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Ask a Manager Contents: - [do I have to go to my office’s holiday Zoom happy hour?](#mctoc1) - [update: I think my assistant would be better at my job than I am](#mctoc2) - [my coworker is enraged that I call my cat “my baby,” my interviewer called me a schmuck, and more](#mctoc3) [][][] do I have to go to my office’s holiday Zoom happy hour? Nov 29, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [do I have to go to my office’s holiday Zoom happy hour?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: Last year my company hosted a holiday Zoom “cocktail hour.” I didn’t attend since it was at 7 pm and at that time I am getting my kids ready for bed. I didn’t hear anything about it until mid-October this year. My boss emailed me directly and told me that the company […] You may also like: - [a round-up of holiday letters from years past]( - [I wasn't invited to the company Christmas party]( - [my boss was furious that I went to a work party after calling out sick]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I think my assistant would be better at my job than I am Nov 29, 2021 10:59 am This post, [update: I think my assistant would be better at my job than I am]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the launch of “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! Every day from now until the end of the year, I’ll be running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a […] You may also like: - [update: my coworker is upset that I’m pregnant]( - [here's another real-life sample of a great cover letter]( - [I want to tell our CEO to fire his incompetent assistant and hire me for her job]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworker is enraged that I call my cat “my baby,” my interviewer called me a schmuck, and more Nov 29, 2021 12:03 am This post, [my coworker is enraged that I call my cat “my baby,” my interviewer called me a schmuck, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My coworker screamed at me for calling my cat “my baby” I am a woman in my early thirties and my partner and I are childless by choice. We do, however, have […] You may also like: - [can I wear a baby during a video interview?]( - [my coworker screamed at me for calling my cat “my baby," checking in about a job post-holidays, and more]( - [coworker keeps bringing her baby to work because she misses him]( [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](