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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [open thread – September 20-21, 2019](#mctoc1) - [my coworkers are in a cult, all-day work road trips, and more](#mctoc2) - [my coworker keeps getting in my personal space](#mctoc3) - [update: my coworker feels entitled to my time, expertise, car, and house](#mctoc4) [][][] open thread – September 20-21, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 11:00 am It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * If you submitted […] You may also like: - [should managers ask or tell when assigning work?]( - [a coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me]( - [if you're not getting interviews, here's how to fix your resume and cover letter]( [open thread – September 20-21, 2019]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like open thread – September 20-21, 2019 on Facebook]( [][][] my coworkers are in a cult, all-day work road trips, and more Sep 20, 2019 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworkers are in a self-help cult A few months back, my coworker Jason, then new to the team, was hawking a program which from Googling appears to be a for-profit self-help cult. Jason has done the full program and volunteers with them in his […] You may also like: - [my team bikes to off-site meetings, and I'm dreading it]( - [my coworker brought a spouse on our business trip and it was weird]( - [my boss's boss keeps asking me where she is]( [my coworkers are in a cult, all-day work road trips, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworkers are in a cult, all-day work road trips, and more on Facebook]( [][][] my coworker keeps getting in my personal space Sep 19, 2019 01:59 pm A reader writes: I have a new coworker who I mostly like. She is a little complainy and stubborn but she’s the newest person on my team and I think she is just still adjusting to our company. We are both young women and in our first jobs out of college. We sit next to […] You may also like: - [how can I get out of chauffeuring my coworker everywhere?]( - [coworker smells and invades people's space in meetings]( - [how to say "stop talking to me" without being rude]( [my coworker keeps getting in my personal space]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like my coworker keeps getting in my personal space on Facebook]( [][][] update: my coworker feels entitled to my time, expertise, car, and house Sep 19, 2019 12:21 pm Remember last week’s letter from the PhD student whose colleague invited herself to move in, tried to take credit for her work, and was complaining to their department head that the letter-writer wasn’t collaborating enough with her? Here’s the update. Here’s the update. Since the semester has just started and the students are back, things […] You may also like: - [my coworker feels entitled to my time, expertise, car, and house]( - [I don't want to help horrible networkers]( - [my new company is all about the Law of Attraction and other pseudoscience]( [update: my coworker feels entitled to my time, expertise, car, and house]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like update: my coworker feels entitled to my time, expertise, car, and house 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](