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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [I now manage the guy who hired me — and I’m afraid he might quit over it](#mctoc1) - [we’re supposed to share emotional baggage at meetings, managers calls to me whenever I pass his door, and more](#mctoc2) - [can I ask what to expect at a job interview?](#mctoc3) - [my boss wants me to take on a new task – and I don’t want to!](#mctoc4) [][][] I now manage the guy who hired me — and I’m afraid he might quit over it Sep 04, 2019 10:59 am A reader writes: I was recently promoted to a department director role, and while I’m very excited about my new responsibilities, I have a dilemma that I need some help with: one of my direct reports is my former boss who hired me into the company. Backstory: I’ve been here for eight years. I was […] You may also like: - [I was promised a raise and promotion ... 3 years ago]( - [I promoted one employee and now her former peer is unhappy]( - [how can I develop employees who can't be promoted?]( [I now manage the guy who hired me — and I’m afraid he might quit over it]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like I now manage the guy who hired me — and I’m afraid he might quit over it on Facebook]( [][][] we’re supposed to share emotional baggage at meetings, managers calls to me whenever I pass his door, and more Sep 04, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. We’re supposed to share any emotional baggage at the start of meetings I work in higher ed. My supervisor has recently adopted a “baggage-drop” activity, where we all go around the room and share what is on our minds, mostly personal stuff, supposedly to clear our […] You may also like: - [update: coworker has drama-filled calls with his girlfriend 10 times a day]( - [my boss pees in a cup and dumps it in the kitchen sink]( - [can I do my own thing during business trip evenings, knitting on work breaks, and more]( [we’re supposed to share emotional baggage at meetings, managers calls to me whenever I pass his door, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like we’re supposed to share emotional baggage at meetings, managers calls to me whenever I pass his door, and more on Facebook]( [][][] can I ask what to expect at a job interview? Sep 03, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: I have a job interview next week and because I’m a new grad it’s one of many I’ve had this year. All interviewers have been wildly different in their approach, questions, and scope of inquiry. I interviewed at the public library and felt like I had undergone trivia hour: explain our mantra, […] You may also like: - [can I ask to see the interview questions ahead of time?]( - [5 interview questions you should always be prepared to answer]( - [how to answer behavioral interview questions when you don't have good examples]( [can I ask what to expect at a job interview?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like can I ask what to expect at a job interview? on Facebook]( [][][] my boss wants me to take on a new task – and I don’t want to! Sep 03, 2019 12:29 pm A reader writes: I started a new job about four months ago in my field, but in an entirely new role. I have been in customer-facing tech support for the past six years, and was extremely excited to have my first non-customer facing role. Now I do mostly technical writing and lots of project-based content […] You may also like: - [the salary I was offered was a bait and switch]( - [my creative role has turned into drudgery for the foreseeable future]( - [can I read erotica on work breaks?]( [my boss wants me to take on a new task – and I don’t want to!]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my boss wants me to take on a new task – and I don’t want to! 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](