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Ask a Manager Contents: - [how to deal with a client who’s always late](#mctoc1) - [candidate showed up in-person for a Zoom interview “to demonstrate their interest”](#mctoc2) - [hostile assistant won’t do their job, booking a luxury hotel for business travel, and more](#mctoc3) [][][] how to deal with a client who’s always late Aug 01, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [how to deal with a client who’s always late]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I run a professional services consulting business. I work from home and all of my clients are elsewhere, so our meetings are always over the phone or Skype. For the most part, I love my clients, but one of them has a chronic problem with being late or simply blowing off our […] You may also like: - [someone keeps farting in important client meetings]( - [clients hire me to edit their books and then get angry about my feedback]( - [how to break up with a client]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] candidate showed up in-person for a Zoom interview “to demonstrate their interest” Aug 01, 2022 10:59 am This post, [candidate showed up in-person for a Zoom interview “to demonstrate their interest”]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: As part of my job, I’m responsible for hiring processes for director level positions. We first conduct a phone screening, then a Zoom interview, and then pay for finalist candidates to visit our city for the the final round of interviews. Recently, following the phone screenings, I scheduled Zoom interviews with our […] You may also like: - [when a job applicant shows up at your office without an appointment]( - [your job-searching gimmick sucks and is kind of creepy]( - [did I push an employer too hard to give me info on a job opening?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] hostile assistant won’t do their job, booking a luxury hotel for business travel, and more Aug 01, 2022 12:03 am This post, [hostile assistant won’t do their job, booking a luxury hotel for business travel, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Hostile assistant abuses coworkers and refuses to do their job I am one of a team of three working remotely in a director’s office. Ron is the chief of staff, I’m his deputy, and Beck is the executive assistant. We work closely with about 20 […] You may also like: - [my boss asked me to project-manage a peer -- and the peer treats me like his assistant]( - [my coworker wants the company to pay for a week-long sex romp with his fired girlfriend]( - [how to tell an assistant "don't tell me the process -- just fix it!"]( [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](