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- A high school teacher whose pants are reportedly too tight has been advised to wear looser clothing with less stretch, or darker colors, to help eliminate the problem of students noticing the outline of his genitalia. The issue, which came to light after students reported the problem, is not seen by management as a breach of dress code, but it has raised concern among some students. Advice given to the teacher includes considering fabrics that may be less clingy.
- A remote worker unsure how to handle impromptu video calls has been told to follow her instincts and continue to request written messages ahead of time. Responding to a published letter, an Ask a Manager specialist told the database specialist that efficiency is often lost with continuous work interruption and suggested the worker was already managing her time perfectly.
- Offering inappropriate conversations for employees during troubling times - such as commiserating over the recent US election result - can be damaging for staff morale, according to a writer on Ask a Manager. In response to a letter questioning the behaviour of a great-grandboss who wandered around looking to console employees, the writer suggested leaders should stick to issuing carefully worded communications, adjusting workloads, or staff encouraging staff to take time away from work.
- A former employee’s company has been emailing him using his old work address, despite it being password-protected, but he reportedly has done nothing wrong and has been working elsewhere for a competitor. After the employee’s replacement informed the poster that the new company was sending messages to the ex-employee at the former company’s domain, rather than to his new email, the letter-writer queried whether to inform the new employer of their error, or to let them suffer the consequences.
- A high school teacher whose pants are reportedly too tight has been advised to wear looser clothing with less stretch, or darker colors, to help eliminate the problem of students noticing the outline of his genitalia. The issue, which came to light after students reported the problem, is not seen by management as a breach of dress code, but it has raised concern among some students. Advice given to the teacher includes considering fabrics that may be less clingy.
- A remote worker unsure how to handle impromptu video calls has been told to follow her instincts and continue to request written messages ahead of time. Responding to a published letter, an Ask a Manager specialist told the database specialist that efficiency is often lost with continuous work interruption and suggested the worker was already managing her time perfectly.
- Offering inappropriate conversations for employees during troubling times - such as commiserating over the recent US election result - can be damaging for staff morale, according to a writer on Ask a Manager. In response to a letter questioning the behaviour of a great-grandboss who wandered around looking to console employees, the writer suggested leaders should stick to issuing carefully worded communications, adjusting workloads, or staff encouraging staff to take time away from work.
- A former employee’s company has been emailing him using his old work address, despite it being password-protected, but he reportedly has done nothing wrong and has been working elsewhere for a competitor. After the employee’s replacement informed the poster that the new company was sending messages to the ex-employee at the former company’s domain, rather than to his new email, the letter-writer queried whether to inform the new employer of their error, or to let them suffer the consequences.
- A high school teacher whose pants are reportedly too tight has been advised to wear looser clothing with less stretch, or darker colors, to help eliminate the problem of students noticing the outline of his genitalia. The issue, which came to light after students reported the problem, is not seen by management as a breach of dress code, but it has raised concern among some students. Advice given to the teacher includes considering fabrics that may be less clingy.
- A remote worker unsure how to handle impromptu video calls has been told to follow her instincts and continue to request written messages ahead of time. Responding to a published letter, an Ask a Manager specialist told the database specialist that efficiency is often lost with continuous work interruption and suggested the worker was already managing her time perfectly.
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