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Assuming you're planning on taking a maternity leave and then coming back to work, that is the only thing you need to tell your boss. Bosses like to plan workload and know if people are going to be aw …

This is something that I've discussed with a lot of people who are the targets of such comments, and the consensus is that we would like our allies to reply with a short disapproval. Not a long lectur …

Managing projects, training people, and several other improvement and control activities involve a cycle. At one point, you observe something like "this person came unprepared to the meeting." You may …

This is what happens when you let things slide and hope people will get hints. If, the first time he ever touched you, you had pulled back as though you had been burned, and then said Oh! Sorry, …

You need to clear the air with this co-worker. Even if you were in fact secretly an incredibly racist person, and you briefly let your guard down and let it show (I'm not saying that's the case), your …

I have been on both sides of this: struggling while others are doing very well on the particular things I'm struggling on, and doing very well around people who are struggling with that thing. Some ti …

It is true that friends share information. It is also true that generously sharing information with someone may be one of the steps that leads towards your becoming friends. But this isn't transaction …

There is a huge difference between these: You shouldn't engage with Joe like that; it's just pointless You shouldn't engage with Joe like that; it just escalates and you ramp each other up I've n …

Here's the thing: you want to convey the message: I will never, under any circumstances, even if I have nothing else to do, want to hang out, socialize, go to a meal or attend an event with you. Neve …

Someone who is in the conversation with her can get her off her hobbyhorse by changing the subject or ending the conversation, though this may leave her feeling sad and less friendly with all the rest …

In my experience, these things are far less about you than you tend to think. You think that she should like you, and that if she isn't being warm to you, it's perhaps because you didn't greet her in …

If I understand correctly, you have to walk past your coworker's desk every day on your way to the caf. When you do, you say something like "lunch?" and the coworker gets up and joins you. Even though …

Assuming you don't need Betty's permission to either put them back in order or talk to the others, I suggest telling her less. I might rework that conversation like this: Betty: How's it going? Me: F …

I would email the person. Say that you've been hearing a beeping in some of your calls and not in others, and that you're nearly sure that this person is the common link. Apologize for being unable to …

I am sure your coworker realizes that abruptly turning away from you and looking at something that has nothing to do with your current conversation is rude. Any suggestions around telling them they ar …