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my office is obsessed with Taylor Swift

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1. My coworker put up a Rising Sun flag

I have a coworker, Peggy, who likes to decorate her cubicle with kitchy knick-knacks she finds in antique stores. She recently pinned a flag inside hers for aesthetic purposes that I’m afraid will cause problems. For context, we are both white Latinas.

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A reader writes:

When a coworker mentions some upcoming leave they are taking, is it considered poor form to ask what they’re getting up to?

My instinct when someone says, “I won’t be in next week” is to ask if they have anything fun planned. I’ve always thought of that as just friendly small talk, but I know of course not all leave is for vacation time and recr...