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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my boss makes me wear her clothes, eat her food, and say I’m grateful for my job](#mctoc1) - [my dad says I should offer to work for free to prove myself, hiding my dating life as a teacher, and more](#mctoc2) - [our boss’s wife camps out in our office for hours at a time](#mctoc3) - [kids at work doesn’t always end well](#mctoc4) [][][] my boss makes me wear her clothes, eat her food, and say I’m grateful for my job Jun 25, 2019 10:59 am A reader writes: I was hired about six months ago at a small business. I’m in my mid-20s and this my first professional job after completing grad school. It’s just me, the owner/director, and a part-time assistant. Because we’re such a small office, I spend a lot of time one-on-one with my boss. Sometimes she’s […] You may also like: - [my boss gets angry when I won’t share my food with her]( - [my coworker tries to guilt-trip people]( - [my employee knowingly brought norovirus into the office and got a bunch of people sick]( [my boss makes me wear her clothes, eat her food, and say I’m grateful for my job]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss makes me wear her clothes, eat her food, and say I’m grateful for my job on Facebook]( [][][] my dad says I should offer to work for free to prove myself, hiding my dating life as a teacher, and more Jun 25, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My dad says I should offer to work for free to prove myself I was wondering about a piece of interview advice my father and I recently disagreed about (for context, I am a college student who most recently interviewed for internships, and my dad […] You may also like: - [my parents say I should offer to work for free for a week to prove myself to employers]( - [how flexible should job candidates be about interview times, employers finding online dating profiles, and more]( - [LinkedIn is not a dating site]( [my dad says I should offer to work for free to prove myself, hiding my dating life as a teacher, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my dad says I should offer to work for free to prove myself, hiding my dating life as a teacher, and more on Facebook]( [][][] our boss’s wife camps out in our office for hours at a time Jun 24, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: I work for an accounting firm with about 40 employees. I’ve been there for about nine months now and generally enjoy it. However, the culture has been a bit difficult for me to adjust to. We sometimes have clients visit for meetings and because there is limited space at the office and […] You may also like: - [my boss is having an affair with a coworker and I found out from his wife]( - [my boss’s wife is rude and insulting, and we’re forced to deal with her]( - [can I write to my wife’s boss and ask him to promote her?]( [our boss’s wife camps out in our office for hours at a time]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like our boss’s wife camps out in our office for hours at a time on Facebook]( [][][] kids at work doesn’t always end well Jun 24, 2019 12:29 pm I’m not sure there’s any work topic I write about that’s more divisive than people bringing their kids to work with them. (Well, maybe dogs at work, but it’s close.) It’s a rare parent who wants to bring their kid to work, but some try to make it work when daycare falls through, a child […] You may also like: - [is it okay to bring your kid to work when your child care falls through?]( - [bringing a baby to work when your child care falls through]( - [a teacher we employ forged vaccination paperwork for his child]( [kids at work doesn’t always end well]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like kids at work doesn’t always end well 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](