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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser]. Ask a Manager Contents: - [my company is making us do mandatory sessions with a pushy, rude gym trainer] - [job applicants’ parents keep calling me, coworkers are ranking the attractiveness of women in the office, and more] - [how can I stop being so helpful to coworkers?] - [my incredibly mean coworker has cancer] my company is making us do mandatory sessions with a pushy, rude gym trainer Feb 01, 2017 10:59 am A reader writes: I’m the newest employee at my small organization (have been here less than three months). At the first staff meeting of the year, our director announced that we would be having mandatory ergonomic training sessions for the nest three months, so we would learn to lift things safely, etc. I wasn’t enthused, […] You may also like: - [update: I was a test subject in a counseling session at work and now I regret it] - [I was a test subject in a counseling session at work and now I regret it] - [my boss is requiring us to let him be our “life coach”] [my company is making us do mandatory sessions with a pushy, rude gym trainer] was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager]. [Read More] [share on Twitter] [Like my company is making us do mandatory sessions with a pushy, rude gym trainer on Facebook] job applicants’ parents keep calling me, coworkers are ranking the attractiveness of women in the office, and more Feb 01, 2017 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Job applicants’ parents keep calling me I work at a summer camp, with loads of seasonal volunteers and employees. We just opened applications for volunteer staffing opportunities for teens age 14-17 and were flooded with hundreds of applicants who want to come do our dishes, […] You may also like: - [what should I say to parents who are job-searching on behalf of their kids?] - [my mom wants me to help with her business for free, asking for a new title instead of a raise, and more] - [I was taken away from work in an ambulance, can I ask my coworker to give back an unopened gift, and more] [job applicants’ parents keep calling me, coworkers are ranking the attractiveness of women in the office, and more] was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager]. [Read More] [share on Twitter] [Like job applicants’ parents keep calling me, coworkers are ranking the attractiveness of women in the office, and more on Facebook] how can I stop being so helpful to coworkers? Jan 31, 2017 01:59 pm A reader writes: I really need help putting some feedback my boss has given me into practice. This isn’t once-off feedback — it’s ongoing feedback over a period of months. I understand and agree with the reasons, I want to do it, and I know that it’s affecting my employment prospects. I just struggle to […] You may also like: - [my manager says I’m too abrupt with coworkers] - [my coworkers are passing around a list of reasons they hate working with me] - [my coworker tries to compliment me into doing more work] [how can I stop being so helpful to coworkers?] was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager]. [Read More] [share on Twitter] [Like how can I stop being so helpful to coworkers? on Facebook] my incredibly mean coworker has cancer Jan 31, 2017 12:29 pm A reader writes: I have a colleague, “Briana,” who is a truly awful person to work with. While we are based in different cities, I recently took the lead on an important project that involves her location and requires her direct input. If successful, this project could directly benefit her financially. But instead of being […] You may also like: - [update: how do I tell my coworkers that I have incurable cancer and it’s progressing?] - [how do I tell my coworkers that I have incurable cancer and it’s progressing?] - [my junior employee’s expectations are out of whack] [my incredibly mean coworker has cancer] was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager]. [Read More] [share on Twitter] [Like my incredibly mean coworker has cancer on Facebook] Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead]. Copyright © 2017 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.org Washington, DC 20002 [Add us to your address book] [unsubscribe from this list] | [update subscription preferences]