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Ask a Manager: Should we talk politics at work?

Getting through Thanksgiving dinner is hard enough, do we have to dodge politics in the 9-to-5 now too?
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Ask a Manager: Get me my vacation!

Ask us all your questions about getting your vacation time and using it well.
Maybe your dream vacation spot is in Cyprus, like for this sunbathing couple.
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How to talk to your co-workers

Apr 27, 2018
You don't usually get to choose who you spend your days with, so Ask a Manager's Alison Green teaches you how to navigate choppy waters.
American actor Joan Crawford (1904 - 1977) sits on a sofa, reading a book with her pet poodle, 1940s.
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Ask a Manager: Ask Me Anything Edition

Mar 30, 2018
This month we ask Alison Green about raises, regional wages, religion at work and more.
Children wave their hands at a private nursery school January 28, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. 
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Ask a Manager: When your co-worker is driving you nuts

Alison Green of the Ask a Manager blog gives her best workplace advice.
A chimpanzee eats fresh fruits at Rome's Bioparco zoo on August 4, 2016.
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Can you gracefully quit your job?

Marketplace Weekend asks Alison Green how to resign a position.
Alternative to the office? How can you gracefully quit your job?
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Ask A Manager: What should you do if you're overqualified?

Alison Green answers your questions on being overqualified and credit checks.
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When is it OK to bring your kid to work?

Bringing a child to the office can bring up all sorts of questions.
If Marketplace staff brought their kids to work and we lived in the 1960s.
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