworker calls me “mama,” why are employers and job candidates held to different standards, and more](#mctoc2) - [I’m required to speak in meetings and I don’t know what to say](#mctoc3) - [my boss sends me work to do when I’m out sick](#mctoc4) - [if you’re having trouble sorting the salary spreadsheet…](#mctoc5) [][][] what cultural things do you need to know to succeed when you’re new to white collar work? Apr 25, 2019 10:59 am Way back in 2012, someone wrote this to me: Thank you for writing this amazing blog. Its a great resource for learning all the things that are and aren’t acceptable at work that I don’t think I could have learned anywhere else. Thank you especially for the post about how having or not having professional parents influences your […] You may also like: - [I’m in a dominant/submissive relationship — can I wear a collar to work?]( - [why won’t my employer tell us why our coworker was fired?]( - [my boss asked coworkers if my husband has violent tendencies]( [what cultural things do you need to know to succeed when you’re new to white collar work?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like what cultural things do you need to know to succeed when you’re new to white collar work? on Facebook]( [][][] coworker calls me “mama,” why are employers and job candidates held to different standards, and more Apr 25, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker calls me “mama” because I’m pregnant I am currently 18 weeks pregnant with my first child. I work remotely on a team made up entirely of remote workers. It’s a small team of all women, all of whom have kids or even grandkids, and we are […] You may also like: - [coworker keeps calling me “baby mama”]( - [my boss is pressuring me to tell my coworkers about my pregnancy sooner than I want to]( - [update: coworker keeps calling me “baby mama”]( [coworker calls me “mama,” why are employers and job candidates held to different standards, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like coworker calls me “mama,” why are employers and job candidates held to different standards, and more on Facebook]( [][][] I’m required to speak in meetings and I don’t know what to say Apr 24, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: My new manager expects for me to ask a question at every group meeting and to contribute something. I don’t always have a question about the material covered, nor do I always have something meaningful to add. If I don’t, I will be looked at poorly. I don’t know why this scares […] You may also like: - [you need some meeting norms, so that your meetings stop sucking]( - [how to get heard at meetings — especially if you’re soft-spoken or introverted]( - [how much talking in a meeting is too much?]( [I’m required to speak in meetings and I don’t know what to say]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I’m required to speak in meetings and I don’t know what to say on Facebook]( [][][] my boss sends me work to do when I’m out sick Apr 24, 2019 12:29 pm A reader asks: I work for the finance department of a nonprofit. Whenever I call/email in sick, I receive multiple emails from my boss (on my work email) asking me to complete tasks as though I am in the office — things like making lunch reservations, printing off documents for him, fixing something on his […] You may also like: - [a coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me]( - [when is it okay to call in sick?]( - [my coworker kept vomiting in our shared office and wouldn’t go home]( [my boss sends me work to do when I’m out sick]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss sends me work to do when I’m out sick on Facebook]( [][][] if you’re having trouble sorting the salary spreadsheet… Apr 24, 2019 12:16 pm If you’re having trouble sorting the spreadsheet of people’s salary data: Your link may have defaulted to a /htmlview view. Try removing “htmlview” from the URL in your browser, and that seems to be fixing it for people. If that doesn’t work, try removing “htmlview” and adding “edit#” there instead. Still stuck? Copy the link, remove the […] You may also like: - [how much money do you make, part 2]( - [how much money do you make?]( - [what’s wrong with “do what you love,” how employers can get your salary history, and more]( [if you’re having trouble sorting the salary spreadsheet…]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like if you’re having trouble sorting the salary spreadsheet… 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](