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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: I hired a friend and it’s not going well](#mctoc1) - [vote for the worst boss of 2019](#mctoc2) - [employee might give me drugs for Christmas, coworker’s husband punched me, and more](#mctoc3) - [updates: the trash-talking boss, the excessive thanker, and more](#mctoc4) [][][] update: I hired a friend and it’s not going well Dec 16, 2019 11:15 am It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who had hired a friend and it was going badly? Here’s the update. It was really clear from Alison’s advice that either Mike had to […] You may also like: - [angry boss writing angry memos - the next installment]( - [I hired a friend and it's not going well]( - [my relative is angry that I backed out of an interview, managers taking off right before or after a holiday, and more]( [update: I hired a friend and it’s not going well]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like update: I hired a friend and it’s not going well on Facebook]( [][][] vote for the worst boss of 2019 Dec 16, 2019 10:30 am It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! We’ll crown the worst boss of the year later this week, based on your votes … so please vote below. (Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday night.) Who was the worst boss of 2019? You may also like: - [vote for the worst boss of 2015]( - [vote for the worst boss of 2014]( - [vote for the worst boss of 2013]( [vote for the worst boss of 2019]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like vote for the worst boss of 2019 on Facebook]( [][][] employee might give me drugs for Christmas, coworker’s husband punched me, and more Dec 16, 2019 12:03 am It’s three answers to three questions. Here we go… 1. My employee might give me drugs for Christmas I’m a manager of a the warehouse team at our company and earlier today a member of the sales team who reports to me and who I have a good rapport with asked me if I smoke […] You may also like: - [my husband got in trouble at work after I told his coworker to stay away from him]( - [my husband fired my friend]( - [I punched a coworker at the company Christmas party]( [employee might give me drugs for Christmas, coworker’s husband punched me, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like employee might give me drugs for Christmas, coworker’s husband punched me, and more on Facebook]( [][][] updates: the trash-talking boss, the excessive thanker, and more Dec 15, 2019 12:00 pm It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My boss trash-talks all my coworkers At first, this didn’t get any better. And I realized the issue was systemic—at […] You may also like: - [my coworker has punched and kicked me under the table at meetings]( - [my boss thinks I made a mistake -- but I didn't]( - [my coworker constantly complains, gossips, and is generally unpleasant]( [updates: the trash-talking boss, the excessive thanker, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like updates: the trash-talking boss, the excessive thanker, and more 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](