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When the office Slack is waiting and you don't have words yet.
When you're 18 minutes late to the 9am all-hands
I overslept and missed the start of the 9am all-hands. I want to slip in without making it a whole thing, and let people know I'll catch up …
When you really cannot do the team offsite
My team has a 2-day offsite next week and I need to skip it. I'm not sick, I'm not on PTO, I just genuinely cannot. I need to bow out withou…
How to bring up the raise you should have gotten months ago
I'm underpaid for my role. I've been putting off the conversation with my manager for months. I want to open the door without sounding despe…
When you're calling in "sick" but really you're just done
I am not technically sick but I am 100% not capable of being useful at work today. I need to send a message that doesn't require lying about…
When you blew the deadline and have to actually own it
I missed a deadline I committed to publicly. I want to acknowledge it without grovelling, share a real plan to ship, and not make my manager…
When the cursed project lands in your inbox
A project nobody wants got assigned to me — wrong scope, wrong skillset, wrong everything. I need to push back without sounding like I'm dod…
When you have to tell your boss you're leaving
I accepted another job. I have to tell my manager today. I respect them and don't want this to feel like a betrayal, but I also need to be c…
When a coworker's "quick favor" is a six-hour favor
A coworker keeps asking me to help with something that's actually their job. It's never quick. I need to say no in a way that doesn't damage…
When the "optional" happy hour is clearly mandatory
There's a team happy hour tonight that's technically optional but everyone knows you're supposed to go. I cannot. I need to skip it without …
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