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Ask a Question If you have a question you’d like to see answered here, send it to askamanager@gmail.com. I can’t answer every question that I receive, but I answer as many as I can get to. Questions that are over 600 words have less chance of being answered. Exceptions are sometimes made for fascinating questions.

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So if you’re not sure what the hell your manager is thinking, or how to ask for a raise, or whether you might be in danger of getting fired, or what to do if a coworker keeps stealing your lunch … ask away. Some of my biases — I believe the whole point of managing is to get things done. Everything else follows from there.

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Looking for posts on a particular topic? Here’s a category listing. (If you’re looking for the full archives, it’s here.) Plus, here are my books, some ways to connect, and instructions for asking a question.

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manager uses employees’ photos for AI-generated images, should an employer help if you’re burned out, and more the wooden blocks, the meeting “host,” and other weirdly outdated office practices update: the admin is policing my soda consumption how should I explain why I’m leaving my job when the answer is horrible/messy/shocking?

Plus, here are my favorite posts, my books, some ways to connect, and instructions for asking a question.

Here’s a look back at my favorite posts of all time… Bad employer behavior: when your manager won’t manage can your employer do that? probably — but you can still discuss it what to do when your employer is breaking the law Advice on getting what you want from work: how to make your boss […]

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