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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: my employee keeps getting deadnamed by a coworker](#mctoc1) - [I couldn’t use sick time after my boyfriend had a stroke because we’re not married, and more](#mctoc2) - [Microsoft’s creepy new “productivity score” tells your boss how often you attend meetings, answer email, and use Word](#mctoc3) - [how do you hold an office holiday party during a pandemic?](#mctoc4) [][][] update: my employee keeps getting deadnamed by a coworker Dec 01, 2020 10:59 am It’s the launch of this year’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager! Every day this month, I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. To kick us off… Remember the letter-writer whose employee kept getting deadnamed by a coworker? Here’s the (epic) update. Hearing from […] You may also like: - [my employee keeps getting deadnamed by a coworker]( - [my intern told a horribly offensive joke at a meeting with other companies]( - [employee sent out photos of a coworker's stoma bag -- what should I do?]( [update: my employee keeps getting deadnamed by a coworker]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I couldn’t use sick time after my boyfriend had a stroke because we’re not married, and more Dec 01, 2020 12:03 am It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. I couldn’t use sick time after my boyfriend had a stroke because we’re not married I have a pre-COVID question about something that is still bothering me after more than a year. I am a single person and I do not have immediate plans to […] You may also like: - [I want to ask my boyfriend's manager to help me surprise him at work]( - [my boss called me repeatedly while I was out sick and even phoned my dad]( - [ask the readers: should I talk to my employee about her sex offender boyfriend?]( [I couldn’t use sick time after my boyfriend had a stroke because we’re not married, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] Microsoft’s creepy new “productivity score” tells your boss how often you attend meetings, answer email, and use Word Nov 30, 2020 01:59 pm If your workplace uses Microsoft Office products, be aware that the company launched a new “Productivity Score” feature this month, which lets employers track how their employees use Microsoft’s tools across 73 different measures — including things like how frequently you send emails, how often you turn your camera on during virtual meetings, how often […] You may also like: - [my company reads every email we send and put cameras in our offices]( - [here's a real-life email from an employer that's managing its re-opening well]( - [new coworker won’t stop texting me, I sent a sloppily formatted application email, and more]( [Microsoft’s creepy new “productivity score” tells your boss how often you attend meetings, answer email, and use Word]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how do you hold an office holiday party during a pandemic? Nov 30, 2020 12:29 pm Usually at this time of year, my inbox fills up with questions about company holiday parties: How many drinks are OK to have there? Should I bring a date? Do I really have to go at all? This year, the questions are quite different – and nearly all along the lines of “what do we […] You may also like: - [can we tell our company we want cash instead of a holiday celebration?]( - [how companies can throw holiday parties people actually want to attend]( - [time off at the holidays: can my employer do that?]( [how do you hold an office holiday party during a pandemic?]( 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](