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coworker is poisoning a new hire with his bad attitude, am I getting an unfair advantage by working on-site, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker is poisoning a new hire with his bad attitude A guy who works in our IT department, Steve, is just…

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Sam Wilson

24d ago

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weekend open thread – May 16-17, 2026

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend p…

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Chai de Paris

26d ago

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open thread – May 15, 2026

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk abo…

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Julia Falk

27d ago

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colorful pimple patches at work, mentioning kids when networking, and more

It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. Should I say something about our intern’s bright blue pimple patch? We have a paid intern on a four-m…

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Stefan Nikolaou

27d ago

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how much should I monitor a struggling employee’s work hours?

A reader writes: I’ve been working with a report who has had some troubles with organization — he would have dropped a few balls if I hadn’t…

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Romain Dupont

28d ago

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interviewer didn’t ask me any questions, people keep asking for unpaid consulting, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My interviewer didn’t ask me any questions I just had my second ever job interview (I’m a college stu…

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Olivia Stone

28d ago

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should you tell your boss you’re taking a mental health day?

A reader writes: I work in a healthcare-adjacent job with a pretty generous leave policy. When folks are going to take a sick day, it’s our practice to d…

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Romain Dupont

1mo ago

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my manager’s erratic behavior is sabotaging my work

A reader writes: I work for a large company and am my manager’s (“Sharon”) only direct report. Sharon is professional and high-performing the three days a week…

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1mo ago

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I was fired for charging customers’ purchases to my credit card, new boss keeps questioning me, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was fired for charging customers’ cash purchases to my credit card Started my part-time summer job (I am…

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