It can be less ambiguous, sure, but saying that this type of accuracy and clarity in language is "inclusive," basically cheapens the word. Inclusivity, in its current usage, is about accuracy, but, at the heart of it, is about ensuring that marginalized or under-represented groups are not overlooked or made to feel unwelcome. In terms of language, it means not using general, broad words to or ...Dec 13, 2017 · Here’s the update. I know you didn’t solicit an update, but I felt compelled to send one. I’d written you in the spring because I was having trouble breaking into a niche industry in which a high school classmate I’d bullied was a rock star. I wanted to know if you thought apologizing would help me get a job. Apr 4, 2023 · OP is (like many folks) conflating religious beliefs with how those beliefs might guide a person’s treatment of other people. OP doesn’t have to be “objective” about something they have personal knowledge of. Instead, they have to be transparent about their thought processes. LilPinkSock* April 4, 2023 at 12:26 pm. 4.1K subscribers in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog. Advertisement Coins. 0 coins. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. Sports. NFL ...here’s a template to make writing cover letters easier. I recently received this letter from a reader: I wanted to add another chorus to the thank you’s for your straightforward cover letter advice. I am a reasonably strong and fast writer, but for some reason always used to get futzed over a cover letter.That's why we're going to go over funny questions to ask your boss. We have a small disclaimer below, but hope that these questions will help you build a better relationship with your manager. Based on some personal experience, most managers aren't averse to easing a bit on the formalities once you've built up a good working relationship.Weekly Off-Topic Thread 05/22/23 - 05/28/23. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. Not a question, just looking for some commiseration I suppose. I am at a new-ish job I like a lot and I made my first public ...Yeah, there was a "trans woman bad" letter to AAM that still bugs me. Allegedly, a trans woman got offended and reported the OP (a cis woman) to HR for having menstrual pads in her car because it triggered her dysphoria.Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 01/09/23 - 01/15/23. Last week's post. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. aging terrifies me because of finances and health.Got tied up in something this weekend (not work or job search related) that made me feel stupid for even engaging with it. So that was a fun way to start this past Friday.31 votes, 584 comments. 1.9k members in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog. Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Search within r/AskaManagerSnark. r/AskaManagerSnark. Log In Sign Up.Potates is starting a thread about floors. Hers are always dirty. She doesn't know why. She only ever swiffers (2X a day). I think that answers the question.Veryanon * June 16, 2022 at 1:14 pm. This is giving me flashbacks to when I was 16 (many years ago) at my first job as a cashier at a now-defunct big box store. I was a very slender girl and could often get away without having to wear bras (but I was always appropriately covered).That one is still near the top of my list of the "I feel like I am taking crazy pills" moments in reading AAM over the last decade. Often the wild/skewed comments and opinions are a loud minority but on that post it very much was the majority opinion that the employee who complained/left was the one in the wrong.Sep 13, 2023 · by Alison Green on October 3, 2023. A reader writes: I work at a library in a two-party consent state for recording people. Recently people have been coming in and harassing the staff and filming their reactions. Some of these videos have ended up on social media websites, giving our library a minor amount of fame (much to the staff’s dismay). What issues do you see a lot on the site that are potentially very negative influences on a reader’s approach to their work? One of my biggest issues with Alison and the commenters is that they’re very rarely willing to admit that sometimes you just have to cope with bad or less than ideal work circumstances, and advise on good ways to deal with them …Here are some of the most jaw-dropping letters: 1. "A coworker stole my spicy food, got sick, and is blaming me." "My food is always really, really spicy. I just love it that way. Anyway, I was ...I’m sure from the hiring manager’s perspective, I’m over simplifying the work, but I assure you I’m not. Type this in, press this button, change this entry, and save. Repeat. And repeat. I have a brain, a degree, and experience. I’ve showed you that in the interview. You already told me what the job functions are.Basically, they have a legal presence in each of the areas in which they help people hire. They know what the law requires there, and they are set up to file taxes there. So they act, in essence, as contracting services — they hire the employee but assign them to work for your company, for which you pay a fee.See more posts like this in r/AskaManagerSnark. subscribers . Top posts of March 14, 2022 ...Absolutely fascinating. maen* June 4, 2022 at 8:45 am Catching up on the post a few weeks ago about an inappropriate relationship with a coworker and going off on a tangent – about using extra vowels in words!7. Don't nitpick. • Don't nitpick people's spelling, grammar, or word choices. • Don't nitpick on substance. If someone makes a comment that's generally true, resist the urge to counter with a really specific, uncommon circumstance where that general truth wouldn't apply, just to be able to correct the person.More posts you may like. r/JustNoTruth • This poster is obnoxious. r/JustNoTruth • You are in the wrong sub.24 votes, 20 comments. 