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Ask a Manager Contents: - [it’s your Friday good news](#mctoc1) - [open thread – January 7-8, 2022](#mctoc2) - [can I tell interviewers my hobby is drinking, going from scruffy to polished at work, and more](#mctoc3) - [was our workshop facilitator too controlling?](#mctoc4) [][][] it’s your Friday good news Jan 07, 2022 12:00 pm This post, [it’s your Friday good news]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s your Friday good news! 1. “I have read your column, and recommended it to others, for YEARS. I’m so excited to say I finally have an update to provide. I worked in state government for nearly two decades. Fairly draconian ethics laws in our state make it nearly impossible to find work in the […] You may also like: - [my company plans to absorb any government stimulus checks that employees receive for themselves]( - [our library staff have all been reassigned to do childcare for county workers]( - [my boss wants me to help him jump the line for the Covid vaccine]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] open thread – January 7-8, 2022 Jan 07, 2022 11:00 am This post, [open thread – January 7-8, 2022]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] You may also like: - [our new boss doesn't know how awful her second-in-command is]( - [my boss is having a second person sit in on all our meetings]( - [here's a bunch of help finding a new job]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] can I tell interviewers my hobby is drinking, going from scruffy to polished at work, and more Jan 07, 2022 12:03 am This post, [can I tell interviewers my hobby is drinking, going from scruffy to polished at work, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Can I tell interviewers that my hobby is drinking? I noticed that a relatively common interview question is “Do you have any hobbies? / What do you do on weekends?” Or even, “How do you relieve stress?” My answer is: Drinking. And it’s not binge drinking. […] You may also like: - [I'm in recovery and my office just moved above a bar]( - [my interviewer was drinking a beer while sitting in a beanbag chair]( - [how do I tell an interviewer about my hobbies when my hobbies are kind of boring?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] was our workshop facilitator too controlling? Jan 06, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [was our workshop facilitator too controlling?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I recently spent a week away at a workshop, with about 20 other people. It was in a remote place related to the topic of discussion (we’re ecologists). The venue was a bit big, and there was a 10-minute walk each between the meeting place, the eating place, and the place where […] You may also like: - [I'm stuck in daily three-hour Zoom meetings]( - [our Zoom meetings are a disorganized mess]( - [how do I keep people from using way too much of my boss's time in meetings?]( [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 © 2022 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](