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latestMay 05, 2021

Ask Natalie: Co-worker taking credit for your work?

DEAR NATALIE: I have been working remotely due to Covid for the past year or so. While I find that I am actually working more since working from home, the pace of my job has been less stressful and ov... more

January 20, 2021

Ask Natalie: Lost job due to COVID-19 and girlfriend just dumped you because of it? Best friend super clingy and not leaving much room for your boyfriend?

DEAR NATALIE: My girlfriend of two years dumped me last week because I lost my job during the pandemic. She said that she is “sick of supporting me” and told me to get a job. I have been trying. It is... more

October 21, 2020

Ask Natalie: Boyfriend not supportive of your new job promotion? Best friend’s (very!) recent ex-boyfriend asked you out. Now what?

DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend and I have been having some trouble lately in our relationship. We’ve been together for three years and started dating our senior year of college. Things were great in the b... more

July 15, 2020

Ask Natalie: Working on interview skills in a Covid-19 world and not sure how to approach the video interviews? Friends not on the same page as you when it comes to wearing masks…now what?

DEAR NATALIE: My question is about career advancement in the era of Covid-19. Job interviews are being conducted online and with that comes a new set of challenges for prospective employees. I've rece... more

May 27, 2020

Ask Natalie: Family members making fun of you for wearing a mask at a birthday party? Boss refusing to let you work from home even though you are able?

DEAR NATALIE: I literally got attacked by family members during a birthday party. No one was wearing masks when I arrived. I had my mask on, and was trying to practice social distancing. My aunt made ... more

May 06, 2020

Ask Natalie: Feeling underpaid and undervalued at your company due to Covid-19? Dating and unable to be together making intimacy a challenge because of Covid-19?

DEAR NATALIE: I am a woman. I hold a bachelor’s degree. Previously, my company tried to force me into accepting a position for 73% of the compensation they had been paying a man without a degree after... more

April 22, 2020

Ask Natalie: Married professor wants to sleep with you? Grandson afraid of giving his beloved grandparents COVID-19?

DEAR NATALIE: One of my professors wants to sleep with me. I am a graduate student. There has been a lot of upheaval in my department. The department head was fired over the summer. I had been gettin... more

July 06, 2018

Teen Dance Drama

DEAR NATALIE: My daughter, Liza, is in high school and we need an objective third-party opinion about what to do. Liza and Rachel are best friends. They have a mutual friend, Jeff. Rachel asked Jeff t... more

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