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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [is applying for jobs a numbers game?](#mctoc1) - [the hot sauce contest, soup-gate, and other work contests gone awry](#mctoc2) - [board member brings a gun to meetings (but he’s a cop), coworker leaves early every day, and more](#mctoc3) - [how should I handle joking around during mental health discussions with my team?](#mctoc4) [][][] is applying for jobs a numbers game? Feb 18, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [is applying for jobs a numbers game?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’ve been job searching for what feels like forever but in reality is probably about six months. I’m getting conflicting advice about how to approach my job search and I’m not sure how to sort through it. I’ve read that it’s smart to apply for as many jobs as you can because […] You may also like: - [what's a good application/interview rate?]( - [will it hurt me to apply for multiple jobs at the same company?]( - [should I submit an unsolicited writing sample when applying for a job?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] the hot sauce contest, soup-gate, and other work contests gone awry Feb 18, 2021 10:59 am This post, [the hot sauce contest, soup-gate, and other work contests gone awry]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. “We had a hot sauce eating contest at work years ago that ended with the crowd demanding that the contestants stop before they got hurt (and passing the hat to come up with a second prize) and then one contestant threw up in the bushes on the way to his bus and the other was […] You may also like: - [our fundraiser lets us "pie a manager in the face"]( - [cheating in an office bake-off, my boss is advertising my job because I was out sick, and more]( - [my coworker responds to all problems with "at least you don't have cancer or an eating disorder"]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] board member brings a gun to meetings (but he’s a cop), coworker leaves early every day, and more Feb 18, 2021 12:03 am This post, [board member brings a gun to meetings (but he’s a cop), coworker leaves early every day, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Board member brings a gun to meetings (but he’s a cop) One of the members of the board I report to is a police officer, and he comes to meetings in his full uniform, weapons included. He has also been called on to leave to […] You may also like: - [our meetings are being ruined by dogs and a toddler]( - [wearing a bikini on a work trip with board members]( - [a member of our professional group is making people feel excluded]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how should I handle joking around during mental health discussions with my team? Feb 17, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [how should I handle joking around during mental health discussions with my team?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: Over the last few years, our company has promoted safety as an agenda topic to start every meeting. Over the last year, mental health has been added as a focus. We have many resources available to employees and have created a series of “awareness” presentations with topics including suicide, depression, stress, meditation, […] You may also like: - [should I bring my (expert) mom to work, we have to re-interview for our jobs, and more]( - [my boss wants us to all share our mental health needs - at every meeting]( - [my office has a mandatory feelings chart]( [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](