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Ask a Manager Contents: - [how can I get time off work for therapy?](#mctoc1) - [working parents with little kids: how can your coworkers help you?](#mctoc2) - [we have to assess our spiritual strengths, a nail-clipping coworker, and more](#mctoc3) - [my interviewer asked if I “needed” the job](#mctoc4) [][][] how can I get time off work for therapy? Feb 03, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [how can I get time off work for therapy?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Most people don’t hesitate to tell their boss they need time off for a medical appointment – but when that appointment is for therapy, they often get a lot more reluctant. And understandably so. Frustratingly, mental health can still carry a stigma at work, and people are often unsure how much they really need to […] You may also like: - [my manager makes us do mental-health surveys every day]( - [coworker never tells us when she's working from home, employee refuses to track mileage, and more]( - [my boss wants us to all share our mental health needs - at every meeting]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] working parents with little kids: how can your coworkers help you? Feb 03, 2022 10:59 am This post, [working parents with little kids: how can your coworkers help you?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. Thanks for posting the letter from the overwhelmed mom last week. It obviously got a lot of traction. And it’s great that there were plenty of folks in the comments who are not in the same boat (no kids, older kids, etc.) expressing “silent solidarity” or sympathy or […] You may also like: - [do I have to watch my boss's grandkids?]( - [my coworker screams awful things at her kids during video calls]( - [have your kids take notes at your meetings, and other weirdly out-of-touch advice for the quarantine]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] we have to assess our spiritual strengths, a nail-clipping coworker, and more Feb 03, 2022 12:03 am This post, [we have to assess our spiritual strengths, a nail-clipping coworker, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company asked us to take a religiously-themed strengths assessment My work asked us to take a strengths assessment ahead of a retreat. The test asks you to rate statements on how much they describe you. When I took it, a lot of the statements […] You may also like: - [how to prepare for 5 questions you'll be asked at your next interview]( - [let's have a remote staff retreat to publicly review everyone's strengths and weaknesses]( - [my employees got into a religious argument and now things are in chaos]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my interviewer asked if I “needed” the job Feb 02, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [my interviewer asked if I “needed” the job]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’m job searching and just interviewed today. It went really well, but they did ask me one question that tripped me up: They asked me if I needed the job. I do, but I stumbled on my answer a bit. I figured if I said yes, I would look desperate, but if […] You may also like: - [when an interviewer asks you to say something bad about your former manager]( - [how to change clothes for an interview during the workday]( - [how to answer "how long have you been job searching?"]( [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](