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my coworker keeps giving me unsolicited advice

A reader writes: I’m about six months into a job and I’m having an issue with someone on my team, Sally. She is very lovely, kind, and a team player. Our roles are similar, except I am part-time and she is full-time. She’s been in this job for almost 20 years and I think she […] The post my coworker keeps giving me unsolicited advice appeared first on Ask a Manager.

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