4.2K subscribers in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog. Advertisement Coins. 0 coins. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. Valheim Genshin ...Tupac Coachella * June 6, 2023 at 12:01 pm. I got the impression that the underlying tone is that it seems unfair to OP. It doesn’t really change the advice, but I suspect OP feels ick about this and can’t quite put their finger on why since they don’t have any issue with the coworker specifically, just the inherent inequity of the situation.r/AskaManagerSnark Rules. 1. Do not talk about comments you made on AaM. 2. Comments quoted from AaM must have a more-than-perfunctory observation included. 3. Do not ask for advice in the weekly snark post, a standalone post, or its main text. 4.Not only is this a bad question, it is also potentially exclusionary and alienating to any demons or persons with demonic ancestry who might be in attendance. It's the evil sorcerer equivalent of asking them for their mother's maiden name or the last four digits of their SSN. 23.my employer gives extra perks to thin people. I've just learned that my new employer gives extra perks to people who meet certain health metrics. BMI is one of the health metrics they use to determine if you receive the extra perks. Everyone gets a certain level of discount on the company's products. But if you meet a certain level of ...Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 05/15/23 - 05/21/23. Last week's post. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. In the open thread about a sibling asking about keeping in contact with their military serving sibling: Snoozing not schmoozing* May 20, 2023 at 12:06 pm If your sibling isn't very communicative, they may see ...Definition of betrayal From Merriam Webster: 1 : the act of betraying someone or something or the fact of being betrayed : violation of a person's trust or confidence, of a moral standard, etc. I think what happened to the LW meets that mostly. But there is also the term betrayal of trust From Merriam Webster.Ask A Manager (5/13-5/19) Last week's post. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. Check out r/AskaManagerSnark if you want to post something off topic, but don't want to clutter up the main thread. I’m afraid LW4 may not realise how offensive the word ‘twat’ is.A lot of people also freak out in a similar way whenever wearing shoes in the house comes up. Like yes, I understand the concern over tracking in crud and keeping floors clean, and of course cultural preferences, but I'm also not going to freak out about there maybe being microscopic traces of gunge on the floor. r/ AskaManagerSnark. Join. Posts Wiki. This wiki has been disabled. The mods of this community have disabled their wiki. Continue to r/AskaManagerSnark. About …So, re your fourth hand, I do find it a little odd to say "I have period cramps" or "I have a headache because of my period" in the same vein that I would find it odd to say "I have cramps because I ate cheese I shouldn't have" or "I have a headache because I am 37 and had a beer in the sun."by Alison Green on December 14, 2017. Here are updates from four people whose letters were answered here this year. 1. The bird-phobic employee who pushed another employee in his effort to get away from a bird in the parking lot, seriously injuring her (first update is here) Liz is still at her new job and has not attempted contact, legal or ...Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 11/01/21 - 11/07/21. Last week's post. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. I felt the need to preserve this. From what I can tell, this isn't the same as the week-long retreat from the letters the other morning. Seems like maybe a day-long thing?I disagree. If you know you only got 10 out of 30 right intuitively, then you actually have a great understanding of your own abilities. So, the paper actually goes into this at the end and I described in my original comment why I don't feel that logic works.HR director issued an “it’s him or me” ultimatum, interviewing in the midst of dental work, and more. my employee gave me an "it's her or me" ultimatum. Posted in updates. ← inside the weird world of out-of-office messages riding a motorcycle to work, is my chronic sneezing distracting my coworkers, and more →.Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 10/26/20 - 11/01/20. Last week's thread. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. Dan is surprised that creating a fraudulent GoFundMe is a crime. I have an ex who likes to lie about anything and everything to get attention.Ask a Manager. 34,920 likes · 1,028 talking about this. It's Ask a Manager on Facebook! But the real action generally happens over at www.askamanager.org.This cracked me up for some reason: SpinningWheels April 10, 2022 at 12:13 am Removed because this is the non-work thread. REPLY Collapse 1 replyAsk a Manager? That’s one way to catch an employer’s attention. A woman chose to list being self-employed via “Sex Work” on her LinkedIn profile — but her move of empowerment sparked a debate online. Arielle Egozi, who said she works as a brand adviser and creative director, lists an expansive list of work experiences, one of those ...Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 07/13/20 - 07/19/20. Last week's thread. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. Waiting for LW#1 to come to comments adding that she exclusively types in all caps or something. I hope its something like that rather than her manager just being a sexist asshat.27 votes, 899 comments. 