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Contents: - [update: employer wants friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews](#mctoc1)
- [should we require âthey/themâ pronouns as the default for everyone at our meetings?](#mctoc2)
- [my boss talked me out of quitting, addressing hiring managers by their first names, and more](#mctoc3)
- [the shirt crusade, the bacon crisis, and other stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work](#mctoc4) [][][] update: employer wants friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews May 25, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [update: employer wants friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Remember the letter-writer whose sister’s employer who wanted friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews? Here’s the update. Thank you for answering my question about filling out a 360 review for my sister. The letter was published on a day when I had spotty cell/wifi reception, so I couldnât participate in the conversation, […] You may also like: - [employer wants friends and family to participate in 360 feedback reviews](
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[][][] should we require âthey/themâ pronouns as the default for everyone at our meetings? May 25, 2022 10:59 am This post, [should we require “they/them” pronouns as the default for everyone at our meetings?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I just stumbled across your 2021 post âmy office wants my pronouns â but Iâm still figuring it out.â I was so grateful to the letter writer and commenters who described the turmoil I feel when asked for my pronouns in a work context. The best parallel I can imagine is an […] You may also like: - [my office wants my pronouns -- but I'm still figuring it out](
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[][][] my boss talked me out of quitting, addressing hiring managers by their first names, and more May 25, 2022 12:03 am This post, [my boss talked me out of quitting, addressing hiring managers by their first names, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Itâs five answers to five questions. Here we go⦠1. I tried to resign, my boss cried, and I agreed to stay I have been planning to go to grad school in a new field, and while working part-time in my old field, I got another part-time job in this new field. Great foot in […] You may also like: - [if you're a new grad, here are some things for you](
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[][][] the shirt crusade, the bacon crisis, and other stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work May 24, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [the shirt crusade, the bacon crisis, and other stories of dramatic reactions to small changes at work]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Last week, I asked for stories about weirdly dramatic reactions that youâve seen people have to small changes at work. The comment section was full of fantastic stories — so many that I have to split my favorites up into two posts. So here’s part one, and part two is coming tomorrow. 1. The shirts […] You may also like: - [my coworker does a shirtless workout in full view of our office windows](
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