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Ask a Manager Contents: - [it’s your Friday good news](#mctoc1) - [open thread – April 16-17, 2021](#mctoc2) - [lunch meetings when I can’t eat, I’ve fired my new employee before, and more](#mctoc3) - [have I destroyed boundaries with my team during Covid?](#mctoc4) [][][] it’s your Friday good news Apr 16, 2021 12:00 pm This post, [it’s your Friday good news]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve been a faithful reader of every post on Ask a Manager since 2017, and I also worked my way through most of the archives. Lately, however, I found myself sometimes having to skip the Friday good news posts. It […] You may also like: - [does it look bad to be unavailable on one of the dates an employer suggests for an interview?]( - [my office does "Fat Friday" - and I have an eating disorder]( - [this creepy, invasive software can tell your boss if you're looking for a new job]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] open thread – April 16-17, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 11:00 am This post, [open thread – April 16-17, 2021]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] You may also like: - [I can hear everything my staff says -- should I pretend I don't?]( - [I joked about a coworker's slowness -- and he overheard]( - [here's a bunch of help finding a new job]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] lunch meetings when I can’t eat, I’ve fired my new employee before, and more Apr 16, 2021 12:03 am This post, [lunch meetings when I can’t eat, I’ve fired my new employee before, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Lunch meetings when I can’t eat I’m about to enter an industry that encourages people to communicate with each other, especially through the grand event of “let’s have lunch.” My biggest secret is that I have a rare lifelong eating disorder that makes it very […] You may also like: - [I pierced my nose in quarantine, a disgusting boss, and more]( - [should you bring your lunch on your first day of work?]( - [why are job candidates balking at an interview over lunch?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] have I destroyed boundaries with my team during Covid? Apr 15, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [have I destroyed boundaries with my team during Covid?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’ve been a manager for four years, all at the same location and mostly with the same reports (three people). I’m a pretty private person and didn’t love a previous job that tried to force out-of-work friendships on staff. As a manager I’ve always been a friendly-but-not-friends type, they’re lovely people and […] You may also like: - [how can remote managers address problems they hear about secondhand?]( - [can my job make me travel during the pandemic?]( - [how do I manage people in an open office where everyone can hear what I say?]( [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](