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    1. In response to Doubtful's letter about the new employee's father asking questions during the job offer, advise setting boundaries and making it clear that future communication should be directly with the employee, not their family members. 2. In response to Parent Trap's letter about neighbor children with no boundaries, suggest having a serious discussion with the parents to establish rules and consequences for the children's behavior at their home. If issues continue, consider mediation or involving local authorities. 3. In response to Clowngirl's letter about coworkers pranking another with a fear of clowns, advise documenting the harassment and speaking to HR about

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    1. In response to Doubtful's letter about the new employee's father asking questions during the job offer, advise setting boundaries and making it clear that future communication should be directly with the employee, not their family members. 2. In response to Parent Trap's letter about neighbor children with no boundaries, suggest having a serious discussion with the parents to establish rules and consequences for the children's behavior at their home. If issues continue, consider mediation or involving local authorities. 3. In response to Clowngirl's letter about coworkers pranking another with a fear of clowns, advise documenting the harassment and speaking to HR about

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    1. In response to Doubtful's letter about the new employee's father asking questions during the job offer, advise setting boundaries and making it clear that future communication should be directly with the employee, not their family members. 2. In response to Parent Trap's letter about neighbor children with no boundaries, suggest having a serious discussion with the parents to establish rules and consequences for the children's behavior at their home. If issues continue, consider mediation or involving local authorities. 3. In response to Clowngirl's letter about coworkers pranking another with a fear of clowns, advise documenting the harassment and speaking to HR about

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    Crazy Advice column

    Instruction: read the following letters to the ‘Dear Sally’ advice column, pick two of them and
    write an advice in response.

    1. Dear Sally:
    My coworker, Sally, recently hired a new grad [becario], Jane. As Sally was making the verbal
    offer over the phone, she asked Jane if she had any questions. Jane replied, “No, but my father
    does." Then, Jane’s father took the phone and started asking Sally questions about the offer!
    The questions ranged from logistics about starting the new job, to asking if Jane could arrive
    late on her first day! Is there any way to respectfully give the parent feedback that they are not
    helping their child?
    - Sincerely, Doubtful.

    2. Dear Sally:
    There are two children that live across the street from us — aged six and nine-ish — who have
    serious boundary issues. They walk into our house without knocking, ring the doorbell during
    the day when my husband is sleeping, ask us for food and drinks (or just serve themselves
    without asking), and ask my kids to give them their toys or money. We are very firm with them,
    always telling them, “This is not your house; you have to knock," or “You can’t have our
    dinner." We are firm, but they are willful and resistant. It’s a constant battle. What do we do?
    - Thanks, Parent Trap.

    3. Dear Sally:
    When I was a teacher at a boarding school, we had an athletic director who liked to call
    students and faculty "tiger" or "handsome." He always felt that if he could say something nice
    to someone, he would do it, as that may be the only nice thing that person heard that day. He
    passed away a few years ago. As a nice memory and in admiration for his kind agenda, I like to
    call people handsome also. A supervisor today — who I CC'ed on an email in which I called
    someone handsome — wrote an email back. I was told to "refrain from calling people
    handsome." I'm curious. What is wrong with the salutation? I'm clueless how this may be a bad
    thing.
    - Regards, Tiger.
    4. Dear Sally:
    I have a coworker who is terrified of clowns. Once in a while one of my other coworkers thinks
    it's funny to change his wallpaper on his laptop to a scary clown picture. He will react in what
    the others think is a funny manner by screaming or running out of the building. This month, due
    to Halloween, they have been pranking him daily and have even taken up a collection to buy a
    clown costume to wear later this month. I want to tell him about it because I think it is juvenile
    and pathetic, but I worry about repercussions from my boss because she is in on it and a driving
    force behind it. What should I do?
    - Sincerely, Clowngirl.

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