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the ice supply, the thank-you note, and other small things that almost took down a company

the truth about referrals, from someone in tech

my newly befriended coworker is a hoarder

my boss always cancels our meetings, a smelly coworker who I don’t know, and more

can I publish and distribute my own articles about some interesting activities at work?

should we tell candidates we don’t negotiate job offers?

my coworkers keep asking about my weight loss — and it’s not good news

I don’t want my boss to answer my questions with AI, is it true that no one gets fired, and more

how to explain a short notice period when it will be clear I’ve known I’m leaving for a while

candidate accepted our job offer, then backed out … and is now applying again

can I put an “eat the rich” bumper sticker on the car I park at work?

coworker doesn’t get vaccinated and drinks raw milk, employer wants to give me less time off, and more

weekend open thread – May 30-31 2026

open thread – May 29, 2026

poop emoji in a rejection email, is it rude to ask people to move when hot-desking, and more

the interns I’m mentoring don’t want my help

my employee lied for months about work he wasn’t really doing

let’s discuss conference speaker fails

coworker is constantly on loud phone calls, I don’t want to give a reference, and more

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