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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [ask the readers: what do I do once I retire?](#mctoc1) - [my employee wants to know where I am at all times, public transit crisis is making me late for work, and more](#mctoc2) - [can you fire someone solely for being racist?](#mctoc3) - [should recruiters tell you up-front what a job pays?](#mctoc4) [][][] ask the readers: what do I do once I retire? Jul 25, 2019 10:59 am A reader writes: My concern skews to an older audience than most of your readers but it’s one that I probably should have given more thought to years ago. How do I prepare to retire and what do I do once I retire? I’m not talking about the money piece of retirement, but rather, what […] You may also like: - [my employer is pressuring me to donate my retirement savings]( - [update: our CEO won’t let go of a retired employee]( - [work lunches when you’re fasting for Lent, my husband’s retirement party still hasn’t happened, and…]( [ask the readers: what do I do once I retire?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like ask the readers: what do I do once I retire? on Facebook]( [][][] my employee wants to know where I am at all times, public transit crisis is making me late for work, and more Jul 25, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee wants to know where I am at all times I started a new management role three months ago and am managing a small team. One of my staff was under-performing when I started, and one of my directives was to get them on […] You may also like: - [my boss is always late for meetings]( - [how can we get employees to follow our strict time-of-arrival policy?]( - [my coworkers scoff and roll their eyes when I question decisions in meetings]( [my employee wants to know where I am at all times, public transit crisis is making me late for work, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my employee wants to know where I am at all times, public transit crisis is making me late for work, and more on Facebook]( [][][] can you fire someone solely for being racist? Jul 24, 2019 01:59 pm In an interesting juxtaposition with a letter from earlier today, a reader writes: I know you have answered a few variations over this, but I am hoping for a more clear answer in reference to my situation. Recently, my company hired someone that was extremely racist. He worked with me on his first day, where […] You may also like: - [the ethics of firing racist protesters]( - [firing someone for racist tweets, my coworker is charging for coffee, and more]( - [my coworker has an offensive bobble-head doll on his desk]( [can you fire someone solely for being racist?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like can you fire someone solely for being racist? on Facebook]( [][][] should recruiters tell you up-front what a job pays? Jul 24, 2019 12:29 pm A reader writes: How common is it for recruiters to disclose salary range for positions when they reach out to you? I’ve heard colleagues who have professions that are highly technical and in demand talk about how recruiters have disclosed salary ranges to them for the openings they are recruiting for. This has helped my […] You may also like: - [how to ask for more money than the stated salary range]( - [why employers won’t name a salary range first]( - [dumb interviewing convention #45: you will sin against God if you ask what a job pays]( [should recruiters tell you up-front what a job pays?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like should recruiters tell you up-front what a job pays? 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](