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my manager set up a secret email address using my name, asking a coworker to swap pants, and more

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updates: the suspicious text, the person who won’t retire, and more

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update: our board volunteer makes everyone’s jobs harder

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update: our CEO is demanding we return to the office but people don’t want to — and I’m a manager stuck in the middle

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employee announced a solution without checking with me

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coworkers are secretly bringing kids to work, office is full of whispers, and more

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weekend open thread – December 20-21, 2025

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update: is this guy harassing me or just annoying?

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open thread – December 19, 2025

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my mom won’t stop bugging me with work questions, office wants me to use a nickname, and more

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updates: employee lies about overtime, coworker blames sexism just is just bad at her job, and more

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updates: the office without running water, the person who wouldn’t retire, and more

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update: were we wrong not to interview a volunteer for a paid job?

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my favorite posts of 2025

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update: I think one of my employees might be trans — how can I signal support?

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allergic colleague has food demands I can’t meet, coworker is a blood drive bully, and more

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updates: reporting a coworker, I get possessive over my work, and more

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updates: disastrous ex-employee is co-opting queer identity, and more

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the tree decorating contest, the panda onesie, and other deranged stories of holidays at work

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