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So with the constant updates I’m getting with the Nazi marchers in Ohio... I think there should be a website/list where employers and HR teams can easily access this information. That way these white … more

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I need advice on how to deal with this same problem at work. I work fully remotely, and my coworkers spend at least the first 30 minutes of every meeting chatting, discussing the news, and just making small talk. I'm fine with it for 5-10 minutes, but it's making every meeting longer than it needs to be and I don't know how to complain without sounding like the boring stick in the mud or the snowflake who can't handle discussion at work. What should I do?

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What a beautiful day! Sunny and a nice 67 degrees with a light breeze and beautiful colors. Just back from a hike w my pup. 😎

Love the Midwest in the fall!

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I’m trying to train my dog to sit on the porch, and not run when he sees kids, squirrels, rabbits, etc. It’s a labor of love but he’s starting to get it. I’m hoping to sit outside on my porch with him on Halloween but might have to wait till he’s a little older. He’ll be turning 4 in late November. Anyone else here train their dogs? How is it going?

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Anyone else feeling overwhelmed with work fundraisers. Every month it seems like they ask for donations and I’m tired of participating. This job is not on the higher end of the pay scale and they just… more

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How does one process and recover from workplace trauma? My past 2 jobs I have been physically assaulted at, and both companies HR response was to victim blame me. One of them terminated me, the other … more

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This is unprofessional, but I wish I could tell my boss he has horrible breath. He drinks a lot of coffee and I think it sits on his breath all day and makes it smell bad, or maybe it's something … more

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I've never had this happen to me before, but I'm really attracted to a client. I can't tell if she's into me or not, but I really like her and I'd love to ask her out. I just don&#… more

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This is exactly how I feel about my boss. Obviously, he hasn't been around that long, but he basically got started right out of high school because someone took a chance on him, and now he runs the entire newspaper. I won't have half the chances he had unless I job-hop, mostly because things just don't work like that anymore. Does anyone else work for someone who's been in their position forever and didn't have to fight for it the way you do now?

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Hope everyone getting hit by Hurricane Helene is safe and well. Worst hurricane in history w over 20 ft storm surge. Be safe! Don’t concern yourself with you ‘things’ and get out of there. 🙏🏼

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Comfortable non-dress shoes but still classier for the office?
To go with nice pants and button down shirts.
Tnx

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Maybe I’m just a jerk but I am tired of hearing complaints about toxic environments. The majority of people I have dealt with that complain about toxicity are too stupid to realize that if 99% are ign… more

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Pretty sure the guy I work with is hooking up with one of the servers at the bar we work at, and she's definitely married. They're not even being that sneaky about it either. I don't think… more

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I need advice. I think one of my coworkers has a drinking problem and I don't know how to professionally bring it up. He came in smelling like an open bar on Friday and was kind of a hungover mess… more

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I've been training my coworker to stand up to our boss, who can be a real domineering creep, especially to the girls in the office. Today I heard her say "That's beyond the boundaries of my contract, so unfortunately, I can't help you" and walk away. I felt just like this 😭 He emailed me saying she was unprofessional, but I feel nothing but pride! Do you think she was in the wrong? He was asking her to stay hours late last minute (again).

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I'm reaching the age where some of my peers are now divorced. What's the social protocol here for people you don't talk to often (old high school friends)? Ignore it completely? Ask about… more

I’m a hunter. I don’t broadcast it, but hunting season is coming up. How would you balance bringing your full self to work vs lying about what you did every weekend for the entire Fall? I understand t… more

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Been telling managementdozens of times for approximately a year that my delivery truck shakes so bad that my cooler falls into the floorboard. Still nothing. Being told they are waiting on parts. I to… more

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How do you all deal with being yelled at, belittled or intimidated by families of clients? I have tried to be assertive and set boundaries but upper mgt. is not supportive. I really wanted to just han… more

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Just got dumped. Have to work all day tomorrow and I'm dreading it, but I have no sick time. Wish it was professional to just tell my manager I feel like Bella in New Moon right now and I'm not in a fit state to be working other people's weddings.😭 If you've been through this, how did you get through it?

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Amy ideas for adult only all inclusive vacation for 5 days for My bday?

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How can I apologize to my boss? I got caught on the cameras watching TV when I was supposed to be working, and I feel bad because my boss is super lenient anyway. He usually doesn't mind what I do… more

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So you're let go and the executive director was a super model that's a sheriff dispatcher srsly lost their shi* and was either completely fired or quit when the blazing San Bernardino valley F… more

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This is unprofessional, but my boss is the most frustratingly cheerful person I've ever met in my life. The toxic positivity is on another level, and it honestly makes me just want to avoid her at… more

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As someone who's in gen z, these think pieces on what we wear to work are so unnecessary. How hard is it to just focus on what you need to do at work, rather than thinking about what other people are wearing at work? If I realized a coworker was making videos like this about me, I would find it really really unprofessional. Am I alone here?

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Have you ever dealt with unprofessional behavior from a coworker on a work trip? I'm on a week-long work trip with another designer and they got really drunk last night after our meetings. They we… more

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I suggested to my manager to use keepass at work, but she rejected it by saying she uses her phone for passwords. I try to make good suggestions to the team, but she rejects them.

Thought me and one of the residents of the building I work at were building some kind of rapport, tonight I made a somewhat flirty joke as they were leaving the building and they gave me the weirdest look 🤭. I feel so embarrassed and didn't mean to make them feel uncomfortable. What should I do to make it right?

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What do you get away with or try to get away with at work? I work in a really small shop, and we're not busy a lot of the day most days. So I bring my laptop and secretly game in the back in betwe… more

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Do you think it's unprofessional that my boss often comments on my clothing? It's nothing outright inappropriate, but a lot of comments about a color suiting me, or something looking "nic… more

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It is 100% unprofessional but when the tall, tatted female bartender calls me baby I am totally comfortable forgetting that if the roles were reversed I'd be a creep. Tips for how to ask out a girl you're afraid of? She's so pretty I've been spending extra time making her shift meal after we close and my boys keep roasting me.

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