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Ask a Manager Contents: - [can I tell clients I don’t talk on the phone?](#mctoc1) - [I was fired for taking initiative (and undermining my manager)](#mctoc2) - [drunken scene at a coworker’s wedding, I said something profane to my boss, and more](#mctoc3) [][][] can I tell clients I don’t talk on the phone? Sep 20, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [can I tell clients I don’t talk on the phone?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I run my own small graphic design business. I work with some regular clients, but a lot of my work is one-off projects for small business clients. I’m always open to new clients, though I also have a steady stream of work, enough to be comfortable. Here’s the problem: often, a client […] You may also like: - [my boss keeps interrupting our phone calls, and I feel disrespected]( - [what's up with people responding to emails with a phone call?]( - [do I have to go to my boss's son's wedding, I manage a habitual phone checker, and more]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I was fired for taking initiative (and undermining my manager) Sep 20, 2021 10:59 am This post, [I was fired for taking initiative (and undermining my manager)]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. I’m on vacation today. This was originally published in 2016. A reader writes: Last summer, I decided to re-enter the workforce after five years of raising my kids. I applied to a bunch of jobs that I thought I could do, and got an interview at this one very small  company (~20 employees). The people I interviewed with […] You may also like: - [my employee keeps reminding me she used to be a manager]( - [I got chastised for taking initiative, coworker secretly plans to quit after maternity leave, and more]( - [I think the compliments I'm getting are undermining my reputation]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] drunken scene at a coworker’s wedding, I said something profane to my boss, and more Sep 20, 2021 12:03 am This post, [drunken scene at a coworker’s wedding, I said something profane to my boss, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. I’m on vacation today. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Team member caused a drunken scene at coworker’s wedding I am a team leader in a very small company. The team I manage only has two other members. A few weeks […] You may also like: - [my boss crashed an employee's wedding and now everyone hates him]( - [my manager named Joseph Stalin employee of the month]( - [the etiquette of weddings and work]( [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](