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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: my coworker thinks I insulted adoptive parents](#mctoc1) - [I got in trouble for not going to the holiday party, and more](#mctoc2) - [update: I’m stuck in endless interviews with a company that can’t make up its mind](#mctoc3) - [updates: mentor gives terrible advice, my husband keeps contacting my coworkers, and more](#mctoc4) - [update: my employee asked for a 170% raise](#mctoc5) - [updates: boss assumes we’re slacking off when we work from home, and more](#mctoc6) [][][] update: my coworker thinks I insulted adoptive parents Dec 22, 2020 10:59 am We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day this week — so keep checking back throughout the entire day. 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 […] You may also like: - [my coworker thinks I insulted adoptive parents, am I embarrassing my boss, and more]( - [my employer took my overtime pay away (with an update already included!)]( - [end your doubts about cover letters, all ye who enter here]( [update: my coworker thinks I insulted adoptive parents]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I got in trouble for not going to the holiday party, and more Dec 22, 2020 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. HR chastised me for not going to the holiday party Last week we had our company Zoom holiday party and I took a vacation day that day partially due to my boss’s recommendation to use up vacation days before the end of the year. I […] You may also like: - [I wasn't invited to the company Christmas party]( - [our company party is really a work meeting -- with significant others]( - [how companies can throw holiday parties people actually want to attend]( [I got in trouble for not going to the holiday party, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I’m stuck in endless interviews with a company that can’t make up its mind Dec 21, 2020 04:29 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 who was stuck in endless interviews with a company that couldn’t make up its mind? She’d already had four interviews, two of which ended after […] You may also like: - [negotiating a start date with a company that's moving slowly while pressuring me to start soon]( - [how should I handle job candidates who cut me off, are long-winded, or answer the wrong question?]( - [interviewer wants to know my current salary (with an update already included!)]( [update: I’m stuck in endless interviews with a company that can’t make up its mind]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: mentor gives terrible advice, my husband keeps contacting my coworkers, and more Dec 21, 2020 03:29 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. My mentor gives me terrible advice and berates me when I don’t follow it Thanks again for your advice! The […] You may also like: - [my mentor gives me terrible advice and berates me when I don't follow it]( - [update: the anti-Semitic comment, the "calm down" boss, and more]( - [are my mentors taking advantage of me?]( [updates: mentor gives terrible advice, my husband keeps contacting my coworkers, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: my employee asked for a 170% raise Dec 21, 2020 02:29 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 employee asked for a 170% raise after four months in an entry-level position? Here’s the update. Thank you (and everyone who commented) for your advice! […] You may also like: - [my employee asked for a 170% raise]( - [interviewer wants to know my current salary (with an update already included!)]( - [how to know what salary to ask for]( [update: my employee asked for a 170% raise]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: boss assumes we’re slacking off when we work from home, and more Dec 21, 2020 01:29 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. My boss assumes we’re slacking off when we work from home Phil got worse. During the first week of May, […] You may also like: - [I don't want to pick up my boss after surgery, my coworker is on a PIP, and more]( - [should I wear a mask to a job interview, candidate interviewed in a see-through shirt, and more]( - [what to do if your company is making you return to your office before it feels safe]( [updates: boss assumes we’re slacking off when we work from home, 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](