Questions tagged [relationships]
Questions related to personal relationships in a work context.
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If your coworkers do not tell you that your hair is messed up, could this be a sign that they do not like you?
Over the years, there were times when it was very windy out and when I walked into my workplace from the parking lot, my hair was very messed up, such that my hair was pointed in different directions ...
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How to maintain good boundaries when manipulative co-worker and boss have years-long relationship at previous jobs?
I'm a new senior developer. There's a manager and a junior dev. The junior dev and the manager have worked together at another company and have a strong relationship.
This week, the junior dev called ...
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My workmate wants me to teach her art but I would prefer to maintain a work-only boundary [closed]
So I work as a graphic designer and I'm also a very good visual artist. I paint and draw quite well, recently my coworker noticed my talents online and ever since she has become obsessed with the ...
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How should I handle a senior colleague who speaks disparagingly?
I've got a senior colleague, whom I can't get along with too well.
We've had some bad interactions when I just joined the company, because he just throws everything he thinks out in the wild, without ...
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How should I address disruptive office behaviors diplomatically? [duplicate]
I recently started a new job and share an office with a colleague who has some disruptive habits. While he is a friendly and helpful individual, there are two specific behaviors that are affecting my ...
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Trips in a colleague's car (smoker)
One of my colleagues is a heavy smoker. We sometimes go together to customer appointments (approx. 1 hour's drive in one direction).
We don't have company cars. He offers me then a lift in his car. In ...
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Cold-messaged by a colleague's spouse to get mentorship
I've recently received a cold message from a colleague's spouse, writing that they've heard my "name from <my colleague's name> over the meetings", asking for mentorship to help them (...
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How to deal with a client who is constantly distrustful towards me?
I work as a freelance web developer. There is one important client that I'm currently doing a large project for. Most of the time he is easy going and friendly, but there have been many times he ...
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How should I let the custodian know that he needs to stop mopping our floors with dirty water?
I have noticed that the new custodian in our workplace often mops our floors with dirty water. The water in the mop bucket is usually dark and it sometimes smells bad. I have never seen him stop ...
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Would I be jeopardizing a working relationship if I voiced my displeasure with a coworkers actions?
I work in the United States. I have been working with a co-worker, Jane, for 9 months. We do similar work. She has over 30 years of experience on the job. She is an invaluable resource. I can ask her ...
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How can I ask my senior male manager to coffee with me?
I am intern in the niche finance firm where everyone knows each other because it is so small. He is 10 years older than me and my senior but not my direct boss. I will leave the firm soon, in less ...
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Professional relationship and friendship with the same person
I live in a city with very difficult (and expensive) rent situation. I rent an apartment and I have some loans to pay off. To share the costs (and to make some profit), I decided to look for a ...
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Workplace relationships [closed]
My fiancé and I have worked together directly in the company we are with for a while now, and we disclosed our relationship to them in the very beginning. Can they after a year of knowing we were ...
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Is it reasonable to be frustrated about being siloed in a project?
I transitioned to a new company as an software engineer 2. I was put on a single project months ago where the problem statement was given to me, but it was up to me to shape the problem, do the ...
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How to keep good professional relationship with manager whom I like
I have a team lead who is very rude and unprofessional. I joined a new company and was mentally abused a lot before I complained to my manager about him. The team lead has been promoted to my manager ...
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