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previously on Ask a Manager…

A look back at what we were talking about around this time in previous years: One year ago… my office is obsessed with Taylor Swift my religious family disapproves of my socializing with male colleagues worker stunk up client’s bathroom, then billed her for it Two years ago… my coworker insisted on inviting her sister […]

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let’s talk about family involving themselves in someone’s job when they shouldn’t

We’ve heard many stories here over the years of family members involving themselves in a loved one’s job when they shouldn’t — the dad who called to ensure his son’s company had “properly briefed” him on his work travel, the husband who kept calling to complain about his wife’s evaluation, the mom who showed up […]

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