DEAR ABBY: I am experiencing significant anxiety over losing another co-worker. I am happy for her, but I’m also sad because all her responsibilities will again be dumped on me. Our department consists of three employees. I’m the lowest-paid administrative assistant in the office and division. Our department is required by federal law to be … Read more
“I recently found out I’m pregnant with my first baby and there’s two particular coworkers I do not want to know I’m pregnant yet…” a woman begins her post on an advice forum. “Betty* was homeschooled/sheltered, so she tends to make things competitive,” she continued. “She rushed to get married because our old coworker was getting married around the same … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am 34 and recently found out I have started menopause. I knew it might come early for me because most of the women in my family began in their 30s and were done by 50. I have no biological children and now probably never will. I guess I waited too long for … Read more
DEAR ABBY: In the past, my husband of 22 years traveled often for work. He had an emotional affair with a co-worker he met on one of those trips. He never saw her again. After that, he became distant and sometimes rude toward me. We went to marriage therapy, which helped. I was recovering when … Read more
A recent post on the ‘Am I the Asshole’ (AITA) thread caught users of the app’s attention. The post, titled “AITA for asking my coworker what would happen if I drank her breastmilk?” tells a tale of a bizarre workplace exchange that quickly escalated into a heated debate. “What would happen if…” The original poster … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Is there any way to end the “holiday newsletter”? Every Christmas, I get one from a particular family member, which invariably includes a list of their glowing accomplishments, expensive trips, etc., accompanied by lots of photos. Nobody else in our family sends these kinds of letters, and I don’t know how they feel … Read more
No wonder so many people are in a rush to get back to the office. A staggering number of US workers have hooked up with a colleague, a steamy new survey has revealed. Adult toy brand Lovehoney polled 2,017 American adults about their love lives, with a whopping 40% of respondents admitting they’ve had sex … Read more
Is Happy Hour really that happy? That’s the debate on tap as workers settle back into going to the office — and potentially grabbing drinks with coworkers at the end of the day. Some young millennials and Gen Zers — who tend to be ever concerned with “healthy” work-life boundaries — are taking a stance … Read more