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Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: can I ask for a raise after covering for remote coworkers for over a year?](#mctoc1) - [my coworker tried to film her pregnancy announcement and now there is chaos](#mctoc2) - [my longtime job doesn’t know I have 9 kids, long walks to the bathroom, and more](#mctoc3) - [how long should you wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting?](#mctoc4) [][][] update: can I ask for a raise after covering for remote coworkers for over a year? Jan 13, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [update: can I ask for a raise after covering for remote coworkers for over a year?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Remember the letter-writer wondering if they could ask for a raise after covering for remote coworkers for over a year (#3 at the link)? Here’s the update. There have been a lot of recent developments at my work in the months since I’ve written to you and I finally have an update to share! I took […] You may also like: - [do I need to keep covering a remote employee's work?]( - [did the pandemic really show we can be just as effective working from home?]( - [employee is trying to force me to accept a loan I don't want, a raise for covering for remote coworkers, and more]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworker tried to film her pregnancy announcement and now there is chaos Jan 13, 2022 10:59 am This post, [my coworker tried to film her pregnancy announcement and now there is chaos]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: So this is an enragingly dumb breach of basic manners and I need to know I’m not crazy. I’m technically in an executive role but I don’t have authority over people, just finances, but I was told I should have “acted like a better manager” […] You may also like: - [I don't want to tell my boundary-violating boss I'm pregnant]( - [is it dishonest not to disclose you're pregnant when you're interviewing?]( - [our boss won't speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my longtime job doesn’t know I have 9 kids, long walks to the bathroom, and more Jan 13, 2022 12:03 am This post, [my longtime job doesn’t know I have 9 kids, long walks to the bathroom, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How do I tell my longtime job I have more kids than they know of? I want to start off by saying that my current situation has nothing to do with shame, just learning from past work situations. So, long story short, 15 years ago […] You may also like: - [new employee keeps complaining about missing her kids]( - [my coworker screams awful things at her kids during video calls]( - [we can only bring our spouses to the holiday party if we have kids]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] how long should you wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting? Jan 12, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [how long should you wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: How long do you need to wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting? I’m not really talking about big group meetings because it’s not too likely that *everyone* will be late, but if you’re booked with one or two others, and in a situation with no or minimal power differential […] You may also like: - [our Zoom meetings are a disorganized mess]( - [how should we handle job candidates who show up for interviews way too early?]( - [I'm the boss who's always late]( [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](