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Ask a Manager Contents: - [updates: the upset colleague, the evaluation input, and more](#mctoc1) - [it’s your Friday good news](#mctoc2) - [open thread – December 10-11, 2021](#mctoc3) - [new hire is plotting a coup, employee is terrified of balloons, and more](#mctoc4) - [updates: the coworker secretly living in the office and more](#mctoc5) - [update: I’m embarrassed about the year I got my degree](#mctoc6) - [update: our boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him](#mctoc7) [][][] updates: the upset colleague, the evaluation input, and more Dec 10, 2021 12:59 pm This post, [updates: the upset colleague, the evaluation input, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. Colleague was upset that I didn’t support his bid for promotion (open thread, commenting as “Academic glass half full”) Recap […] You may also like: - [my friend is sabotaging her career]( - [my employee has hypochondria and is annoying all his coworkers]( - [what to do when you're turned down for a promotion]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] it’s your Friday good news Dec 10, 2021 12:00 pm This post, [it’s your Friday good news]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I have been dying to either ask a question or share some good news, and the time has come! Thanks to a professor’s suggestion, I decided to take medical leave from my graduate program just after Labor Day, which meant I needed to find a full-time job ASAP. Well, […] You may also like: - [what to say when your manager calls with bad news]( - [my employee announced her acceptance to grad school on Twitter without telling anyone in advance]( - [my job search after grad school has been soul-crushing]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] open thread – December 10-11, 2021 Dec 10, 2021 11:00 am This post, [open thread – December 10-11, 2021]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything work-related that you want to talk about (that includes school). If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet*, but this is a chance to talk to other readers. * […] You may also like: - [my coworker wants us to call her boyfriend her “master”]( - [the come-hither pirate and other stories of office holiday mayhem]( - [here's a bunch of help finding a new job]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] new hire is plotting a coup, employee is terrified of balloons, and more Dec 10, 2021 12:03 am This post, [new hire is plotting a coup, employee is terrified of balloons, and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Our new hire is plotting a coup on her second day I work in HR, and we had a new recruiter start yesterday. She seems to struggle with issues from her previous […] You may also like: - [I disabled my coworker’s caps-lock key, employee calls me his "manageress," and more]( - [quitting would destroy my company, I gossiped about a coworker, and more]( - [my coworker keeps making me do my old job, manager doesn't believe I'm sick, and more]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] updates: the coworker secretly living in the office and more Dec 09, 2021 06:59 pm This post, [updates: the coworker secretly living in the office and more]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1. My coworker is secretly living at the office I took your advice and asked the COO about the situation. The […] You may also like: - [my coworker is secretly living at the office]( - [can I keep working from home after my office re-opens?]( - [your reminder that there is much good in the world]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: I’m embarrassed about the year I got my degree Dec 09, 2021 03:29 pm This post, [update: I’m embarrassed about the year I got my degree]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who was embarrassed about the year she got her degree because she had failed a class and then gone back to finish until years later […] You may also like: - [my job search after grad school has been soul-crushing]( - [remember the manager who wouldn't let her best employee attend her own graduation?]( - [I got my degree from a for-profit school that was shut down, and it's hurting my job search]( [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Share on Tumblr]( [][][] update: our boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him Dec 09, 2021 01:59 pm This post, [update: our boss won’t speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him]( , was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. It’s “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. We have so many updates this year that I’m going to be posting six to seven times a day for the next several weeks — so keep checking back throughout […] You may also like: - [our boss won't speak to us, hides in his office, and drops off calls if anyone greets him]( - [my employee takes over meetings with endless monologues and no one can get a word in]( - [am I being unprofessional on video calls?]( [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](