Dear Queenie,
A cousin of mine has applied for a job where I work. We have never been close and in fact I don’t like her much because she is hard to get along with and kind of a bully.
I really don’t want to have to work with her and I could probably keep her from getting the job if I told the boss what she is like.
Queenie, what to do?—Non-kissing cousin
Dear Cousin,
Is your cousin as difficult to get along with for everybody, or is it just with you? You could quietly ask your boss to give her an assignment where you do not have to work with her, and let him see for him(her?)self what she is like.
Your cousin will be on probation at first and hopefully will try to “put her best foot forward” on the job. You may even find that she is easier to get along with in a business environment, and you still do not have to have anything to do with her outside of work.