2.9k members in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog.Join r/AskaManagerSnark to share and discuss the snarkiest opinions on the internet, such as the \"I ghosted my ex\" letter, the \"I'm not a real manager\" letter, and the \"I'm not a …Like the question about their goals, asking about your manager's past achievements can give you insight into their leadership philosophies. It can also give you inspiration for steps to take for your own career. Their major points of pride shows you what your manager's strengths are and how they gained or use them. 8.I accidentally started a rumor about a coworker. by Alison Green on September 6, 2022. A reader writes: I work for a large company. My department is four teams of six people, each under a manager who reports to a vice president. I have been working here for 10 years and my annual reports are all good, but I’ve been itching to move up the chain.weekend free-for-all – March 27-28, 2021. it’s your Friday good news. open thread – March 26-27, 2021. colleague won’t leave me alone after my former employee died, lunches with a strictly kosher employee, and more. my boss sent me work questions while I was in the hospital. Ask a Manager in five languages.Tupac Coachella * June 6, 2023 at 12:01 pm. I got the impression that the underlying tone is that it seems unfair to OP. It doesn’t really change the advice, but I suspect OP feels ick about this and can’t quite put their finger on why since they don’t have any issue with the coworker specifically, just the inherent inequity of the situation.Jan 11, 2023 · YES. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Please advocate for this. It’s the solution to multiple things: • First, it addresses the very real reality you pointed out, that on-site workers end up needing to use more sick days because they don’t have the option of working from home while sick that some of their colleagues have. I was told about Ask A Manager by a previous supervisor who is very high up in the organization where I used to work. I followed a lot of the job interview advice when I was on the job market in January and received job offers from all but 1 interview (and that company was generally a poor fit for me). 2.4.2K subscribers in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog. Advertisement Coins. 0 coins. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. Sports. NFL ...27 votes, 899 comments. 2.9k members in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog.Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 08/10/20 - 08/16/20. Last week's thread. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. Classic AAM lol, "I want something to happen but here is a list of reasons its impossible, so anyway suggestions on how to do it?"Weekly Off-Topic Thread 07/03/23 - 07/09/23. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. Not a fan of this Tuesday holiday.People look for sexist things where they may not exists. Its like someone writes in with a shitty manager story, but people want to make it more shitty by assuming the letter writer is a woman and the shitty manager is a man. Or if not, that there is other discrimination. If its not sexism, then its racism, or homophobia, or my favorite ...It was probably allergies at work. If this resonates with you then you might want to start to tackle this by eating foods with less ingredients, while you contemplate an allergist or a nutritionist. 26. DeathBanana669 • 10 mo. ago. That's not an allergy, you're just a spoiled, wasteful butthead. 18.Those candidates are commonly expected to do a job talk (research) of about 45 minutes to an hour, plus questions and discussion, and also do a teaching demonstration of an actual full-length class. This is in addition to meeting with department members for individual interviews, plus deans, program directors, etc.... AskaManagerSnark · 200K .zst · 17M .zst · r/AskAMechanic · 3.7M .zst · 5.0M .zst · r/AskAmericans · 1.1M .zst · 8.9M .zst · r/AskAnAmerican · 20M .zst · 920M .The left lane in NJ isn't functionally for passing (our roads are too crowded to have a whole lane that can't be usefully driven on), and she's right (it happens once or twice a decade) about people driving 90 mph.Weekly Off-Topic Thread 10/03/22 - 10/09/22. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. I wouldn't bother. I had a job interview this week for a 20 hour $9/hr job and didn't get it.Ask a Manager? That's one way to catch an employer's attention. A woman chose to list being self-employed via "Sex Work" on her LinkedIn profile — but her move of empowerment sparked a debate online. Arielle Egozi, who said she works as a brand adviser and creative director, lists an expansive list of work experiences, one of those ...Aug 9, 2021 · AcademiaNut* August 9, 2021 at 7:25 pm. No, it’s really, really standard to pay a higher salary when you are hiring for a job that requires someone to live in a high COL area, because otherwise you’re not going to get good candidates. They’re going to look at the offered salary, compare it to the COL, and nope out. Not only is this a bad question, it is also potentially exclusionary and alienating to any demons or persons with demonic ancestry who might be in attendance. It’s the evil sorcerer equivalent of asking them for their mother’s maiden …Ask a Manager * April 28, 2023 at 11:01 am. A request: Since I debuted the new commenting rules last week, there's been a lot more "backseat modding" going on — people telling others they're violating the commenting rules. This is fine when something is really egregious and a clear black-and-white violation (like armchair diagnosing, for example) but I've also seen people getting ...tra la la * August 23, 2021 at 12:31 am. Agree about an information sheet, which could include other requirements if needed (I interned in an archives for a couple of years, and part of my orientation included a meeting with the conservator where we were told not to use hand lotion while at work, among other things) along with information about the job or the organization etc.Weekly Off-Topic Thread 10/31/22 - 11/06/22. