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Ask a Manager Contents: - [updates: director is so bad that everyone is leaving, and more](#mctoc1) - [it feels impossible to be a working mom with little kids](#mctoc2) - [a great job working for someone I can’t stand, coworker is on reality TV, and more](#mctoc3) - [my employee keeps working long hours even after we’ve told her to stop](#mctoc4) [][][] updates: director is so bad that everyone is leaving, and more Jan 27, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [updates: director is so bad that everyone is leaving, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Director is so bad that everyone is leaving (#3 at the link) In the last 3 months no more people have left and we finally managed to hire on a few people to manage the overflow. The director finally hired my coworker to be the new manager […] You may also like: - [I was hired to run a department -- but the old boss is still there, 10 months later]( - [what subject line should I use when I'm emailing a job application?]( - [I'm running my department but can't get promoted into the director role]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] it feels impossible to be a working mom with little kids Jan 27, 2022 10:59 am This post, [it feels impossible to be a working mom with little kids]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: My question is rooted in an issue I think a lot of working moms with kids under five must be facing right now. I have two small children, one who is just barely two and a four-year-old. Since Covid started when I was on a […] You may also like: - [have your kids take notes at your meetings, and other weirdly out-of-touch advice for the quarantine]( - [my company wants me working fewer hours -- but I have so much to do]( - [do I have to watch my boss's grandkids?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] a great job working for someone I can’t stand, coworker is on reality TV, and more Jan 27, 2022 12:03 am This post, [a great job working for someone I can’t stand, coworker is on reality TV, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I take a great job working for someone I can’t stand? There’s a job opening up at my company that is a more specialist position compared to what I’m currently doing. While my company pays below industry standard for this position, it’s something that […] You may also like: - [the workplace behavior on "Selling Sunset" ... is a problem]( - [should being on reality TV disqualify a job candidate?]( - [how can I get coworkers to leave me alone about a humiliating TV experience?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my employee keeps working long hours even after we’ve told her to stop Jan 26, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [my employee keeps working long hours even after we’ve told her to stop]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’m a new manager and I have a team of three. I was prepared for all kinds of things, but not for one thing I’m experiencing with an employee. This employee, “Caroline,” simply will not go home. She stays at work until 8 or 8:30 pm daily, despite me telling her openly […] You may also like: - [how long should you wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting?]( - [employee asked to be reimbursed for babysitting costs after he worked late one night]( - [my coworkers are making me look like the office slacker]( [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](