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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [I’m in trouble for re-sorting a coworker’s trash — and I’m enraged](#mctoc1) - [my boss doesn’t focus during our meetings, I matched with my interviewer on a dating app, and more](#mctoc2) - [why do people get stuck in “reply all” hell on email lists?](#mctoc3) - [my boss emailed us a racist meme](#mctoc4) [][][] I’m in trouble for re-sorting a coworker’s trash — and I’m enraged Jun 04, 2019 10:59 am A reader writes: I’ve worked at a medium sized tech company as a software engineer for the past two years now. Our city has an ordinance requiring all businesses to compost and recycle. I fully support this ordinance, as I’m a staunch environmentalist and care deeply about the future of our planet, for my sake […] You may also like: - [why should I have to help clean the office kitchen when I never use it?]( - [should we stop stocking the office kitchen if people won’t keep it clean?]( - [I saw my coworker wiping down our kitchen sink with Drano]( [I’m in trouble for re-sorting a coworker’s trash — and I’m enraged]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I’m in trouble for re-sorting a coworker’s trash — and I’m enraged on Facebook]( [][][] my boss doesn’t focus during our meetings, I matched with my interviewer on a dating app, and more Jun 04, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss doesn’t focus during our meetings My boss considers himself a master multitasker. In reality, he’s pretty terrible at it. Like most of us, he’s not actually able to split his attention between two or three different tasks at any one time and this […] You may also like: - [my boss is constantly texting and emailing during meetings]( - [how to get heard at meetings — especially if you’re soft-spoken or introverted]( - [my coworker keeps hijacking team meetings]( [my boss doesn’t focus during our meetings, I matched with my interviewer on a dating app, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss doesn’t focus during our meetings, I matched with my interviewer on a dating app, and more on Facebook]( [][][] why do people get stuck in “reply all” hell on email lists? Jun 03, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: Can we get a definitive ruling on the etiquette when someone accidentally emails an incorrect distribution list in a large office? Today I went to lunch for 40 minutes and came back to 239 emails — someone emailed the wrong distribution list for a request (I heard there were over 1,000 people […] You may also like: - [online dating rejections vs. job rejections]( - [should companies respond to Glassdoor reviews?]( - [how quickly should you return calls and emails about interviewing?]( [why do people get stuck in “reply all” hell on email lists?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like why do people get stuck in “reply all” hell on email lists? on Facebook]( [][][] my boss emailed us a racist meme Jun 03, 2019 12:29 pm A reader writes: I work at a branch office of a nonprofit (roughly 150 employees over 10 states). Today, my branch manager (vice president in the overall institution) sent an offensive and racist political meme to all employees at our site. I was shocked and disgusted, as were many of my front-line colleagues. My immediate […] You may also like: - [my boss won’t stop posting fake news and false memes on our company Facebook]( - [my HR rep keeps using a Pepe the Frog emoji]( - [how can I tell my coworkers their Halloween costumes are racist?]( [my boss emailed us a racist meme]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss emailed us a racist meme 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](