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Ask a Manager Contents: - [my terrible boss asked for feedback — should I be honest?](#mctoc1) - [is it normal to assign hotel roommates on a work trip?](#mctoc2) - [I’m stuck with my coworker’s work because she has kids, denying employee bathroom breaks, and more](#mctoc3) - [my boss told me I’m “not a good human” when I asked to be paid for my time](#mctoc4) [][][] my terrible boss asked for feedback — should I be honest? Mar 02, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [my terrible boss asked for feedback — should I be honest?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: My boss, Kate, has asked for feedback. The thing is … she is not a good manager. She doesn’t respond to questions asking for feedback or our requests for documents that we need to complete our work. Then she throws a temper tantrum that we didn’t do X thing in the way […] You may also like: - [I'm upset about my anonymous peer feedback results]( - [when I asked for a raise, my boss said I was ungrateful and threw a tantrum]( - [why do managers say they want feedback and then get annoyed when they get it?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] is it normal to assign hotel roommates on a work trip? Mar 02, 2021 10:59 am This post, [is it normal to assign hotel roommates on a work trip?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: A while back, I worked at a place which took our whole department of maybe 20-30 people on a vacation for a long weekend once a year. Everyone in our department was an expat, and there was an expectation that most people wouldn’t stay working in this country longer than a few […] You may also like: - [sleep terrors and a naked boss: when coworkers share hotel rooms]( - [I have to share a hotel room with a coworker who screams in her sleep]( - [sharing a hotel room when you snore, coworker heats up fish in the office microwave, and more]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I’m stuck with my coworker’s work because she has kids, denying employee bathroom breaks, and more Mar 02, 2021 12:03 am This post, [I’m stuck with my coworker’s work because she has kids, denying employee bathroom breaks, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m expected to do my coworker’s work because she’s a parent A coworker of mine, Mary, recently left to join another company on good terms with the management. Mary is a single mother to a young child and so would never be able to come […] You may also like: - [my employee secretly brought her kids to work and forced a coworker to watch them]( - [my employee set up a false fraud investigation ... because she was being abused and wanted the police]( - [I'm scared I'll be fired for needing to care for my kid while we work from home]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my boss told me I’m “not a good human” when I asked to be paid for my time Mar 01, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [my boss told me I’m “not a good human” when I asked to be paid for my time]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work for a professional firm that has a long history of devaluing non-partner contributions. Let’s just say we have problems: • The pay structure for employees is all risk and no reward. Salaries are artificially low, below market, supposedly because of our bonus structure. • If clients don’t pay, that comes […] You may also like: - [my new job doesn't give raises -- ever]( - [after I asked for a raise, my boss told me I buy too much coffee]( - [should I push back against getting annual bonuses instead of raises?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. 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](