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Ask a Manager Contents: - [I was rejected after a manager looked at my LinkedIn profile](#mctoc1) - [my coworker’s bad customer service is irritating me … and she’s friends with my mom](#mctoc2) - [thermostat wars with a classist twist, boss won’t return clients’ calls, and more](#mctoc3) - [did the pandemic really show we can be just as effective working from home?](#mctoc4) [][][] I was rejected after a manager looked at my LinkedIn profile Jul 15, 2021 12:29 pm This post, [I was rejected after a manager looked at my LinkedIn profile]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. A reader writes: I recently applied for a job at an organization that I am really interested in working for. On Monday, I noticed that a senior manager in the department had looked at my LinkedIn profile on Sunday. However, I received an automated rejection letter that morning. My profile is pretty similar to my […] You may also like: - [here’s the right way to submit your resume online]( - [old coworkers who won the lottery want to come back to work, a credible company has a fake-seeming website, and more]( - [I google my coworkers -- is that weird?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] my coworker’s bad customer service is irritating me … and she’s friends with my mom Jul 15, 2021 10:59 am This post, [my coworker’s bad customer service is irritating me … and she’s friends with my mom]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I work in a very small public library. One of my coworkers is an older woman who has been friends with my mom for decades, and she and I are also on friendly terms. I’ve helped her out before — I did some grocery runs […] You may also like: - [my employees are afraid they'll be ostracized after they're promoted]( - [I have an inappropriate coworker and our mothers are friends]( - [what should I expect from my staff at this point in the pandemic?]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] thermostat wars with a classist twist, boss won’t return clients’ calls, and more Jul 15, 2021 12:03 am This post, [thermostat wars with a classist twist, boss won’t return clients’ calls, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Thermostat wars with a classist twist My office is in the basement of a building owned by my company. The main offices are on the floor above me, and the floors above that are rented out as vacation/short-term rentals. Although I have a private office, […] You may also like: - [someone is taking phone calls while using the toilet in our shared bathroom]( - [here's a real-life email from an employer that's managing its re-opening well]( - [someone spends an hour a day putting on makeup in our shared bathroom]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] did the pandemic really show we can be just as effective working from home? Jul 14, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [did the pandemic really show we can be just as effective working from home?]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. In the past few months, I’ve been hearing a lot of people say something that goes like this: “The pandemic completely smashed the idea that we couldn’t be just as effective working from home.” Usually the implication is that therefore employers who want to bring employees back to the office must be controlling or out […] You may also like: - [can I apply for a temporarily remote job and then insist on remaining remote?]( - [people who have been at work all along are exhausted]( - [do I need to keep covering a remote employee's work?]( [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 © 2021 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](