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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [not over-sharing as a manager while trying to de-stigmatize mental health](#mctoc1) - [my ex works at my new job, using an affair partner as a reference, and more](#mctoc2) - [my mentor has become a QAnon conspiracist](#mctoc3) - [my coworker keeps hijacking our meetings](#mctoc4) [][][] not over-sharing as a manager while trying to de-stigmatize mental health Sep 10, 2020 10:59 am It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I have a direct report for the first time in my career. We are both young-isn, though they are a bit younger than I am. I am a naturally open, chatty person with a tendency to overshare in general, so your advice about distinguishing between […] You may also like: - [my boss wants us to all share our mental health needs - at every meeting]( - [my manager makes us do mental-health surveys every day]( - [our boss pushes us to share how we're doing emotionally at team meetings]( [not over-sharing as a manager while trying to de-stigmatize mental health]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my ex works at my new job, using an affair partner as a reference, and more Sep 10, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My ex works at my new job I recently got a new job (medical field) that I was very excited for. The thing is that even after turning down other offers, I have terrible luck — out of all the jobs, I accepted the offer […] You may also like: - [I ghosted my ex, and she's about to be my new boss]( - [my employer banned books in the break room]( - [my husband's boss/our friend is sleeping with their married department head]( [my ex works at my new job, using an affair partner as a reference, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my mentor has become a QAnon conspiracist Sep 09, 2020 01:59 pm A reader writes: I need some career-adjacent advice that intersects with the current political climate. I’ve been a wreck for about two weeks, since discovering that a mentor of mine seems to have gotten sucked in by QAnon. Any other acquaintance would be written off unsentimentally. But this feels different, partly because I am CRUSHED […] You may also like: - [I'm being mentored against my will by a dude who's my peer]( - [my mentor might get demoted or fired -- and I might be offered her job]( - [when a potential mentor won't respond to your emails]( [my mentor has become a QAnon conspiracist]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworker keeps hijacking our meetings Sep 09, 2020 12:29 pm A reader writes: I am a department head at a small financial firm. Recently I began hosting weekly meetings for our 25-person business team, which comprises other department heads and their teams. For the first couple of weeks, things were going smoothly, but recently one department head has been hijacking every meeting. He shows up […] You may also like: - [how much privacy should you expect in meetings when everyone's working from home?]( - [how can we make our staff meetings less boring?]( - [my boss tapes people's mouths shut during meetings]( [my coworker keeps hijacking our 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](