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How do you survive a cliquey workplace without having to pretend to be someone your not?

Pinterest makes doing every aspect of life perfectly look easy.

We’re all susceptible to work stress. Even if you’ve got your dream gig, there will no doubt be times that you’re stressing out about work.

This article by Una Dabiero first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission. 

You spend hours with your colleagues at work — usually more time than you spend at home. And when you’re in such close quarters with people, you’re just bound to find a few of them annoying sooner or later. But when someone’s behavior is really bothering you (or even the people around you), is it really worth it to bring it up?

I think we both sleep a little sounder curled up with each other. And as annoying and cliché as it sounds, it really won't last forever.

Small talk is about as dreary as the murky skies and as painfully vexing as the overcrowded parkway.

This article by Liv McConnell first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

Not to contribute toward society’s habit of picking apart feminine communication patterns, but I’ll say it: in my own life, at least, the tendency to over-apologize was something I had to put effort into unlearning.