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Ask a Manager Contents: - [my employee apologizes for mistakes she didn’t make](#mctoc1) - [calling out racism, supporting a Black manager, and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn](#mctoc2) - [I was told I could bring my dog to work but now I can’t, companies that don’t check references, and more](#mctoc3) [][][] my employee apologizes for mistakes she didn’t make Jan 18, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [my employee apologizes for mistakes she didn’t make]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’m a new executive director. My assistant is amazing and I couldn’t ask for a better one. She anticipates my expectations and needs very little direction, and I’ve often leaned on her for help. My only complaint is that she apologizes when things aren’t her fault at all. She immediately follows up […] You may also like: - [when should you expect your boss to apologize?]( - [should I apologize to another team for how my boss treated them?]( - [my coworker cried and called me militant]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] calling out racism, supporting a Black manager, and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn Jan 18, 2022 10:59 am This post, [calling out racism, supporting a Black manager, and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Today Michelle Silverthorn, founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, returns to Ask A Manager! Michelle is the author of the best-selling book Authentic Diversity: How to Change the Workplace for Good (read an excerpt here) and talked with us last year about the work she does to help build more equitable companies. Now she’s back to take your […] You may also like: - [our white manager centers herself in conversations about racism -- and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn]( - [how companies can build more equitable workplaces ... and what's getting in the way]( - [your culture does not include everyone ... or what employers need to do for racial equity]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] I was told I could bring my dog to work but now I can’t, companies that don’t check references, and more Jan 18, 2022 12:03 am This post, [I was told I could bring my dog to work but now I can’t, companies that don’t check references, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was told I could bring my dog to work but now I can’t I recently accepted a placement through a large, multinational staffing agency to work on a temp-to-perm basis at a small nonprofit where a few other employees, including the organization’s president, bring […] You may also like: - [our meetings are being ruined by dogs and a toddler]( - [I bring my dog to work -- but an anonymous note asked me not to]( - [how much should we compromise for a dog-phobic coworker in a dog-friendly office?]( [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](