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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [can I ever repair my bad reputation with my manager?](#mctoc1) - [company photoshopped makeup on our headshots, employee made an anti-Semitic joke, and more](#mctoc2) - [updates: the boss’s son who yells, the student who won’t take feedback, and more](#mctoc3) - [update: my ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell my new job I made adult videos](#mctoc4) - [our new hires keep dropping out before they start](#mctoc5) [][][] can I ever repair my bad reputation with my manager? May 05, 2020 10:59 am A reader writes: I’ve been working IT support for a company for nearly four years, and I wish I could say I’ve been a better employee but I can’t. Around the beginning of 2018, my mental health began to take a severe nosedive after the end of a very long personal relationship, and in late […] You may also like: - [how do I recover from a huge, fireable mistake at work?]( - [I'm ashamed of my past behavior at work -- do I need to change fields?]( - [I messed up at work and I'm so ashamed]( [can I ever repair my bad reputation with my manager?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] company photoshopped makeup on our headshots, employee made an anti-Semitic joke, and more May 05, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Company photoshopped heavy makeup on all the women’s headshots This is something that happened a few years ago but still confounds me when I think about it. I was working in finance for a small trading firm, and the managing partners hired two professional photographers […] You may also like: - [do women have to wear makeup to look professional?]( - [when a job candidate wears too much makeup]( - [is it okay to apply makeup in the bathroom at work?]( [company photoshopped makeup on our headshots, employee made an anti-Semitic joke, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: the boss’s son who yells, the student who won’t take feedback, and more May 04, 2020 02:29 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. My boss’s son constantly yells at him in the office First of all, I want to thank you for your […] You may also like: - [end your doubts about cover letters, all ye who enter here]( - [my friend is a terrible boss]( - [revisiting two recent answers (and a better answer about writing samples edited by others)]( [updates: the boss’s son who yells, the student who won’t take feedback, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: my ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell my new job I made adult videos May 04, 2020 01:29 pm This is an update to a letter I never published. Last summer, I received a letter from someone who had just been hired for a new job that she was really excited about. But her abusive ex found out about it and was threatening to tell the new job that she had made adult videos […] You may also like: - [company doesn't want departing employees to send staff-wide "goodbye" emails]( - [putting fanfiction on a resume, telling an ex-friend’s employer what she’s really like, and more]( - [my boss says we shouldn't be friends with former coworkers]( [update: my ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell my new job I made adult videos]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] our new hires keep dropping out before they start May 04, 2020 12:29 pm A reader writes: I work for a contractor; our primary industry is providing professional staff at locations around the globe. One of the locations where we have staff is far away and has an incredibly strong reputation as a place where you don’t want to get sent. Surprisingly, we don’t have a ton of trouble […] You may also like: - [we hire people to work in a really tough location -- and they keep dropping out before their start date]( - [when a new employer wants you to leave your current job without notice]( - [committing to a start date before you have a job offer]( [our new hires keep dropping out before they start]( 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](