

Anna Holmes
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We Gave Workplace Advice. Readers Shared What They’d Do Instead.
Some readers have their own opinions about the workplace advice that this columnist doled out over the past six months.

Must I Share My Story?
A reader asks whether she needs to let her new colleagues, most of whom work remotely, know that she is undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

How to Handle Trash Talk at Work
One of my co-workers criticized another in Spanish. Should I tell them that they were understood?

How to Manage an Employee Whose Health Issues Affect Performance
Health issues are affecting a worker’s performance. But is the real problem her supervisor’s handling of the situation?

Work Advice: How Can I Get My Male Boss to Notice Me?
When there are men in the room, a female colleague is made to feel invisible.

Tolerating the Office When It Feels Like High School
How to stay cordial when your adult colleagues gossip like teenagers.

How Do I Survive the Last Mile to Retirement?
I have a crushing workload and the anger to prove it. With less than two years before I can leave, how do I avoid alienating...

What to Do About a Friend Who’s Too Competitive at Work
What should I do about a friend who deliberately undermined one of her colleagues and then bragged to me about it?

Work Friend: How Loyal Should You Feel to Your Boss?
How guilty should you feel about leaving the boss who gave you your first big break?