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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [share your funniest office holiday stories](#mctoc1) - [my old job ripped off another company, should I tell my coworkers why my boobs are gone, and more](#mctoc2) - [update: my coworker is a Covid denier](#mctoc3) - [Microsoft is removing the user names from its creepy “productivity score”](#mctoc4) - [updates: asking out an ex-boss, kids taking note at your meetings, and more](#mctoc5) [][][] share your funniest office holiday stories Dec 03, 2020 10:59 am We have once again entered the season of forced workplace merriment, inappropriate gifts, holiday party disasters, and other seasonal delights! Will there be fewer amusing debacles this year since so many of us are remote? Or will human nature triumph and bring us nude, spray-painted gold Barbies, tantrums over holiday raffles, and Hanukkah balls? I have faith that […] You may also like: - [our company party is really a work meeting -- with significant others]( - [how can I stop my employees from giving me holiday gifts?]( - [your workplace holiday disasters]( [share your funniest office holiday stories]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my old job ripped off another company, should I tell my coworkers why my boobs are gone, and more Dec 03, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My old job ripped off another company I just finished a year long project with a really great place. It went really well and they have strongly hinted at me coming back next year for more projects and supporting my continued work in my field. […] You may also like: - [my employee helped a fired coworker get a job with her fiance and lied to me about it]( - [new employee faking her social media following, my manager tries to sell me products I don't want, and more]( - [my new employee keeps tagging us in negative social media posts after we've told her to stop]( [my old job ripped off another company, should I tell my coworkers why my boobs are gone, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: my coworker is a Covid denier Dec 02, 2020 04:00 pm It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker was a Covid denier and was monopolizing group calls with rants about it? Here’s the update. A few days after I wrote in, […] You may also like: - [my coworker is a Covid denier, we have to critique the work of other job candidates, and more]( - [a happy ending]( - [my coworker accidentally fractured my arm]( [update: my coworker is a Covid denier]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] Microsoft is removing the user names from its creepy “productivity score” Dec 02, 2020 01:59 pm In response to a backlash, Microsoft has agreed to remove the user names from its new “Productivity Score” function that we talked about earlier this week. To recap, they’d unveiled a feature last month that would have let employers track how their employees use Microsoft’s tools across 73 different measures — including things like how […] You may also like: - [Microsoft's creepy new "productivity score" tells your boss how often you attend meetings, answer email, and use Word]( - [this creepy, invasive software can tell your boss if you're looking for a new job]( - [my coworker follows up on emails in person if he doesn't get an instant response]( [Microsoft is removing the user names from its creepy “productivity score”]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: asking out an ex-boss, kids taking note at your meetings, and more Dec 02, 2020 12:59 pm It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1. Should I ask out my former boss? My update is that my ex-boss is now once again my boss! 2020 […] You may also like: - [a Valentine's Day round-up]( - [I need to give my employee more positive feedback]( - [my boss is super excited about The Voice, coworkers are late with edits every week, and more]( [updates: asking out an ex-boss, kids taking note at your meetings, 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](