A coworker was robbed this week, and a box of very sentimental items was taken. Can anyone offer some advice for possibly having them returned or found? [more inside]
posted by snapped on Oct 1, 2009 - 17 answers

I mistakenly became friends with a narcissist, who I also work with. I've avoided a confrontation with her, but she keeps prying to find out if I'm mad at her or don't like her anymore, and I feel like eventually I am going to have to explain myself. But how do you tell a narcissist that you just don't care about them without having them explode? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Sep 14, 2009 - 42 answers

I'm having trouble adjusting to an environment where everyone around me seems to be leaps and bounds more advanced. [more inside]
posted by the_dude on Sep 9, 2009 - 20 answers

How do I make the most of a work situation with a co-worker whose behavior is just annoying enough to disrupt work regularly, but not annoying enough to cause him to be fired? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 7, 2009 - 13 answers

How do I deal with a coworker (and potential friend) who is distracting me at work? [more inside]
posted by Buttons on Aug 5, 2009 - 12 answers

Asking for a co-worker I wish to impress: how to transfer music from a Creative Zen ONTO his new (Vista running) laptop? [more inside]
posted by infinityjinx on Jun 24, 2009 - 4 answers

How do you deal with ethnic stereotyping from a colleague in the form of innocent questions? [more inside]
posted by evadery on Jun 24, 2009 - 26 answers

So, I've been promoted at work and everything is going swimmingly except for some difficult interpersonal stuff with a few coworkers. I need help to decide how to handle these situations... [more inside]
posted by wild like kudzu on Jun 21, 2009 - 23 answers

How can I politely decline to buy stuff from a coworker who is constantly selling candles, Tupperware, etc? [more inside]
posted by ShadePlant on Jun 19, 2009 - 30 answers

What gift can I give my European colleagues that is quintessential Virginia/Washington DC, without straying into "miniature Washington Monument" territory? [more inside]
posted by cabingirl on Jun 5, 2009 - 23 answers

Problem with a coworker [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 24, 2009 - 23 answers

Office Gift Filter: My senior coworker, who has been something of a mentor for the past year, is about to move back to Israel to care for his parents for the next two years. What would be a good "best-wishes" kind of gift? [more inside]
posted by kittyprecious on Dec 15, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I help out/cheer up a coworker? He's been going through some turbulent times recently. I'm trying to think of ways that I can discreetly help out in some way without making a big production of the whole thing [more inside]
posted by geminus on Dec 12, 2008 - 11 answers

How can I politely get a co-worker to stop pursuing a friendship with me? A lot more inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 27, 2008 - 28 answers

What to get kind of wedding gift should I, a very poor college student, give my coworker? [more inside]
posted by ad4pt on Oct 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Collegial concern: going too far? One of our workmates is so grossly overweight that we're fearful for him. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 9, 2008 - 51 answers

One of my coworkers has a personal blog which periodically has some Very Ugly entries about other coworkers. I mean, seriously, vulgar and uncalled-for entries. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 8, 2008 - 32 answers

Co-worker is rude and dismissive because of something I said. Is there anything I can do to prevent her from threatening my standing with the higher ups? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 - 5 answers

My coworker doubts my abilities, hates my work, and tells everyone. Some advice, please on how to cope. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 - 13 answers

Everyone at work makes fun of me. How can I deal with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 27, 2008 - 46 answers

How do bcc's work, exactly? I think I caught someone doing something bad. [more inside]
posted by Baby_Balrog on Mar 31, 2008 - 22 answers

Should it generally be considered inappropriate for a coworker that's just an acquaintance to ask you to crack their back from behind? The crotch-to-ass contact made me really uncomfortable, but maybe it's just because I'm generally super uptight. I was the cracker, she the crackee, in case it matters.
posted by TheManChild2000 on Mar 11, 2008 - 35 answers

How should I deal with someone higher up on the org chart who wears way too much perfume, and who my direct superiors have been reluctant to confront about it? [more inside]
posted by hades on Mar 5, 2008 - 33 answers

My employee may or may not have a genuine psychological problem. How should I address this? [more inside]
posted by Joey Michaels on Feb 8, 2008 - 30 answers

I have a coworker with intermittent odor issues (cigarette smoke and stinky food) and am hoping for some new suggestions in dealing with them. Non-confrontational, passive methods preferred. [more inside]
posted by cuddles.mcsnuggy on Dec 11, 2007 - 36 answers

How do you get over someone you work with? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 4, 2007 - 12 answers

Should I confront my coworker about his smelly food? [more inside]
posted by mpls2 on Nov 9, 2007 - 32 answers

My dating life has always been god-awful for various reasons. A number of friends I've looked to for guidance have suggested I try dating one my coworkers. I think that sounds like a recipe for disaster. How can I prove I'm correct? [more inside]
posted by mjbraun on Oct 14, 2007 - 22 answers

Lingering, inappropriate crush on coworker driving me batty (long). [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 8, 2007 - 29 answers

Help analyze my terrible work situation! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 28, 2007 - 23 answers

I want to buy a gift for a coworker who took a promotion and will be leaving my department. What's something cool but not overly sentimental that she might like? [more inside]
posted by Coffeemate on Jul 18, 2007 - 13 answers

How can I deal with an annoying coworker who talks to me too much? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on Jun 20, 2007 - 28 answers

How do you thank someone who gave you their wedding dress that you don't know very well? [more inside]
posted by Attackpanda on Jun 1, 2007 - 12 answers

Emotional attachment to a co-worker who is leaving. Mutual sense of respect, wonderful person, perhaps attachment, unexpressed feelings. Cope much? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 22, 2007 - 13 answers

What's the best way to deal with an office rival? [more inside]
posted by Sweetie Darling on Apr 14, 2007 - 14 answers

My coworker screwed up my project when I was on vacation. Is there a way to rectify this without getting her in trouble or causing bad feelings, or should I just let things go? [more inside]
posted by Tasty Like Your 9V Battery on Feb 22, 2007 - 10 answers

I have a co-worker with Asperger's Syndrome and I'd like to learn more to better our working relationship. [more inside]
posted by lostinsupermarket on Feb 8, 2007 - 21 answers

How to deal with a loud-mouthed coworker? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2006 - 17 answers

I got my roommate a job working with me and I feel he is not being a respectful coworker. Other employees are complaining about him to me. He refuses to change. [more inside]
posted by infinityjinx on Nov 13, 2006 - 15 answers

I've been at my job for less than a month, and today as I was rounding a blind corner into my cubicle I collided with my co-worker who works right next to me. He slammed his shoulder into the cubicle, and even though he brushed it off as nothing, I am 99.9% sure that he will wake up with a bruise tomorrow morning. He's very friendly, but we're both so engrossed in our work that we haven't had a chance to really get to know one another. I've already apologized twice, but what can I do or say to make things less awkward?
posted by invisible ink on Nov 1, 2006 - 39 answers

Need advice how to cope with a (maybe) depressed coworker. [more inside]
posted by donp17 on Aug 30, 2006 - 14 answers

How do I deal with a Muslim co-worker who doesn't like me? [more inside]
posted by speranza on Jul 6, 2006 - 73 answers

OMFG. He's watching porn at work. What do I do now? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 6, 2006 - 153 answers

I just had a long talk with my ex-boss, who's back as a consultant. She just told me that she let one of my coworkers stay with her after he got out of recovery, she was keeping it a secret (because it's weird, and because she was still his boss for half the time), she just kicked him out yesterday. I knew he was in recovery, but I didn't know the details (or which drugs). He is a long-term crack addict, went into rehab for a week, but is now back at work and back partying every night (she isn't sure if he's back on drugs, but I'd assume so). His work has been erratic for the year I've been there, and he's prone to aggressive, random, ten minute rants. He's late for everything, snappy, sleazy, and totally inappropriate in the office... [more inside]
posted by crabintheocean on Jun 18, 2006 - 42 answers

Should I report my colleague's sexual harassment? I am a male faculty member at a unionized academic institution. A male colleague frequently uses sexual innuendo during department meetings. (Examples: After being assigned a task: "I like to get used" to the more offensive: "I was orgasmic!") But now he's taken to making some comments to others one-on-one. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 5, 2006 - 31 answers

third-hand smoke: is this possible? [more inside]
posted by j on Feb 2, 2006 - 36 answers

I'm a consultant working for a company that has the option of hiring me soon. This would be a dream job were it not for one person... [more inside]
posted by furtive on Oct 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Help with a perpetually tardy co-worker. [more inside]
posted by crunchland on Sep 15, 2005 - 27 answers

Are there any resources I can recommend to a coworker who has very poor writing skills? [more inside]
posted by alms on Jul 22, 2005 - 15 answers

I snooped in my husband's e-mail account. I know that was wrong to do, so you don't have to point that out. What I found was a bit surprising. A co-worker of his sent him pictures of herself. All were dirty, and included "showing pink," sex with her boyfriend, and giving a bj to her boyfriend. I don't have a problem with him looking at porn; I regularly look at porn myself. But this seems odd to me since he didn't tell me or show me the pictures (for reference, some are from a few days ago, and some are from a few weeks ago). He had a different girl show dirty pictures of herself before, but he told me about that. I don't think he's cheating on me with this current girl because he is kept pretty busy, and I haven't noticed anything weird between them. So my question is: is this bad? should I "confront" him?
posted by anonymous on Jan 27, 2005 - 56 answers