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It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Explaining a restricted diet at work I have been diagnosed with IBS and my doctor recommended that I follow a low FODMAP diet. This diet is very restrictive and makes eating out very difficult (among many other things, I can’t eat onions, garlic, lactose, wheat, […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. How to respond when coworkers talk about God What is the best way to respond when coworkers talk about God? I have a couple of colleagues who will say things like, “I just pray on it and leave it all up to God, you know?” […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. The family I work for doesn’t want to pay me under the table anymore I’m 22 and receive social security disability benefits due to a legitimate disability which makes it impossible for me to work. However, once or twice a month I babysit for a […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should graduating students prioritize interviews or schoolwork? I’m responsible for hiring at my company, and we have a lot of opportunities for graduating seniors — roles that are truly entry level and not “entry level but we still want 1-3 years of experience.” As a […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworkers say we shouldn’t attend the work party we were invited to I am a new youngish admin in a law firm that is extremely hierarchical and old school. My department’s practice group leader (PGL, the head of a certain practice in a firm) […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My amazing new job has a catch: my father I just started a new job at what appears to be a great company. On my first day, I learned that my new company is owned by the company my father works for. I also learned […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Coworker sees herself as a mother figure I’ve been working in my current company for about three years, and that whole time I’ve worked closely with someone else in my very small department (four people at present), Catelyn. Catelyn is some 20 years older than […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss is pressuring me to microblade my eyebrows My boss has been pressuring me and the other two employees in our division to get our eyebrows microbladed by her friend. She comments on our eyebrows. She tells us it would be the best thing […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Working at a Christmas party with nothing to wear I recently started my first job two months ago at a recruitment company that has a lot of international clients and I am the only native English speaker in the company. Despite the fact I am […]

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss wants me to hire her friend I am the hiring manager for a position I’m trying to fill. My boss is pressuring me to hire her friend from her previous employer. She has strong credentials, but she lives seven hours away from the […]