I'm not her assistant but she's treating me like I am. Frankly I'm ready to just quit but I can't afford it without another job lined up. To rub salt in that wound, she's micromanaging and professionally lazy and generally gets under my skin... Help me stick it out while I look for another job!
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 30, 2013 -
14 answers
Coworker/friend/mentor really, really depressed... and with good reason. Can/should I help? How? Wall o' sadness inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 13, 2012 -
11 answers
How do I get my coworker to back off and remain in the friend zone that he so desperately tried to put me in? Now that I don't want him, he wants me! He never told me about his girlfriend, brought her up one day, lied and said he broke up with her, and now he's in my face. I don't see him in that way anymore though. How do I get him to see that?
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posted by lastcall17
on Jun 10, 2012 -
18 answers
What's the best way to handle a situation where you feel a coworker isn't treating you as well as they should?
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posted by Pericardium
on Oct 22, 2011 -
22 answers
My boss recently hired a former coworker for an open position in the department. This person will be working on many of the same tasks and projects as I am. He was both well-liked and skilled at the job when he left years ago, and I am afraid that he's going to come back and completely outshine me. How can I handle this situation professionally?
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posted by fanta_orange
on Mar 22, 2011 -
11 answers
How do you respond to the situation at work where people, be they superiors or peers, take credit for your work?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 12, 2010 -
23 answers
How to deal with a boss who might have Asperger's? I'm the new nanny for a 4-year-old child on the Autism spectrum.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 24, 2009 -
29 answers
I'm having trouble adjusting to an environment where everyone around me seems to be leaps and bounds more advanced.
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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?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 7, 2009 -
13 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...
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posted by wild like kudzu
on Jun 21, 2009 -
23 answers
What gift can I give my European colleagues that is quintessential Virginia/Washington DC, without straying into "miniature Washington Monument" territory?
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posted by cabingirl
on Jun 5, 2009 -
23 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.
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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?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 28, 2008 -
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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
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?
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posted by Coffeemate
on Jul 18, 2007 -
13 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
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...
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posted by furtive
on Oct 20, 2005 -
10 answers
