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The ideal graduation gift for anyone about to enter the workforce, a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations�featuring all-new advice from the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York�s work-advice columnist. There�s a reason Alison Green has been called �the Dear Abby of the work world.� Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don�t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does�and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You�ll learn what to say when � coworkers push their work on you�then take credit for it � you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit �reply all� � you�re being micromanaged�or not being managed at all � you catch a colleague in a lie � your boss seems unhappy with your work � your cubemate�s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal � you got drunk at the holiday party Advance praise for Ask a Manager �A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green�s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.��Booklist (starred review) �I am a huge fan of Alison Green�s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces�and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.��Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide �Clear and concise in its advice and expansive in its scope, Ask a Manager is the book I wish I�d had in my desk drawer when I was starting out (or even, let�s be honest, fifteen years in).��Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck