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2025

January 2025

• employer wants me to write 30 essays before they’ll even consider my application
• my employees’ juice cleanses are disrupting their work
• a fellow conference attendee was a jerk on the airplane
• politely avoiding sitting by a loud coworker, colleague asked me to lead a project and then went silent, and more
• employee runs to work and drips water and mud everywhere when he arrives
• junior employee sends rude emails
• my new boss told me not to take all my PTO each year
• mysterious visitor won’t leave our cafe, correcting coworker’s Spanish mistake, and more
• weekend open thread – January 11-12, 2025
• open thread – January 10, 2025
• how can I convince a new job to let me work from home, staff gets ready to leave before the end of their shift, and more
• how to ask “did you get my gift?” without sounding like you’re fishing for a thank-you
• update: my new boss treats me like his assistant … which isn’t what I was hired for
• did a haircut ever change the way you were treated at work?
• coworkers can’t believe I’m not wearing a coat, asking to work remotely after getting a tattoo, and more
• I’m angry at my coworkers — can I refuse their apology?
• should employees use sick time for doctor’s appointments?
• I think my disastrous ex-employee is co-opting queer identity
• boss constantly talks about her personal finances, coworker is addicted to her phone, and more
• should I call out a vulture who takes way more than his share of food at meetings?
• how much time can I ask for to consider a job offer?
• my vegan coworker is upset about getting non-vegan gifts three years in a row
• asking my wife not to attend a work dinner, coworker’s fidget rings are distracting me, and more
• coworkers are angry that we got rid of their smelly, fly-ridden compost bucket
• my employee is too accommodating
• my boss’s wife cheated on him in front of me, and now he’s icing me out at work
• our office banned couches, axe-throwing at the company holiday party, and more
• weekend open thread – January 4-5, 2025
• open thread – January 3, 2025
• coworker keeps telling people she’s my boss, suspicious jewelry, and more
• updates: martial arts at work, coworker hates me, and more
• how to fight for your job in a “hunger games” scenario
• how should I decorate my office?
• coworker’s “people I need to hit” list, director sent around a photo of my messy desk, and more
• coworker keeps making minor corrections to my work, CEO wants us the company logo on our butts, and more