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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my boss drinks and expects me to drive with him](#mctoc1) - [taking notes on an iPad during an interview, the poo police, and more](#mctoc2) - [do you have to control your emotions to be professional?](#mctoc3) - [the destructive myth of the “dream job”](#mctoc4) [][][] my boss drinks and expects me to drive with him May 14, 2019 10:59 am A reader writes: I work for a tiny company — the two owners/managers are a married couple and then there’s me and one other employee who are admin. About once every six weeks, the owners take us out for a fancy lunch downtown. This is considered a perk and a treat but it is definitely […] You may also like: - [my coworker is a terrible driver — and I have to ride with him on work trips]( - [my coworker wants us to drink at lunch every Friday]( - [my boss keeps pushing me to drink]( [my boss drinks and expects me to drive with him]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss drinks and expects me to drive with him on Facebook]( [][][] taking notes on an iPad during an interview, the poo police, and more May 14, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I take notes on an iPad in an interview? This happened to me two years ago, but I’m still not sure what to make of it. I had signed up for government-sponsored interview training, where they teach you how to prepare for an interview […] You may also like: - [a job applicant found our interview notes on each candidate]( - [which is better: a handwritten thank-you note or an emailed note?]( - [can I bring a crib sheet into interviews to help me answer questions?]( [taking notes on an iPad during an interview, the poo police, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like taking notes on an iPad during an interview, the poo police, and more on Facebook]( [][][] do you have to control your emotions to be professional? May 13, 2019 01:59 pm I’m taking today off, so this is a reprint of a post from April 2016. A reader writes: I recently got fired from a job of four years. They told me I could stay until the end of the fiscal year (several months from the time of firing), and that I’m going to be replaced […] You may also like: - [my coworker dumps emotions all over us and wants to be coddled]( - [my boss says I’m too much of an “open book” emotionally]( - [as a manager, do I need to hide my stress from my employees?]( [do you have to control your emotions to be professional?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like do you have to control your emotions to be professional? on Facebook]( [][][] the destructive myth of the “dream job” May 13, 2019 12:29 pm When you write a work advice column, you hear from a lot of people who think they’ve found their “dream job” – often based on little more than an ad. They write to me wanting to know how to get hired at the dream job, or how to get over not being hired, or excited […] You may also like: - [when an interviewer asks what your dream job is]( - [should I leave my dream job, interview makeup mishaps, and more]( - [boss invited our whole office on a 10-day cruise, I had a disturbing dream about an employee, and more]( [the destructive myth of the “dream job”]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like the destructive myth of the “dream job” 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](