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Ask a Manager Contents: - [are all jobs bad?](#mctoc1) - [my ex-boss is using my firing as content for her company social media pages](#mctoc2) - [manager keeps talking about astrology, recording video calls, and more](#mctoc3) - [update: I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis](#mctoc4) - [remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation?](#mctoc5) [][][] are all jobs bad? Jun 16, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [are all jobs bad?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: Are all jobs… bad? Because right now I’m looking around and feeling very hopeless about the idea of having a job that checks all the boxes: 1) pays well (or just a living wage), 2) isn’t totally toxic and/or managed by total clowns, 3) allows you to have decent work-life balance, and […] You may also like: - [should I take the first job I can, just to get out of a bad situation?]( - [my partner's career means we move all the time and it's destroying my resume]( - [what if I can't succeed in the world of work?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my ex-boss is using my firing as content for her company social media pages Jun 16, 2021 10:59 am This post, [my ex-boss is using my firing as content for her company social media pages]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: My former boss is using my firing as content for her social media pages, including recording herself singing songs about it. The background: I worked for my boss for five years and now see the MOUNTAIN of red flags I ignored because I was desperate to break into the field — behavior […] You may also like: - [my boss has delusions of grandeur about our website -- do I have to burst his bubble?]( - [I google my coworkers -- is that weird?]( - [my new employee keeps tagging us in negative social media posts after we've told her to stop]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] manager keeps talking about astrology, recording video calls, and more Jun 16, 2021 12:03 am This post, [manager keeps talking about astrology, recording video calls, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Manager keeps talking about everyone’s astrological signs I work for a large, regionally significant nonprofit. My manager-twice-removed has been with our office for about three months. I have not interacted with them much, but every time we’ve met one-on-one they’ve asked me my zodiac sign […] You may also like: - [employee constantly uses astrology to analyze coworkers, former employee published hit piece on our company, and more]( - [I don't speak French but my job requires it, do I have to tell my boss I'm writing about astrology, and more]( - [someone is taking phone calls while using the toilet in our shared bathroom]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis Jun 15, 2021 02:45 pm This post, [update: I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager, where all month I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker accidentally threw a sandwich, which hit their elegant, frosty grandboss, leaving an oily splotch on her suit? The grandboss mistakenly thought a […] You may also like: - [I accidentally threw a sandwich and it caused a work crisis]( - [a vegan coworker is being aggressive toward me about food]( - [my boss trying to find out who wrote an anonymous sexism report]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation? Jun 15, 2021 01:45 pm This post, [remember the manager who wouldn’t let her best employee attend her own graduation?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Remember the letter-writer whose best employee quit on the spot because she wouldn’t let her go to her college graduation? The employee — who had grown up in foster care and worked full-time while taking night classes to earn her degree — had worked late/come in early/worked overtime for years to cover for other coworkers, […] You may also like: - [my best employee quit on the spot because I wouldn't let her go to her college graduation]( - [do I not respect my work commitments if I ask for a day off?]( - [stories of the greatest bosses of all time]( [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](