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Ask a Manager Contents: - [update: how do I get my chatty coworkers to stop saying wildly inappropriate things?](#mctoc1) - [my boss and I share an office with a volatile jerk](#mctoc2) - [wearing the same dress the first 100 days of a new job, disinviting coworkers from my wedding, and more](#mctoc3) - [new design](#mctoc4) - [my employee makes off-color jokes](#mctoc5) [][][] update: how do I get my chatty coworkers to stop saying wildly inappropriate things? Aug 23, 2022 12:29 pm This post, [update: how do I get my chatty coworkers to stop saying wildly inappropriate things?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Remember the letter-writer who whose chatty coworkers kept saying wildly inappropriate things? Here’s the update. I wrote to you a few months ago regarding my two coworkers who had no sense of what was appropriate in an office environment. Boy, have a lot of things happened since then! This is a long update, but I […] You may also like: - [how do I get my chatty coworkers to stop saying wildly inappropriate things?]( - [my coworkers keep trying to find out what my chronic illness is]( - [my coworkers keeps hacking into my Facebook and posting as me]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my boss and I share an office with a volatile jerk Aug 23, 2022 10:59 am This post, [my boss and I share an office with a volatile jerk]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: My boss, Ned, shares office space with his partner, Peter, in another business. It was made clear to me in the interview and repeatedly since then that I do not work for Peter, but to help Ned focus on our work I sometimes step in and assist with technology assistance and personal […] You may also like: - [my coworker wants us to call her boyfriend her “master”]( - [how do I get my direct reports to be better managers of their own teams?]( - [my coworker keeps interrupting me in person rather than emailing, despite my many requests]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] wearing the same dress the first 100 days of a new job, disinviting coworkers from my wedding, and more Aug 23, 2022 12:03 am This post, [wearing the same dress the first 100 days of a new job, disinviting coworkers from my wedding, 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 wear the same dress for the first 100 days of my new job? My new job is clashing with my long planned “100 Day Dress” attempt (as part of a sustainability challenge). How weird would it be to wear the same thing (differently […] You may also like: - [is it unprofessional to wear the same clothing item twice in a work week?]( - [I got in trouble for wearing the same dress every day]( - [do I wear too much black at work?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] new design Aug 22, 2022 02:59 pm This post, [new design]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. Thanks to everyone who’s given feedback on the new design. I have read all the feedback and changes are in the works to make it more usable for the people who are having problems. Give me a little time but I’m working on it! Also, there’s been a change to the line spacing in the […] You may also like: - [how do I tell an employee he doesn't have what it takes to do the job he wants?]( - [my employee keeps editing my work -- and it feels like a power play]( - [I need to give my employee more positive feedback]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my employee makes off-color jokes Aug 22, 2022 01:59 pm This post, [my employee makes off-color jokes]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I’m a fairly new manager (got my first direct report at the beginning of this year, and my second a few months ago). Both my employees are generally great, but the newer one, Fergus, semi-frequently makes jokes that I think aren’t quite suitable for the workplace. The most recent example that’s making […] You may also like: - [can I use dark humor at work?]( - [what subjects are totally off-limits for office chat?]( - [employee is trying to force his way into a job that I don't want to hire him for]( [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](