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Ask a Manager Contents: - [my new employee keeps complaining about missing her kids](#mctoc1) - [my office wants my pronouns — but I’m still figuring it out](#mctoc2) - [managing an abusive manager, coworkers keep talking about my new luxury car, and more](#mctoc3) - [update: really aggressive spam callers are giving me anxiety attacks](#mctoc4) [][][] my new employee keeps complaining about missing her kids Jun 23, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [my new employee keeps complaining about missing her kids]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I have a staff member who I hired recently, and she’s been out of the workforce for five or so years while she was a stay-at-home parent. I have been conscious of the adjustment for her being back in an office, and overall she’s been quite enthusiastic about working again. The problem […] You may also like: - [my coworker screams awful things at her kids during video calls]( - [have your kids take notes at your meetings, and other weirdly out-of-touch advice for the quarantine]( - [my boss's kids are incredibly distracting on video calls]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my office wants my pronouns — but I’m still figuring it out Jun 23, 2021 10:59 am This post, [my office wants my pronouns — but I’m still figuring it out]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’m a queer person working in a mid-sized, politically progressive organization. Recently our management team has been attempting to shift norms around pronouns at work. Our chief HR executive sent an email encouraging everyone to add pronouns to their Slack profiles and email signatures. Managers have begun asking new hires to state […] You may also like: - [how to get better at using a coworker's nonbinary pronouns]( - [my employee refuses to use her coworker's correct pronouns]( - [I pushed back on my coworker's bigotry: a success story]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] managing an abusive manager, coworkers keep talking about my new luxury car, and more Jun 23, 2021 12:03 am This post, [managing an abusive manager, coworkers keep talking about my new luxury car, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I manage a manager who uses abusive language to employees I have a manager who reports to me, but I recently realized he uses abusive language with his direct reports. His reports fear that if their manager knows they have reported this to me, it […] You may also like: - [how do I get my direct reports to be better managers of their own teams?]( - [should employees have to train their new manager?]( - [how much should I tell a team whose boss is on a performance plan?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: really aggressive spam callers are giving me anxiety attacks Jun 22, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [update: really aggressive spam callers are giving me anxiety attacks]( , 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 who was getting such abusive spam callers at work that she was having anxiety attacks? Here’s the update. Unfortunately the calls did not […] You may also like: - [I live where I work, and now there's a haunted house next to me]( - [dealing with recruiters when phone calls make you anxious]( - [job candidates who call for more information before we've invited them to interview]( [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](