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Ask a Manager Contents: - [someone gave me a terrible review on Glassdoor](#mctoc1) - [a creepy customer complained my employees aren’t friendly enough](#mctoc2) - [who will look after your digital and social assets when you die?](#mctoc3) - [how do I stop my boss from contacting my dad, new hire dresses too casually, and more](#mctoc4) - [someone keeps farting in important client meetings](#mctoc5) [][][] someone gave me a terrible review on Glassdoor May 25, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [someone gave me a terrible review on Glassdoor]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work for a tiny company and manage a team eight people in a niche industry. There is fair amount of turnover, generally by design – people often take this job with the explicit goal of going to a particular grad school in a few years. I recently learned that someone left […] You may also like: - [my old employer is trying to intimidate me into removing a Glassdoor review]( - [I received an email warning me not to take the job I was just offered]( - [did my manager tell my employee I can’t do my job, keeping my negative Glassdoor review anonymous, and more]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] a creepy customer complained my employees aren’t friendly enough May 25, 2021 10:59 am This post, [a creepy customer complained my employees aren’t friendly enough]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I am a hospitality director for a winery. A valued guest — “ Bartholomew” — called, saying that he hated to do it because he loves our wines, but that he would like to quit his membership. He said that the last time he visited, one of the employees was quite rude […] You may also like: - [my coworker keeps sending junior staff to relay messages for her]( - [my employee sent a memo to management about ghosts in the building]( - [how should you address coworkers who take way more than their share of free food?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] who will look after your digital and social assets when you die? May 25, 2021 10:00 am This post, [who will look after your digital and social assets when you die?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. And now a word from a sponsor… With people having such large digital footprints these days, have you ever thought about what will happen to your online presence when you’re no longer here? Increasingly, people are making “digital estate plans” – which is basically a will that includes a set of provisions for your digital […] You may also like: - [this creepy, invasive software can tell your boss if you're looking for a new job]( - [my boss has delusions of grandeur about our website -- do I have to burst his bubble?]( - [can I address an employee's social media use on sick days?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how do I stop my boss from contacting my dad, new hire dresses too casually, and more May 25, 2021 12:03 am This post, [how do I stop my boss from contacting my dad, new hire dresses too casually, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I prevent my boss from contacting my father? My employer has contacted my father twice this year. I am a 41-year-old competent, independent woman. I did not give him permission to contact my father and never listed my father as a contact. I […] You may also like: - [can I ask my boss to deny my vacation request so I don't have to go home for Christmas?]( - [my young employee is undermining herself with constant talk about her parents and her age]( - [employee's dad called to see if we had "properly briefed him" on his travel]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] someone keeps farting in important client meetings May 24, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [someone keeps farting in important client meetings]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work in upper-middle management at a large business and entertainment events company and recently we got back to regular face-to-face client meetings. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been having some intense and lengthy meetings in our office with a potential local client, which could really take our company to the […] You may also like: - [how to deal with a client who's always late or no-shows]( - [our boss's wife camps out in our office for hours at a time]( - [I was bcc'd on an email to my boss about his unprofessional outfits]( [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](