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. Long comment incoming. I just want to post this in a place where people will understand and won't make excuses for me.One thing I have seen happen is a manager asked someone to work for them (retail). As the years rolled on, tensions sprung up and in the end the manager accused the employee of stealing. The employee had a regular full time, very well paying job. He reminded the boss that, "You were my FRIEND.Weekly Off-Topic Thread 08/28/23 - 09/03/23. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. I came in hot to trot to get August closed out practically immediately! And then my QB needs updated and my dingleberry IT ...Weekly Off-Topic Thread 10/09/23 - 10/15/23. Discuss things that aren't snark on AaM. Work questions are okay as long as they'd be an "ask the readers" question on AaM, but consider posting them at r/askmanagers instead. I was blindsided by a comment in our weekly team meeting last week and now I feel like being extremely petty.by Alison Green on March 1, 2023. Remember the letter-writer who learned through a DNA test that the company CEO was their half brother … and the CEO was freaking out? Here’s the update. My short update is that he 100% tried to fire me.Dec 13, 2017 · Here’s the update. I know you didn’t solicit an update, but I felt compelled to send one. I’d written you in the spring because I was having trouble breaking into a niche industry in which a high school classmate I’d bullied was a rock star. I wanted to know if you thought apologizing would help me get a job. 3.8K subscribers in the AskaManagerSnark community. Snark sub for readers of the Ask a Manager blog. Advertisement Coins. 0 coins. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. Sports. NFL ...39 votes, 723 comments. Last week's thread. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. If you weren’t around last week…Hannah Lee * October 15, 2021 at 12:26 pm. The job application isn’t always extraneous. Often it includes state required notices regarding hiring practices. And it often includes a section that the candidate signs to attest that all information provided is accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge, and that they understand if they are hired and are later found to have falsified ...7. Don't nitpick. • Don't nitpick people's spelling, grammar, or word choices. • Don't nitpick on substance. If someone makes a comment that's generally true, resist the urge to counter with a really specific, uncommon circumstance where that general truth wouldn't apply, just to be able to correct the person.Snark * July 27, 2017 at 2:15 pm. Is it at all remotely possible that OP could have a friendly word with Arya over coffee? I don’t think it’d be out of line for OP to discuss this in the spirit of friendly mentorship, particularly if OP is female and can offer the perspective of an older and more experienced woman in the workforce.my employer gives extra perks to thin people. I've just learned that my new employer gives extra perks to people who meet certain health metrics. BMI is one of the health metrics they use to determine if you receive the extra perks. Everyone gets a certain level of discount on the company's products. But if you meet a certain level of ...Oh, Miss Pantalones is being dramatic., but the person who's thinking about buying an apartment because they don't want to clean it, that's totally sensible and grounded. Got it. It seems incredibly irresponsible to allow this kind of question there. This is way past anything these commenters can help with -- the only responsible answer to this is "call a lawyer ASAP."Hannah Lee * October 15, 2021 at 12:26 pm. The job application isn’t always extraneous. Often it includes state required notices regarding hiring practices. And it often includes a section that the candidate signs to attest that all information provided is accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge, and that they understand if they are hired and …If the LW takes Alison's crappy advice and tries to just dance around the issue, she'll probably get fired. She could also find herself a co-defendant in a malpractice suit. It's really hard to imagine how doing what Alison suggested will result in a medical malpractice case against the employee (who doesn't even seem to be a doctor). I don ...Try not to over analyze everything, because they're going to make mistakes. Also, if they do something blatantly wrong or completely dropped the ball, either address it after the meeting or when you're alone, or sort of beat around the bush to get them to admit it.Ask a Manager Weekly Thread 08/02/21 - 08/08/21. Last week's post. Background info and meme index for those new to AaM or this forum. Chaordic One* August 7, 2021 at 12:48 pm Dumpster Diving. It’s not something that I purposely do, but I live in an apartment complex and every once in a while, when taking out the trash, I will see that someone ...Ugh, I am not looking forward to the pivot to this type of attitude. I'm glad a few people are pushing back, especially on that meaningless (and likely false or very misinterpreted) data point about 30% of mild cases resulting in long covid.Sep 01, 2023 | Ask a Manager. It's four answers to four questions. Here we go…1. I have $10,000 in unsubmitted bus, Nottingham * May 4, 2017 at 3:16 pm. In a way, Management is still breeding that behaviour, though? I, Massachusetts!*. March 4, 2023 at 3:45 pm. Piggybacking on the good day-trip advice, Massachusetts!*. March 4, 2023 at 3:45 pm. Piggybacking on the good day-trip advice, the commuter, I found my boss’s highly critical notes about a coworker. 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