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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [how can I be less emotionally invested during my job search?](#mctoc1) - [playing “never have I ever” at work, child care stipends for employees, and more](#mctoc2) - [companies that ask people to answer mini-essays before submitting resumes](#mctoc3) - [updates: Joseph Stalin, sleeping during car rides, and more](#mctoc4) [][][] how can I be less emotionally invested during my job search? Jul 30, 2020 10:59 am It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am about a year into my job search and it’s really wearing on me emotionally. I finished grad school about a year ago in a STEM-related (but not lucrative) field. I am trying to stay in the area where my partner lives and it […] You may also like: - [I'm annoyed that I got an automated rejection for a job I was invited to apply for by an old boss]( - [how to respond to a volatile rejected job applicant]( - [did I commit a cardinal job-searching sin?]( [how can I be less emotionally invested during my job search?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] playing “never have I ever” at work, child care stipends for employees, and more Jul 30, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Playing “never have I ever” at work Like many offices, my team has been hosting regular happy hours and social events in the afternoon on Zoom. Our boss supports this and usually we have a great time! Normally I’m not one to object to having […] You may also like: - [how honestly should you answer "what do you do for fun?" in an interview?]( - [can you play games on your phone while waiting in the lobby for an interview?]( - [my coworker keeps demanding I say "please"]( [playing “never have I ever” at work, child care stipends for employees, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] companies that ask people to answer mini-essays before submitting resumes Jul 29, 2020 01:59 pm A reader writes: In previous posts you have written that employers generally shouldn’t require applicants to do work (assessments, tests, what have you) at the very outset of the hiring process because that’s asking folks to dedicate time/effort when the majority of them won’t even get an interview. I agree with you wholeheartedly, but I’m […] You may also like: - [employer told me to write 15-20 short essays before they'll even interview me]( - [should you do free work as part of a job interview?]( - [rejecting anyone who doesn't send a thank-you note is terrible hiring]( [companies that ask people to answer mini-essays before submitting resumes]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: Joseph Stalin, sleeping during car rides, and more Jul 29, 2020 12:29 pm Here are three updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. My manager named Joseph Stalin employee of the month I followed your advice, and mentioned without going higher than her that I thought the email was insensitive, and that I’d prefer to be excluded from similar emails should they […] You may also like: - [my manager named Joseph Stalin employee of the month]( - [my coworker screamed at me and HR hasn't done anything]( - [how to make 1-on-1 check-in meetings more useful]( [updates: Joseph Stalin, sleeping during car rides, 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](