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update: managing a team that resists any change and complains constantly

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employee says he has a problem with authority, I can’t keep helping friends with their writing, and more

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updates: the constantly babbling coworker, the fed who insists everything’s fine, and more

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updates: not having work friends as the boss, the controversial client, and more

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update: I feel guilty about retiring at such a hard moment for my colleagues

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how do we fire someone in an open-plan office?

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update: a job placement firm sent us someone who can’t do the work but they say they’ll lose their funding if we don’t keep her

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can I confiscate my coworkers’ screaming monkey toy, boss wants us to go on all-day rafting trip, and more

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update: are there red flags I’m missing at my new job?

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updates: my office is infested with wasps, telling clients not to bring in sick kids, and more

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updates: employee is lying about having cancer, loud coworkers, and more

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my employee didn’t tell anyone she was pregnant, until right before she gave birth

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the schedule for updates this year

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update: my boss made me verify that I’m really exercising

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my boss keeps rotting food in our shared office, people leap on me as soon as I walk in, and more

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weekend open thread – November 29-30, 2025

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open thread – November 28, 2025

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Thanksgiving free-for-all – November 27, 2025

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Thanksgiving eve open thread

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the chili cook-off chaos, the cheesecake theft, and other stories of holidays at work

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