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A reader writes: I read Ask a Manager every day and have a suggestion for the site. I'm always delighted when I click on a post and it turns out to have a

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can I ask interviewers whether they use employee surveillance tech? — Ask a Manager

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what’s the strangest first impression you’ve seen a new hire make? — Ask a Manager

Most people try to make a good impression when they start a new job. Others ... do not or, perhaps, cannot. Think, for example, of the new hire who was

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