I'm a nanny for a woman who's been unemployed for 2.5 months and is now depressed. The means she is a) home ALL THE TIME, and b) driving me absolutely crazy. What, if anything, can I say? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 26, 2009 - 24 answers

EtiquetteFilter: Baby shower without the shower? Please help me find a tactful way to ask for gifts to be sent now even though actual shower/party won't take place until after the baby is born. [more inside]
posted by picklebird on Oct 15, 2009 - 26 answers

I just started a long-term medication (bupropion, for ADD) that interacts very, very badly with alcohol. I don't miss the booze itself, but not being able to drink throws all sorts of monkey wrenches into my social life. I need advice on how to be a non-drinker in the drinkingest town in the United States, New York City... where the default activity for any occaision is going out for a drink. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 17, 2009 - 41 answers

How do I deal with a customer contact who seems to be trying to undercut me? [more inside]
posted by Strumpf Marionette on Mar 4, 2009 - 11 answers

I could use some help figuring out how to phrase a request that my boyfriend give his bedding a spin in the laundry. We're pretty newly minted, and I understand the need for tact here, but I am blanking on the best way to say this. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 18, 2009 - 52 answers

Food poisoning: How do I deal with the merchant? [more inside]
posted by sunshinesky on Nov 29, 2008 - 25 answers

Is there ever a tactful way to let someone know you don't want to be friends? What to do in an instance of hurt feelings. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 24, 2008 - 25 answers

How do I go about getting a raise my boss promised me before he was fired? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 26, 2008 - 4 answers

Which communication styles can I use to avoid offending people unintentionally? [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Aug 1, 2008 - 21 answers

Birthday party etiquette question: Would it be in bad taste to invite my son's preschool classmates to his fifth birthday party? [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA on Mar 26, 2008 - 18 answers

I could use some help translating normal thoughts into office-speak and playing it cool at the office during professional negotiations and meetings. [more inside]
posted by salvia on Dec 6, 2007 - 11 answers

What do I charge for a 3 minute throwaway web edit, and how do I carefully extricate myself from any expectations that may have caused? [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Nov 30, 2007 - 33 answers

How do I tactfully avoid having to accompany people to the casket at a family member's funeral? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 6, 2007 - 17 answers

How do I conduct myself at an important family function in a church I left on a sour note? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 29, 2007 - 26 answers

Need help convincing my landlord to accept a shortened notice to vacate my apartment. [more inside]
posted by sjvilla79 on Nov 21, 2005 - 20 answers

I work with people who have certain views that I find reprehensible, (not just disagree with, but find inimical,) but are otherwise decent people. How do I deal with them when they voice these views? I want to remain true to my principles, but not be combative. [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by Snyder on Jan 12, 2004 - 21 answers