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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my coworker is changing her appearance to match mine and rips my work off the walls when she’s mad](#mctoc1) - [should I tell a candidate her goals are unrealistic, I don’t want to lead all our meetings, and more](#mctoc2) - [am I being a dress code snob?](#mctoc3) - [my coworker hijacks our meetings with endless questions](#mctoc4) [][][] my coworker is changing her appearance to match mine and rips my work off the walls when she’s mad Jan 20, 2021 10:59 am A reader writes: I’m an elementary school employee and relatively new to the job. I get along well with most of my coworkers, with the exception of “Therese.” Therese is in her 60s and works next door to me, and when I first started this job, I thought she was a friendly (if eccentric) coworker. […] You may also like: - [is it weird to have an essential oil diffuser in my office?]( - [my coworker is a dominatrix -- and it's fairly public on Facebook]( - [someone emailed me about my employee's behavior outside of work ... and I don't care]( [my coworker is changing her appearance to match mine and rips my work off the walls when she’s mad]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] should I tell a candidate her goals are unrealistic, I don’t want to lead all our meetings, and more Jan 20, 2021 12:03 am It’s four answers to four questions, plus a story. Here we go… 1. Should I tell a candidate her career aspirations are unrealistic? I am currently in the process of hiring for a position that I would consider just above entry level. It is a role in an operations department that supports an organization in […] You may also like: - [my manager says that most people are too good to stay in my job for long]( - [what to do when you're turned down for a promotion]( - [how to communicate with job candidates when a hiring process is dragging out]( [should I tell a candidate her goals are unrealistic, I don’t want to lead all our meetings, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] am I being a dress code snob? Jan 19, 2021 01:59 pm A reader writes: About five months ago, I started a new job as a manager in a nonprofit with approximately 30 full-time employees and over 100 part-time employees. In my department, I inherited one full-time assistant and 15 part-time direct reports. We are a public-facing department with a large social media presence. The organization’s employee […] You may also like: - [why can't I wear shorts to work?]( - [how to dress for an interview without making it obvious to your coworkers]( - [about those interns fired for petitioning for a more casual dress code...]( [am I being a dress code snob?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworker hijacks our meetings with endless questions Jan 19, 2021 12:29 pm A reader writes: I have a question about a coworker, Sam, who has LOTS of questions in our weekly team meetings. Because of the busy nature of our job and our small team, we have lots of situations where we have guidelines to follow but are free to make judgment calls as needed since there’s […] You may also like: - [I like talking crap about my coworkers on chat at work -- will my manager find out?]( - [my coworker keeps hijacking team meetings]( - [am I supposed to return missed calls from coworkers if they don't leave a message?]( [my coworker hijacks our meetings with endless questions]( 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 © 2021 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](