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Shockingly a work colleague called me a “dick”. How do I make them realise the hurt this office insult caused?

November 12, 2019 Aunt Marvin Ask Marvin

Shockingly a work colleague recently called me a dick. What can I do?

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Work distractions I’m no “Distraction Dave”. Why your phone and email are more dangerous work distractions than me.
  • Work meetings need a good room Are your work meetings a disaster? 6 things you can do to stop wasting your life.
  • Resigning from work Think you’re indispensable? Resigning from work might surprise you…

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • Make yourself happy, do it for Don Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.
  • Marvin the paranoid android Marvin the Paranoid Android describes midlife perfectly. Read how, and what you can do differently
  • Alcohol impacts “I’m never going out again”, says man after post-lockdown bender. How alcohol impacts your body.
  • hip replacement story starting with arthritis My body used to fix itself…sadly it doesn’t any more and so midlife arthritis ends with a hip replacement story (Part 1)

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Redundant midlife. It's more than not working...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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midlife issues

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  • how to stack a dishwasher Amazing new skills you can develop midlife, including dishwasher stacking
  • Midlife fashion tips 5 crucial midlife fashion questions I need answering fast. Can anyone help?

In Other (Largely Fake) News

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    September 25, 2021

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