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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [open thread – March 27-28, 2020](#mctoc1) - [I might have brought COVID-19 to work in January, is my mom a bad manager, and more](#mctoc2) - [my coworkers keep discussing private business in front of me as if I’m not there](#mctoc3) - [let’s see your animal coworkers](#mctoc4) - [update: my boss tapes people’s mouths shut during meetings](#mctoc5) [][][] open thread – March 27-28, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 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: - [my employee didn't give a coworker the message that his wife was in surgery, and now everyone hates him]( - [you are reading way too much into things employers say to you]( - [I'm being mentored against my will by a dude who's my peer]( [open thread – March 27-28, 2020]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I might have brought COVID-19 to work in January, is my mom a bad manager, and more Mar 27, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I tell my employer I may have brought COVID-19 to work in January? I’m hoping you can help me with an ethical dilemma I am having. Back in mid-January, I took a trip to Northern Italy, where I caught a weird little respiratory virus. […] You may also like: - [what to do if your company isn't handling coronavirus well]( - [we have a new paid (paid!) sick and family leave law]( - [my employee knowingly brought norovirus into the office and got a bunch of people sick]( [I might have brought COVID-19 to work in January, is my mom a bad manager, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworkers keep discussing private business in front of me as if I’m not there Mar 26, 2020 02:29 pm A reader writes: About five months ago, I started a new job that I’m so far mostly enjoying and seems to be going alright. I do, however, have a weird problem (or it seems weird to me) and I’m not sure how best to handle it. We’re a small department in an open plan office […] You may also like: - [when I overhear speaker phone conversations, is what I overhear fair game to share?]( - [my manager and her boss are always whispering and it's driving me batty]( - [my employees eavesdropped on my private conversation and gossiped about it]( [my coworkers keep discussing private business in front of me as if I’m not there]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] let’s see your animal coworkers Mar 26, 2020 01:29 pm With so much stressful content lately, we need more animal photos. Since so many people are working at home right now, we need to see photos of your animal colleagues — your cat on your keyboard, your dog in your desk chair, your ferret on a conference call. Submit your pets-working-at-home photos to pets@askamanager.org and […] You may also like: - [I think an employee is sending nude Snapchats to his coworkers ... with animal filters]( - [my office is being overrun by misbehaving dogs]( - [here are animals taking over home offices]( [let’s see your animal coworkers]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: my boss tapes people’s mouths shut during meetings Mar 26, 2020 12:29 pm Remember the letter-writer last month whose boss tapes people’s mouths shut during meetings when she doesn’t like their ideas? Here’s the update. Hello everyone. I am the person who made the original post regarding my boss’ tendency to cover people’s mouths with tape during meetings. I wanted to first clarify a few things that people […] You may also like: - [my boss tapes people's mouths shut during meetings]( - [my boss found out I’m living with my parents, required to shave a beard, and more]( - [my interviewer laughed at me, band manager is out of his gourd, and more]( [update: my boss tapes people’s mouths shut during meetings]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2020 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](