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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [open thread – September 25-26, 2020](#mctoc1) - [coworker is obsessed with my video set-up, how important are cover letters in IT, and more](#mctoc2) - [you’re exhausted and burned out because work is terrible](#mctoc3) - [updates: family noise when working from home, the boring job, and more](#mctoc4) [][][] open thread – September 25-26, 2020 Sep 25, 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 (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] You may also like: - [our employee is taking nude photos in our office and posting them to Facebook]( - [important questions: how could a vampire keep his true nature hidden at work?]( - [here's a bunch of help finding a new job]( [open thread – September 25-26, 2020]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] coworker is obsessed with my video set-up, how important are cover letters in IT, and more Sep 25, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker is obsessed with my video set-up I work as a creative in a small team in a large enterprise organization. Since we have been working from home, my group has been meeting weekly over Zoom. I am married to a film creative and […] You may also like: - [my coworker keeps trying to film me for silly videos and won't take no for an answer]( - [how not to bomb your Skype interview]( - [video conferencing at work? here's how to be more likable on video]( [coworker is obsessed with my video set-up, how important are cover letters in IT, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] you’re exhausted and burned out because work is terrible Sep 24, 2020 01:59 pm I’m a big fan of the writer Anne Helen Petersen, who wrote the excellent “Scandals of Classic Hollywood” series at the now-defunct Hairpin and a series of fascinating profiles and lately has been writing more and more about work. Her newest book, out this week, is Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. It […] You may also like: - [why you shouldn’t follow your passion]( - [my boss is obsessed with treating me like a millennial]( - [my manager keeps disparaging millennials on Facebook (and I'm a millennial)]( [you’re exhausted and burned out because work is terrible]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: family noise when working from home, the boring job, and more Sep 24, 2020 12:29 pm Here are four updates from people who had their letters answered here in the past. 1. Family noise when working from home due to quarantine (#4 at the link) I wrote in a few months ago about an upcoming vacation my family was planning and how to make it work if his employer insisted on […] You may also like: - [choosing between a high school job and a family vacation]( - [my coworker's butt crack is always on display]( - [my mom wants me to participate in a family vacation while I'm simultaneously running a conference in that city]( [updates: family noise when working from home, the boring job, 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](