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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad](#mctoc1) - [should I ask out my former boss, employee cc’s me on everything, and more](#mctoc2) - [my employees don’t want to return to work because they’re making more from unemployment](#mctoc3) - [updates: the adoption, telling my boss she risks losing me if she doesn’t hire help, and more](#mctoc4) - [my employee keeps interrupting me](#mctoc5) [][][] my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad Apr 30, 2020 10:59 am It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My husband has been stuck at his job for a year or so, but it’s taking a while to find that next position. His boss is toxic and and oscillates between micromanaging and wanting the office to be like the Grandma’s Boy movie. So, this […] You may also like: - [my office space is completely open and I can't concentrate]( - [I talk too much in meetings!]( - [my coworker sings loudly while I'm trying to work]( [my husband and I are both working from our small apartment and it’s bad]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] should I ask out my former boss, employee cc’s me on everything, and more Apr 30, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I ask out my former boss? From 2015-2017, I reported to a wonderful boss who I really clicked with personally and professionally. After I left the organization for other reasons (and he left the industry) we remained good friends. He and his wife are […] You may also like: - [my boss sends scolding emails to all of us -- and then tells me I shouldn't take them personally]( - [I share an employee with a difficult boss]( - [do I really have to use formal openings and closings in every email?]( [should I ask out my former boss, employee cc’s me on everything, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my employees don’t want to return to work because they’re making more from unemployment Apr 29, 2020 02:29 pm A reader writes: I’m a small business owner who had about 45 employees before the COVID-19 shutdown hit us hard. We laid off or furloughed the entire staff, and we’ve now been approved for and received a PPP loan. Here’s the problem — most of my furloughed employees are making more on unemployment than they […] You may also like: - [if the job that laid me off wants to bring me back, can I decline and still collect unemployment?]( - [answers to your questions about the new unemployment benefits law]( - [here's what an unemployment benefits worker wants you to know]( [my employees don’t want to return to work because they’re making more from unemployment]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: the adoption, telling my boss she risks losing me if she doesn’t hire help, and more Apr 29, 2020 01:29 pm It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, when I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Talking about my pregnancy at work when I’m placing the baby for adoption (first update here) Since I sent my […] You may also like: - [talking about my pregnancy at work when I'm placing the baby for adoption]( - [interviewing while pregnant -- but I'm not the mother]( - [my manager and her boss are always whispering and it's driving me batty]( [updates: the adoption, telling my boss she risks losing me if she doesn’t hire help, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my employee keeps interrupting me Apr 29, 2020 12:29 pm A reader writes: We hired a new member of our team almost a year ago now, and her work product is fantastic. Unfortunately, she is constantly interrupting and correcting me, even when she isn’t correct about her correction. I’ve tried giving her the floor when that happens and just ignoring it, and also tried just […] You may also like: - [how big a deal is employee lateness?]( - [my employee announced she's leaving but doesn't know when]( - [my employee constantly interrupts me with unnecessary updates and questions]( [my employee keeps interrupting me]( 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](