Archives Looking for past posts? You can find posts from 2022 below, or find earlier years here: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2022 January 2022 weekend open thread – January 15-16, 2022 it’s your Friday good news open thread – January 14-15, 2022 I was kicked out of a work lunch because I couldn’t eat, attracting employees when we can’t pay more, and more how to respond to unclear “let me know when you have some time” requests update: can I ask for a raise after covering for remote coworkers for over a year? my coworker tried to film her pregnancy announcement and now there is chaos my longtime job doesn’t know I have 9 kids, long walks to the bathroom, and more how long should you wait if someone is late to a virtual meeting? my employee is too cavalier about mistakes my new coworker keeps staring at my breasts my boss wants me to deep-clean the office, company is going to ruin my credit, and more is it OK to look very different from your online photos? my boss is unreachable when I need him how do I balance my labor shortage sympathy with annoyance at the inconvenience it causes? is it weird for my employees to see me naked at a spa, traveling for a job at my expense, and more is our intern just clueless and inexperienced — or a con artist? my employee wants constant praise and support I got in trouble for wearing the same dress every day my slacker coworkers make more work for me, constant trainings disrupt my job, and more weekend open thread – January 8-9, 2022 it’s your Friday good news open thread – January 7-8, 2022 can I tell interviewers my hobby is drinking, going from scruffy to polished at work, and more was our workshop facilitator too controlling? updates: I used to drink on the job with my new boss, the pushy mother-in-law, and more are employers really so eager to hire right now? wedding invite from employee’s daughter, coworker is being a jerk about our new boss, and more my office says we can keep working from home if we take 5% pay cuts I can’t get the info I need from an employee who’s on leave my office Secret Santa gave me a gift from a pornstar board member shares too much on social media, was I dressed too casually for a Zoom call, and more I’ve accidentally convinced my coworkers that I’m homeless – but I’m not! is my team too much of a clique? can I send a male assistant to get me tampons? our new strategy has a risqué name, my employees didn’t give me anything after their holiday bonuses, and more my favorite posts of 2021 update: my awful former boss works at the new job I’m about to start most popular posts of 2021 weekend open thread – January 1-2, 2022