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Ask a Manager Contents: - [our remote staff want the same perks we give in-office staff](#mctoc1) - [my employee keeps freaking out that lower-paid coworkers aren’t as productive as he is](#mctoc2) - [can I train people not to bother me when I have headphones on, I promised to tell my boss when I’m job-searching, and more](#mctoc3) - [should you always ask for the top of the salary range?](#mctoc4) [][][] our remote staff want the same perks we give in-office staff Jul 27, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [our remote staff want the same perks we give in-office staff]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work for a company that has both in-office employees and work-from-home employees. When we plan events in the office such as chair massages and catered lunches, we offer work-from-home employees the opportunity to work in the office and participate in whatever event we are having, though they rarely come in for […] You may also like: - [my employer gives extra perks to thin people]( - [I'm gluten-free and missing out on awesome work food perks]( - [can I refuse to do a self-assessment?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my employee keeps freaking out that lower-paid coworkers aren’t as productive as he is Jul 27, 2022 10:59 am This post, [my employee keeps freaking out that lower-paid coworkers aren’t as productive as he is]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I have an employee, Tim, who is a highly focused, highly productive member of the team. He frequently has personality clashes with others on the team that usually, but not always, stem from an imbalance of work. Tim has been our “old reliable” in his role, while many others have come and […] You may also like: - [how can I get my boss to let me work from home?]( - [is it unfair to give my best employee more work than everyone else?]( - [two of my employees don't get along -- is it just a personality conflict?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] can I train people not to bother me when I have headphones on, I promised to tell my boss when I’m job-searching, and more Jul 27, 2022 12:03 am This post, [can I train people not to bother me when I have headphones on, I promised to tell my boss when I’m job-searching, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Can I train people not to bother me when I have headphones on? I am a supervisor at a small public library (10 full-time people). Our office in the back is an open office plan. I am next to the employee entrance/exit, staff bathrooms, and […] You may also like: - [my boss told me to stop wearing headphones at work -- but I wear them to drown out my coworker's noise]( - [my office mate asks me 75 questions a day -- literally]( - [how much privacy should you expect in meetings when everyone's working from home?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] should you always ask for the top of the salary range? Jul 26, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [should you always ask for the top of the salary range?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I work in an expensive city with a thriving job market, and I am in the middle of a job search/hiring process, leaving a pretty severely underpaid job. Luckily, this potential new position has a salary range posted in the job listing. The range is about $10,000. My current job salary is […] You may also like: - [can I ask for a higher salary if I agreed to a lower range at the start of the interview process?]( - [my interviewer asked "how low I was willing to go" on salary]( - [a salary negotiation success story]( [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](