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Ask a Manager Contents: - [“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week”](#mctoc1) - [share your funniest office holiday stories](#mctoc2) - [interviewer said I rubbed half the team the wrong way, cake drama, and more](#mctoc3) - [updates: not being the boss, the commute anxiety, and more](#mctoc4) - [update: my employee warned me he has a problem with authority](#mctoc5) - [update: interviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon”](#mctoc6) [][][] “I will confront you by Wednesday of this week” Dec 02, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [“I will confront you by Wednesday of this week”]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Several years ago, a reader shared with us this epic email that was sent by their company’s boss after a holiday party gone terribly awry, and as we enter the holiday season we remember its glory. “This happened about ten years ago, but the email I received from our boss was so epic I preserved […] You may also like: - ["I will confront you by Wednesday of this week"]( - [send me your office holiday stories and questions]( - [our polyamorous employee wants to bring their 3 partners to the holiday party]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] share your funniest office holiday stories Dec 02, 2021 11:00 am This post, [share your funniest office holiday stories]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. We have once again entered the season of forced workplace merriment, holiday party disasters, and other seasonal delights! Thus it is time to hear about your office holiday debacles, past or current. Did you pass out naked in the break room? Did your manager provide you with a three-page document of “party procedures”? Did a drunk Santa stumble […] You may also like: - ["I will confront you by Wednesday of this week" and other holiday stories]( - [the wrong Santa, the mushroom casserole, and other stories of office holiday mayhem]( - [the Christmas tantrum, the dirty elf, and other tales of holidays at work]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] interviewer said I rubbed half the team the wrong way, cake drama, and more Dec 02, 2021 12:03 am This post, [interviewer said I rubbed half the team the wrong way, cake drama, 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. Employer offered me a job, but said I rubbed half the team the wrong way I was recently told by email that I would be receiving a verbal offer, followed by a […] You may also like: - [my coworker bragged about getting someone fired for harassing her]( - [a salary negotiation success story]( - [is this job as suspicious as it seems?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: not being the boss, the commute anxiety, and more Dec 01, 2021 04:59 pm This post, [updates: not being the boss, the commute anxiety, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. How do I adjust to not being the boss anymore? I took to heart what you and the commenters said […] You may also like: - [I'm sick of being the office printer lady]( - [my employee has hypochondria and is annoying all his coworkers]( - [what's reasonable for managers to expect of parents working from home?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: my employee warned me he has a problem with authority Dec 01, 2021 03:29 pm This post, [update: my employee warned me he has a problem with authority]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose employee warned her on her first day that he “has a problem with authority”? Here’s the update. I wish I had started reading AAM […] You may also like: - [employee says he has a problem with authority, coworker is praying for me to have a baby, and more]( - [I’m in charge of assigning work to my manager, but he won't do it]( - [my employee keeps commenting on my looks]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: interviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon” Dec 01, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [update: interviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon”]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer whose interviewer called up her references to badmouth her because she didn’t want to “harness the power of QAnon”? Here’s the update. I so appreciate […] You may also like: - [interviewer badmouthed me to my references because I didn't want to "harness the power of QAnon"]( - [I had a great interview but didn’t get the job — what happened?]( - [my interviewer berated me and called me a liar]( [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](