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employee has already decorated for Christmas, explaining a chronic cough to coworkers, and more

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There’s no reason she can’t decorate her cubicle however she wants, assuming it’s not offensive in some way. If it matters, my work does offer health insurance and I do use it. The second is a typical administrative assistant-type role — more entry-level, with a salary to reflect that.

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the axe thrower, the carpet glue, and other astounding first impressions made by new employees

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New hire insisted on naming himself as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy “in case I’m around when it pays out.”. First day she walks up to the administrative assistant and asks for a list of who she gets to “boss around” (in those terms). The New Guy sat behind me, in the other half of the shared cubicle.

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