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Ask a Manager Contents: - [Ask a Manager in the media](#mctoc1) - [should I leave my job if I don’t have to work for money?](#mctoc2) - [my boss objects to a joke I made a year ago, employers who freak out when you turn down a job, and more](#mctoc3) - [my coworkers keep asking me when I’m due — and I’m not pregnant](#mctoc4) [][][] Ask a Manager in the media Jul 22, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [Ask a Manager in the media]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to the New York Times about crying at work. I talked to PBS about how what people want from work has shifted in the past year. I talked to Vox about pressure to have been productive during the pandemic. I talked to […] You may also like: - [my new employee keeps tagging us in negative social media posts after we've told her to stop]( - [my coworker's husband is texting me and blaming me for their divorce]( - [more animal coworkers]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] should I leave my job if I don’t have to work for money? Jul 22, 2021 10:59 am This post, [should I leave my job if I don’t have to work for money?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I work a job I’m overall “meh” about. There are lots of good things: it’s a prestigious company with fantastic pay and benefits, I’m now doing really well (just promoted), and, on some days, I like or even really like it. That said, it’s definitely […] You may also like: - [why fantasizing about rage-quitting is so universal]( - [should I feel guilty about driving for Uber when others need the work more?]( - [how do I reconcile my heart and my brain when making big career decisions?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my boss objects to a joke I made a year ago, employers who freak out when you turn down a job, and more Jul 22, 2021 12:03 am This post, [my boss objects to a joke I made a year ago, employers who freak out when you turn down a job, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My manager says my joke a year ago was unprofessional At the start of last year, I moved teams into a new-ish role that I was excited about. The manager of my new team (Ella) was someone I’d worked with for a long time and […] You may also like: - [my coworker is rude and insubordinate]( - [my boss said inappropriate things about me to a reference-checker]( - [my coworkers constantly joke around when I need work answers]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworkers keep asking me when I’m due — and I’m not pregnant Jul 21, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [my coworkers keep asking me when I’m due — and I’m not pregnant]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work for a state agency. I love my job. Everyone who works in the office is friendly and lovely to work with. Starting about a year ago, right before a lot of us got sent to work from home due to Covid, I was asked by a male coworker in the […] You may also like: - [update: my coworker is upset that I’m pregnant]( - [my employee didn’t tell anyone she was pregnant until she was about to give birth]( - [should I have told my employee I figured out she's pregnant so I could offer her flexibility?]( [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](