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my friends think they’re doing me a favor by giving me business … but they’re not

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I was a sloppy drunk at the company party

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my parents called my abusive boss to complain

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boss treats our coworker’s performance issues as team issues, my manager hasn’t announced her promotion, and more

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interviewer was irate that I hadn’t read their (unavailable) action plan

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workplace wellness initiatives do more harm than good

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my coworker makes passive-aggressive comments about my hybrid schedule

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will people think I named my baby after my employee, former close friend is about to be my boss, and more

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weekend open thread – October 25-26, 2025

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open thread – October 24, 2025

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clients apologize to my boss for snapping at me, can I make my manager deliver his own bad news, and more

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how to handle lunch interviews when you have extreme dietary restrictions

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where are you now? (a call for updates)

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“other duties as assigned”: let’s discuss things you’ve been asked to do at work that were wildly outside your job

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I haven’t returned the book a coworker lent me 4 years ago, boss won’t let us use AI transcription, and more

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my young employees keep asking to take last-minute time off for surprise vacations

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government shutdown day 22: how are you doing?

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I overheard my employee tell our intern that I’m “clueless”

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socializing on a week-long work trip, boss’s email overload, and more

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can I just let difficult coworkers be wrong?

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