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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my boss is impossible to reach when I need responses](#mctoc1) - [I miss my toxic old job, living with a coworker, and more](#mctoc2) - [I saw a coworker’s husband naked on Zoom – should I say anything?](#mctoc3) - [how to fire a difficult, long-time employee](#mctoc4) [][][] my boss is impossible to reach when I need responses Sep 29, 2020 10:59 am A reader writes: I work at a small organization that’s heavily regulated (financial services). I manage the marketing projects for the organization and report directly to the CEO. He is a smart and kind man, but he is impossible to get in touch with. He never replies to my emails about large-scale projects and events, […] You may also like: - [my boss is unavailable and it's driving us all mad]( - [my coworker has a permanent auto-reply implying she's away -- but she's not]( - [my boss won't answer my emails]( [my boss is impossible to reach when I need responses]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I miss my toxic old job, living with a coworker, and more Sep 29, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I miss my toxic old job I just left a very toxic work environment to the point where nine of thirteen people on the team quit last year (possibly more, these are just the ones I’m aware of). I had a high opinion of my […] You may also like: - [I don't know how to get past my toxic job]( - [how can I brace myself for my toxic new job?]( - [how do I warn new hires about a toxic colleague?]( [I miss my toxic old job, living with a coworker, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I saw a coworker’s husband naked on Zoom – should I say anything? Sep 28, 2020 01:59 pm A reader writes: So … the other day we had a full day Zoom meeting/training (~12 people from our company, including the boss and the trainer from outside the company). During the lunch break, the Zoom was still going on, but we were encouraged to go eat, stretch, etc. I turned off my camera and […] You may also like: - [I accidentally flashed my team during a video call]( - [our employee is taking nude photos in our office and posting them to Facebook]( - [I'm stuck in daily three-hour Zoom meetings]( [I saw a coworker’s husband naked on Zoom – should I say anything?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how to fire a difficult, long-time employee Sep 28, 2020 12:29 pm A reader writes: I work in a small office in a declining industry. Our salespeople have seen reduced commissions because they are based on sales, and the owners have taken pay cuts to avoid layoffs and cutting employee’s salaries. One of our designers has been in the job since the company’s inception (20+ years) and […] You may also like: - [how to fire your oldest client]( - [the way a coworker was fired has me worried for my own job]( - [I'm supposed to fire my husband's ex-wife]( [how to fire a difficult, long-time employee]( 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](