Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

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Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob
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My deskmate always leaves things in total disarray—mug rings, fruit peels, crumpled pieces of paper. I’ve tried to bring it up with him politely, but nothing has changed

My office has been operating on a hybrid model since things opened up. To save money, the company rented a smaller space, wherein half of us work two days a week while the other half work remotely and vice versa. Here’s the thing: my deskmate always leaves things in total disarray—mug rings, fruit peels, crumpled pieces of paper. I’ve mentioned this to him politely, but nothing has changed. Should I just go over his head?We all deserve workplace feng shui, so seek it out.

Your friend is who she is, and unless you want to unfriend her IRL, you have to accept the gift for what it was: a thoughtful, if not particularly costly, gesture.Last month, I had to leave town on business, so I asked my cousin to stay at my place and look after my dog. I told him he could use my car to take Fritz to a fancy new park. The problem is that he whacked my mirror trying to get out of my condo’s garage, and now I’m left with a $350 bill.

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