From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! 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 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) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (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 “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
From the ForewordMark Shean's "Gun Sense" is in reality a series of numbered and un-numbered articles assembled into a book. In 2018, after one of Mark's License to Carry (LTC) classes, he was talking about wanting to take his blog and turn it into an E-book. There was a desire to be able to reach a wider audience and make it easier for his students to follow along with him/review the material. Mark Shean comes to readers with a combination of over 55 years of firearms, NRA LE Instructor and Nuclear security experience. Though originally from Maine, Mark has been teaching the Massachusetts gun law class since 2000. "Gun Sense" is not so much a book you read from the first page to the last (even though you could and should), as much as it is a guide to topics on gun safety, Massachusetts gun law, your general rights as an American, op-eds and so on and so forth, that can apply anywhere. The synergy of this work is that Mark just started writing these articles as the topics came to him. These are ideas that came to him in the order that they are presented here, over years. There are sections that are redundant and cover the same material over again, for a reason. In compiling the over 50 independent pieces, we have tried to lend some help in organization by referencing other "Gun Sense" chapters, which would give you more information on a certain subject. Chances are if you have a question when reading "Gun Sense" or taking Mark's class, the question will be answered by the time you finish reading the book or sitting in on the class.The good news is that Mark is a tangible and accessible guy. All you have to do is find his contact information at the end of this book in the "About the Author" section and if you have any questions, comments, concerns or general correspondence, Mark would be happy to field them. Also, if you are reading this book as a companion to his class, that is awesome and you'll find having this text handy while in class or before/after class will help reinforce the lessons he teaches. If you are reading this book and are thinking that you want some training, all the better. Reach out to Mark and he'd be happy to talk to you about a training session or teaching you the required class to obtain a Massachusetts Firearms Identification Card (FID) or License to Carry (LTC).Included are Appendixes with helpful information and plenty of citations through the text. At the time of this writing, everything was accurate and up to date, but that does not mean it so shall remain. Concerning Chapter 140 of Massachusetts General Law and also 527 Code of Massachusetts Regulations, be advised this is all subject to change, so always cross reference and ensure you have the up to date regulations. As with all citations and references in this text, they can and will change over time.