My boss told me my co-workers have “told on me” when I arrive to work late ... Miss Manners: Your colleagues are not always your friends. Published: Jun. 11, 2025, 8:00 p.m.

Retirement wishes for co-workers. Huge congratulations on a job well done—for so many years! Thanks for sharing your expertise, wisdom and sense of humor with all of us.

GENTLE READER: Naive Miss Manners never fell for the line that her co-workers should also be her best friends. But then, she also never suffered the heartache of being fired after years on the job ...

It’s good that you’re able to let your friends know when you’re not up for guests. I’d say take it a pre-emptive step forward and tell them essentially what you told me.

There are a few ways to approach your co-workers about this. You could choose to confide in the kindest-seeming one and confess that you feel left out of these conversations.

These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and inconsiderate. (My company provides a generous two weeks of “occasional absence,” which may be used for ...

GENTLE READER: Naive Miss Manners never fell for the line that her co-workers should also be her best friends. But then, she also never suffered the heartache of being fired after years on the job ...

It’s good that you’re able to let your friends know when you’re not up for guests. I’d say take it a pre-emptive step forward and tell them essentially what you told me.