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asking people to do a one-week work trial before offering them the job

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update: can I take care of my baby during the workday if my job is undemanding?

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my coworkers leave dirty dishes in the sink and expect me to clean them up

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weight loss discussion during a business meeting, boss won’t tell me how I can get a higher rating, and more

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I’m terrible at receiving negative feedback — and am spiraling from my 360 review

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is it rude to instant-message someone “hi” with no further context?

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my coworker carries a hidden recording device everywhere

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how to dodge a coworker’s MLM party, my manager is fixated on old mistakes, and more

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weekend open thread

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open thread

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employees don’t want to participate in our community outreach, parking issues, and more

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I was laid off, but my old coworkers are still texting me with work questions

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updates: employee claiming overtime when not working, pushing back as a group when you’re all remote, and more

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what dysfunctional behavior has a toxic office driven you to?

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company said I could move and then changed their mind, how do I lean out of our DEI work, and more

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the lack of turtles, the would-be librarian, and other people who didn’t realize they don’t want THIS job

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our employee takes too many free snacks and sodas

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how can I signal that my coworker doesn’t speak for me?

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boss told me my dresses need to be longer, I wish my job would just fire me already, and more

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our jobs have wide salary ranges — how can we be up-front about that without every candidate expecting the top of the range?

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