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Dear Heidi, this morning, for the second time in a week, my project manager showed up for work still drunk from the night before. He’s a big partier, so this happens a...
(In the style of “Coffee Talk” with Linda Richman) If you’ve been reading this column for a while, you’ve probably noticed that no matter what the problem, my response to the reader is “Don’t...
I’m an accountant at a smallish company. It’s a pretty good place to work, and I’m generally happy there. There’s been talk around the proverbial water cooler that our supervisor is having an affair with...
Each Friday, Heidi answers readers’ questions about how to cope with cubicle-based dilemmas. Send your questions here. Q. Dear Heidi, I recently attended a business luncheon celebrating the career accomplishments of a treasured coworker. I...
I work with a woman (let’s call her “Jane”) I just can’t stand. I’m not even sure why. It’s not anything she’s doing to me on purpose. I just know that when I see Jane’s...
Posted by Heidi Rettig on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Filed under What Would Ewe Do? · Tagged annoying, coworker, get over it, hate, love, office, relationship, what would ewe do?, work
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