I’m Exempt From Our Company’s Return to Office Order. My Colleagues Are Not Taking That Well.

Dear Good Job: Can you help me with a firm-but-polite script that will shut down inappropriate inquiries and comments from co-workers both inside and outside the workplace? You could tell human resources that you’re getting some unpleasant comments, and ask them to circulate guidelines about respecting other people’s privacy.

Dear Good Job: When people pay for something, they value it more.

By participating in your field’s fee-for-services system, you keep your profession open to those who need to be paid.

If you have long-term relationships with your clients, some of them may start to earn enough to pay the full fee.

You’d be helping people at this organization, and as a bonus, you’d be drawing attention to the fact that the management team member is a selfish, stubborn jerk. — Laura More Advice From Slate I have three grandchildren, “ Kris ,” “ Jessica ,” and “ Sam .” My grandmother inherited a beautiful diamond necklace from her mother that is worth a couple thousand dollars . It is the only big piece of jewelry in our family, and my grandmother left it to me with instructions to give it to my oldest granddaughter.