Dear Annie: My boss is simply a taker, and I’m tired of it. I am a pretty generous person, but I feel like she takes advantage. She has no problem asking to use or have others’ personal items.
When she first came to my office, she asked if she could use my coffee creamer. I thought nothing of it and, of course, said yes. She has since madecoffee creamer. Even though she occasionally hands me $5, she uses much more than that, and I never signed up to have communal creamer or be the person sent to the store to get it on my time every week.
Dear Frustrated: Take a page out of your boss’ book and be direct. Start with the kitchen: Ask her if the company can cover the expense for and order things that most everyone uses, like ground coffee, creamer, utensils and other treats that she and your coworkers enjoy. The kids and I are to the point where we don’t say much to him because he gets mad, pouts and/or says that he’s not going to say anything else because he always gets in trouble. I have caught him in lies, yet there are times that he talks to me like I am totally stupid, and he bullies and intimidates our kids as a form of “punishment.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dear Annie: Itching for intimacyDear Annie: My husband and I will be married two years in December. Prior to getting married, we had a “good” sex life. We discussed having a child of our own (I have three from a previous marriage), and he doesn’t have any.
Read more »
Dear Abby: Women take different paths in providing for daughtersDEAR ABBY: I met my friend “Ashley” and her daughter three years ago. Our daughters are 9 years old. Ashley makes good money and is married. I’m a single mom. I do well as a registered nurse, but I’m not on her level when it comes to money.
Read more »
Dear Abby: Our friendship is strained by her pampering of her childShe spends so much on her 9-year-old, and it’s hard for my own daughter to see.
Read more »
Dear Abby: Teen feels overwhelmed as challenges pile upDEAR ABBY: I’m a teen girl having some trouble right now. I was in an abusive family. Most of my life, I was bullied because I separated from them because they were doing drugs. I have serious depression, and my foster family hasn’t noticed. I have given them plenty of signs (I have trouble talking about my feelings), but they ignore them.
Read more »
Dear Abby: Teen from abusive, drug-using family struggles with depressionI have given my foster family plenty of signs (I have trouble talking about my feelings), but they ignore them.
Read more »
AnnaLynne McCord’s ‘Dear Putin’ Video Is Even Cringier Than Gal Gadot’s ‘Imagine’ Fiasco“90210” actress AnnaLynne McCord decided to weigh in on the Russia-Ukraine discourse with a bizarre poem about Vladimir Putin and his mother. It didn’t go well.
Read more »