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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [open thread – June 12-13, 2020](#mctoc1) - [can I wear a collar on video calls, correcting clients who call me “Mrs.” and more](#mctoc2) - [I wasn’t given the chance to apply for a promotion I really wanted](#mctoc3) - [updates: the mooching boss, the self-sabotaging friend, and more](#mctoc4) [][][] open thread – June 12-13, 2020 Jun 12, 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: - [weirdest office food stories: potluck mishaps and other times food at work went wrong]( - [can I talk about my boyfriend's other girlfriend at work?]( - [interview with a private investigator]( [open thread – June 12-13, 2020]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] can I wear a collar on video calls, correcting clients who call me “Mrs.” and more Jun 12, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I wear a collar now that we’re on video? In my personal life, I sometimes wear a collar as part of my fun relationship with my partner. It is a narrow leather band with a small metal ring on it, kind of like this. […] You may also like: - [I'm in a dominant/submissive relationship -- can I wear a collar to work?]( - [can I wear a baby during a video interview?]( - [new employee insists we call her “Mrs. ____” even though we all use first names]( [can I wear a collar on video calls, correcting clients who call me “Mrs.” and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I wasn’t given the chance to apply for a promotion I really wanted Jun 11, 2020 01:59 pm A reader writes: I am a full-time, home-based worker (since before Covid) for a large national firm. The company provides excellent benefits and despite being home-based, I really saw myself growing into another role eventually, which would be a promotion from my current role. Earlier this year, the company announced some restructuring and refocusing plans […] You may also like: - [I'm interviewing for a job that the last three people have been fired from]( - [when is it too late to apply to a job opening that's been posted for a while?]( - [I was hired to run a department -- but the old boss is still there, 10 months later]( [I wasn’t given the chance to apply for a promotion I really wanted]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: the mooching boss, the self-sabotaging friend, and more Jun 11, 2020 12:29 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 mooches off me while I’m living paycheck to paycheck I wrote to you a few months ago about […] You may also like: - [my boss mooches off me while I'm living paycheck to paycheck]( - [is it ok to be Facebook friends with people I manage, returning from vacation early, and more]( - [a coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me]( [updates: the mooching boss, the self-sabotaging friend, and more]( 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](