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Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: how can I avoid taking a job in an open-plan office?](#mctoc1) - [update: coworker keeps interrupting my work and told me it’s “good practice” to keep myself focused](#mctoc2) - [my boss wants 6 months notice, quirky backgrounds on video calls, and more](#mctoc3) - [update: I’m afraid people at work will think I’m being abused](#mctoc4) - [update: I found my boss’s highly critical notes about a coworker](#mctoc5) [][][] update: how can I avoid taking a job in an open-plan office? Jun 22, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [update: how can I avoid taking a job in an open-plan office?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer back in 2018 who asked how to avoid taking […] You may also like: - [how can I be more concise at work?]( - [my coworkers keep discussing private business in front of me as if I'm not there]( - [my annoying coworker is driving everyone crazy]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: coworker keeps interrupting my work and told me it’s “good practice” to keep myself focused Jun 22, 2022 10:59 am This post, [update: coworker keeps interrupting my work and told me it’s “good practice” to keep myself focused]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer whose coworker kept interrupting her work and said it […] You may also like: - [my coworkers interrupt me no matter what I'm doing -- and keep going after I ask them to stop]( - [coworker keeps interrupting my work and told me it's "good practice" to keep myself focused]( - [my manager wants us to IM each other to reduce email]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my boss wants 6 months notice, quirky backgrounds on video calls, and more Jun 22, 2022 12:03 am This post, [my boss wants 6 months notice, quirky backgrounds on video calls, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants six months notice I’ve been working as a consultant with my boss for eight years, full time for five. We are the only two full time employees—we have freelance contractors, but I handle half the clients and he handles the other half. […] You may also like: - [are these unreasonable expectations for a part-time contractor?]( - [should you let your boss know you're job searching?]( - [do I have to give two weeks notice?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I’m afraid people at work will think I’m being abused Jun 21, 2022 03:29 pm This post, [update: I’m afraid people at work will think I’m being abused]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the naturally clumsy letter-writer who was afraid people at work would think she was being abused (#2 at the link)? Here’s the update. Basically, my clumsiness has […] You may also like: - [my coworker thinks I'm being abused - I'm actually into BDSM]( - [I used to drink on the job with my new boss, quitting with no notice, and more]( - [my employee isn't doing her job -- but I think she's in an abusive relationship]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I found my boss’s highly critical notes about a coworker Jun 21, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [update: I found my boss’s highly critical notes about a coworker]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day. Remember the letter-writer who found their boss’s highly critical notes about a […] You may also like: - [I found my boss's highly critical notes about a coworker]( - [does it look unprofessional to draw in meetings?]( - [my coworker thinks she trained me more thoroughly than she did]( [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](