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Remember the letter-writer whose boss was dating her dad, and she was being ordered to attend couples counseling with them? Here’s the update. Thank you so much for your advice and support. Here’s an update. I had to face the ultimatum two days after I first wrote in, so Alison hadn’t posted my letter on […]

Remember the letter-writer whose boss was pressuring her to take his kidney for the kidney transplant she needs? The first update was here, and here’s the latest. I have another update regarding my kidney transplant and it’s ultimately a good one! I received my little sister’s kidney about four weeks ago. She has been an absolute angel […]

Remember the letter-writer wondering if she should remove any mention of a controversial issue from her resume (#2 at the link)? Here’s the update. I’m only technically an update- I wrote in the question months ago about whether to remove volunteer work with a reproductive rights group from my resume. I first found AAM when […]

Remember the letter from the person whose new male coworker was making significantly more than her to do the same job? Here’s the update. The new coworker, Fergus, was legitimately the worst. I’m still cleaning up the mess three months later. New Manager continued being awful until I complained enough about Fergus to make him, y’know, manage […]

Remember the letter-writer whose teenage cousin got in trouble after mentioning her period to her manager? Here’s an update. I know I posted an update in the comments (HR guy turned out to be awesome), but I chatted with my cousin more at Thanksgiving. She was promoted to be a cashier lead to help cover […]

Remember the letter-writer in May whose company wanted to sponsor her for a service dog but she wasn’t sure if it was okay to accept? I told her to go get her dog, and here’s the update. Of course I took the advice given! Just thinking about your advice, and the advice in the comments, makes […]

Remember the letter-writer back in March who felt aimless and unsure about how to figure out a career path? Here’s the update. I know it’s been a while since my post was published, but I thought I’d give everyone an update about my life. First, thank you so much for your advice and for the […]

Remember the letter-writer in July whose coworker stole his spicy food, got sick, and blamed him for it? And HR was blaming him too? Here’s the (kind of amazing) update. I ended up being fired by HR, as she said there was enough of a case to get rid of me before the top boss […]