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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [how can I stay organized when I’m working from home?](#mctoc1) - [how much can I coast before grad school, requiring employees to pay for a phone, and more](#mctoc2) - [my dysfunctional office only hires young people because we’re “blank slates”](#mctoc3) - [should I warn someone he might be fired?](#mctoc4) [][][] how can I stay organized when I’m working from home? Oct 08, 2020 10:59 am It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I’m an analyst, and we’re working at home during Covid. In the office, I used a lot of physical space to stay organized: white board wall, sticky notes, task lists, and I kept a lot of it in my head. Now that we’re at home […] You may also like: - [have your kids take notes at your meetings, and other weirdly out-of-touch advice for the quarantine]( - [is it weird to have an essential oil diffuser in my office?]( - [is it okay to work on personal projects during slow days at work?]( [how can I stay organized when I’m working from home?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how much can I coast before grad school, requiring employees to pay for a phone, and more Oct 08, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How much can I coast at my job while I’m in limbo before grad school? I am in my mid-twenties and working in a fairly advanced role in my field, considering my few years of work experience; this is my second job out of college. […] You may also like: - [should you go to graduate school?]( - [should I leave my first job if I'm not learning hard skills?]( - [should I just be grateful to have a job, even though I'm bored?]( [how much can I coast before grad school, requiring employees to pay for a phone, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my dysfunctional office only hires young people because we’re “blank slates” Oct 07, 2020 01:59 pm A reader writes: I work for a law firm that, due to Covid, has in recent months been downsized an incredible amount. The paralegal team which I am a part of went from ~10 people to basically 2.5. (Another paralegal and I handle all legal work, and there is a person who works in a […] You may also like: - [my coworker refused to help with a request I sent her]( - [boss said I could have time off as long as it wasn’t for an interview, coworker won't stop asking me questions, and more]( - [how can I make sure I'm hiring people who will thrive in our demanding firm?]( [my dysfunctional office only hires young people because we’re “blank slates”]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] should I warn someone he might be fired? Oct 07, 2020 12:29 pm A reader writes: I have a new employee who has performance issues — bad communication, loads of errors, very slow pace, among other things. I am working on improvements, both on his and my side. But if no improvement happens, this employee will be let go. I am wondering if I should tell him that. […] You may also like: - [how big a deal is employee lateness?]( - [should I warn someone he might be fired, coworkers are lying about their job titles on LinkedIn, and more]( - [employee keeps asking if she'll be fired]( [should I warn someone he might be fired?]( 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](