DEAR ABBY: One of our co-workers doesn’t want to be a closer friend even though at work we say we love each other. We want to take the friendship to a deeper level, but she hesitates when we try to hang out outside of work. She has a mansion that many people in our office … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have been a registered nurse for 11 years. I am experienced in hospital floor nursing and clinic nursing, and I have always been well regarded in my field. I have never had a problem forming positive relationships with my co-workers. I recently moved to a new unit. Although the workflow is slightly … Read more
This nuisance would work any soon-to-be bride’s last nerve. Before walking down the aisle, one nearly-wed was forced to walk down to Human Resources after a scorned coworker complained about being excluded from her wedding guest list. “This was honestly one of the weirdest work things I’ve ever dealt with,” barked the beleaguered bride-to-be in a Reddit … Read more
A man has been arrested after allegedly tampering with his co-worker’s drink, which was captured on a secret camera set up by her to catch the culprit in the act. Joseph Ross, 34, was taken into custody in Milwaukee last week and has been charged with placing foreign objects into a woman’s Coca-Cola can at … Read more
Gen Z has a new way to determine if someone is “old.” According to one Reddit user, your email might be giving away your age. The writer shared that she gave a Gen Z coworker her personal email address, which is just her full name “at” gmail.com with no additional letters or numbers. The young … Read more
This isn’t working out. Remote work policies ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a serious toll on employees’ social and emotional well-being, a new study found. A shocking 25% of remote workers say their social skills declined since going fully remote, with millennials being the most susceptible to the harms of telecommuting, a … Read more
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