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return to the office or be fired, class aide is late every day, and more

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the cornhole trophy, the Slack leaderboard, and other times people got way too competitive at work

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a difficult client will only deal with one of my employees

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how can I help my mentee set more realistic expectations about work?

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coworker wants me to babysit his kids, my shifts are way too short, and more

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am I wrong to be put off that my former employee didn’t tell me she was listing me as a reference?

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my coworker is trying to micromanage my work

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my employee comes to work smelling like weed

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coworker keeps taking off her pants, required to take our laptops home at night, and more

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the company president took my chair and I’m sick of being disrespected

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my employee was upset that I told him to drive, not fly, to a conference

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a coworker prayed for my fiancé’s death so we didn’t invite her to our wedding … and now there is drama

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boss is pressuring me to microblade my eyebrows, people who show up very early for appointments, and more

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weekend open thread

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open thread

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my coworker smells like mildew, everyone forgot my birthday, and more

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when should an employer contest unemployment benefits?

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updates: my husband doesn’t want anyone I work with to know we’re married, and more

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what’s something ridiculous about your profession that you’ve seen in movies or on TV?

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coworker spends too long in the bathroom, should I fire someone by email, and more

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